Question:
My doctor is having me do an Upper GI

I am vomiting a lot so my doctor ordered and upper GI. he thinks I might have a blocked opening. Cna anyone tell me if they have had this and what the corrective prcedure was like??    — Lisa W. (posted on January 25, 2001)

January 25, 2001
Hi Lesah. The very same thing happened to me. The endoscopic procedure that will probably be suggested to you is a breeze! I preregistered at the hospital on a Friday, went to the hospital at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday and was out of there by 4:00 p.m. The doctor will put you to sleep, put the endoscope down your throat, open the balloon-like device to clear the obstruction, and then take the endoscope out. It really wasn't bad at all! Most of the time is spent making sure you come out of the knock-out shot okay. The procedure itself only takes 30 minutes. Believe me, you have nothing to worry about. And you'll feel sooooo much better after you have it done. I was feeling fine that afternoon. Hope all goes well!
   — Cindy R.

January 25, 2001
Hi, I had one done yesterday. It wasnt bad at all. They ask you some medical history questions, put in a IV, hook you up to a few monitors,then give you a couple of meds through the IV then its dooze off city for you.... When you "wake up", they will monitor you for a bit. You might have a slight sore throat for a day or two. Nothing too bad though. You'll need to have someone go with you who can drive you home. You'll probably be sleepy for most of the rest of the day. Hope that helps some.
   — k K.