Endoscopy

[inulro]

Is done. I've got a lot of angry gastritis. Biopsies were taken to see if it's infected, which I was told is a common reason for it to persist for so long.

An altogether unpleasant day. The worst part of being on a pm list is the not eating and drinking. I don't deal well with not eating, so I got up at 6:30 to have some cereal and water. I also don't usually eat that early in the morning, so it left me feeling icky and unable to go back to sleep properly. I didn't actually have the procedure till 2 (time on my letter was 12:45). I was dizzy and shaking from the not eating by 12, and the hour and a bit that I was waiting in the hospital was extremely unpleasant. The dehydration headache has still not entirely gone away.

I actually volunteered to have it without the sedation because the thought of going several more hours without food & drink was scarier than the alternative. Also, it's possible that I'd have hangover from the sedation and being at work tomorrow is not optional.

In the end, the procedure took 5 minutes (not the 15-20 as advertised) so I'm actually glad I did it the way I did. It was more than a little unpleasant, and Lignocaine spray tastes absolutely disgusting, but it was completely over with the moment the scope was removed.

Comments

[50-ft-queenie.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear it's all over. The not eating and drinking does not sound fun - like you, I have issues with that. Being seen over an hour late would have had me on the floor, literally.

[girfan.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear it's over with and it wasn't too horrible.

Before I forget, there are some of your books here (red_mel is returning them to you) so I'll bring them the next time we see you.

[ankaret.livejournal.com]

Glad it's over with!

[techbint.livejournal.com]

Glad its over and they found what's wrong! Also that they didn't find anything life threatening. :)