Upper endoscopy -- Anybody on now with a quick answer for me???

By boss is wondering if I will feel up to proofing some work after I get home from my upper endoscopy tomorrow morning.  She says she doesn't have a clue about how I will feel after the procedure as she has never had one or even knows what it is.  LOL  Well, I know what it is, but I don't know how I will feel afterwards.  I suspect I will feel fine.  My job is working from my computer at home, so I won't have to drive anywhere.  My question I guess is whether or not my mind will be clear right afterwards.  I know with a colonoscopy, I was fine.  Any info out there??  Thanks.

What happens after the procedure? After the test you will be observed and monitored by a qualified individual in the endoscopy or a recovery area until a significant portion of the medication has worn off. Occasionally a patient is left with a mild sore throat, which promptly responds to saline gargles, or a feeling of distention from the insufflated air that was used during the procedure. Both problems are mild and fleeting. When fully recovered you will be instructed when to resume your usual diet (probably within a few hours) and your driver will be allowed to take you home. (Because of the use of sedation, most facilities mandate that you be taken by a driver and not to drive or handle machinery for the remainder of the day.) BOO

Well, now, that doesn't sound bad at all.  I think I will be fine to handle a little proofing work when I get home.  I am already foggy-headed normally, LOL, so this shouldn't change past my baseline.    Thanks for your input.

SO STAY OFF THE MOTORCYCLE BOO

Too funny!!  I will TRY -- not promising.  LOL

Congratulations Sherry!  You feel like it's never going to happen until you FINALLY have that date! I remember it all so well but after the surgery,,,,TIME FLIES! Judy

Judy, thank you and I know what you mean.  It is going to be one thing after another these last couple of weeks.  I don't have time to get nervous or bored.  Betwen my stuff, work, helping my mom (I take her to her appointments, etc., as she doesn't drive), it really will fly.

Having had 3 of them, I feel like somewhat of an expert on the aftereffects (lol), you should be ok, but I felt pretty groggy and not clearheaded after 2 of the 3 for a number of hours afterwards. . .  everyone is different, good luck. . .

Thanks Laureen, I figured the clear-headed thing might be a problem.  I will just see how bad it is then.  If it is much worse, I will be in bad shape.  LOL  Fibro-fog gets me a lot.  But then, I might not know the difference!!

Endoscopy is a minimally invasive diagnostic medical procedure that is used to assess the interior surfaces of an organ by inserting a tube into the body. The instrument may have a rigid or flexible tube and not only provide an image for visual inspection and photography, but also enable taking biopsies and retrieval of foreign objects. Endoscopy is the vehicle for minimally invasive surgery.

Many endoscopic procedures are considered to be relatively painless and, at worst, associated with mild discomfort; for example, in esophagogastroduodenoscopy, most patients tolerate the procedure with only topical anaesthesia of the oropharynx using lignocaine spray.^[1] Complications are not common (only 5% of all operations)^{[citation needed]} but can include perforation of the organ under inspection with the endoscope or biopsy instrument. If that occurs open surgery may be required to repair the injury. Hugs!!