OMG, this would only have to happen to me. So, if you can believe it, my capsule endoscopy test had not much to offer but some extra unexpected anxiety. The doctor called me late yesterday afternoon. The pillcam stayed in my stomach the entire 7.5 hr. of filming, indicative of slow gastric emptying (doc thinks Seroquel is the likely culprit or gabapentin though he seemed to think it was the Seroquel if this was the case in my situation, could be damage to a gastric nerve during the ulcer repair, other causes exist too though I can cross diabetes off the list). To be sure the capsule exited my system and did not get stuck in the small intestine or stomach and need surgical removal, I had to get an X-ray (as I hadn't seen it in my stool, which is common for this procedure). Of course, it would be horrible pouring rain with tons of schools closed though my daughter's school was open. The roads here were fine, but I did notice the teacher parking lot seemed quite empty when I dropped my daughter off at 7:55 (first bell at 8, so I'm assuming the teachers need to be in by 8 AM). I know a lot of them do commute. One of my daughter's old 1st grade teachers told me she commuted nearly an hour from north of Houston.

I had to negotiate some high water along the way to the hospital near my GI doc's office, where I had to get the X-ray done because of the insurance, a 45 minute drive usually (and so couldn't use a closer place). There was one really scary point of high water in the road with a police officer helping to direct and give instructions based on your destination. I wouldn't have gone, but the doctor really seemed to feel it was urgent to get the X-ray pronto and not wait until Monday, and frankly, I needed it done fast in order to calm my nerves and stop Googling stuff and panicking myself even more. Tech at the hospital saw no capsule, and the GI doc's assistant called me to confirm that after the X-rays were read by a radiologist, no pillcam capsule remains in my digestive system. Thank God. That was a worry I definitely did not need!