Now what?
on 1/8/09 5:36 am
on 1/8/09 6:18 am, edited 1/8/09 6:27 am - Togo
The endoscopy is a standard for wls. it will show what condition you are in inside and especially, and this is a little inside secret (pun there) it will tell what you have been putting in you. Meaning drugs and alcohol. Heavy drug users and alcoholics can not have the surgery because their bodies don't heal well. Their blood doesn't clot like it should and there can be serious consequences.
He may have been flippant and short with you but having the endoscopy done is the right thing for him to be doing. It is needed by the bariatric doctor.
The bariatric doctor can tell something about the stoma and so on, but the pouch size is better determined by the upper g.i. test when you ingest the barium.
Not to worry.
WHEN LIFE KNOCKS YOU DOWN TO YOUR knees, JUST REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE IN THE PERFECT POSITION TO PRAY. HW 395, RNY 4/2/07 345, Lowest Weight 248, Revision to Distal RNY 1/13/09 278,Revision to DS 10/15/10on 1/8/09 8:11 am
I thought that an EGD involved IV contrast or drinking it.
good luck
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on 1/9/09 5:48 am
Absolutely. Anytime you have concerns, doubts, or disagree with your pcp, go elsewhere. Try not to put your health care needs in the hands of one particular doctor. To do so lays you wide open to being personally discriminated against.
All you need from your pcp is a referral letter. One that is open to anyone. I mean one that starts out by saying 'To Whom It May Concern'. With that you can pick and choose the bariatric doctor you want. Or have the tests done with whom you want, etc.
