I had trouble going thats why my therapist went with me. When a doctor recommends these procedures its because something is definately wrong so for me it wasn't a matter of going through it or not. When my doctor who has known me for 11 years says go I go. The procedure its self is nothing because throughout the whole thing I was in a hypnotic relaxation type state and when I come out of it I remember nothing. Kind of like you see these shows where the character is hypnotized and they say in a creapy voice you will remember nothing LOL well when you go under versed you really remember NOTHING if the dosage is correct. The medication is also a pain killer type thing so you also don't feel any pain. This is why they require people to have someone else driving the person home and stay with them afterwards for 24 hours - so that the person with them can recognize if something is wrong cause the person will not register anything but slow motion I want to sleep feelings most of the next 24 hours.

For me the problem wasn't getting there and going through it. The problem was that I had been raped in a hospital so stepping into hospital settings brings panic attacks, flashbacks and high anxiety for me. in order for me to walk into the hospital my therapist went with me and was right there in the next room when I woke up.

If your doctor hasnt asked you to do one then there is no reason to even worry or think about bothering to do one. In the past couple years they have been avertizing that a certain age group should have at least one for a baseline but most doctors dont require one unless they see something pointing to things like ulcers and cancer. and with ulcers they usually try pepsid and other antacids first. like with me when that didn't work was when they went in.

these tests are the kind that if your doctor hasn't mentoned one you are fine