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Grand Magnate
Member Since Apr 2013
Location: Ontario Land
Posts: 3,551
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Jun 23, 2022 at 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Discombobulated
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Hi Discombobulated. Thanks for replying.
My stomach is okay right now. I recently finished an 8 week course of Rabeprazole, a PPI. The constant burning in my esophagus is gone, but not the reflux. I've made some drastic changes to my diet which have helped a lot.
The hospital hasn't contacted me yet. They accepted the referral. Now I am just waiting for an appointment. -- This is Ottawa so it will take awhile.
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Originally Posted by Discombobulated
I had a gastroscopy (followed by colonoscopy, lucky me) this week, I had sedation, apparently it does knock some people out but not me. I was very aware throughout and had conversations (not during the gastroscopy because I couldn’t speak then) what I will say was I was a little hazy and time seemed to pass very quickly. However my mum had a gastroscopy only with sedation and asked for a sledgehammer ( her words!) and she was out of it apparently. So really lay down is my advice.
Not going to lie, I found the gastroscopy difficult, I have a strong gag reflex it seems, but the staff were fab and it was over with quickly. Important thing to remember is breath in through your nose, out through the mouth, your airway is clear, you’ll be okay.
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My gag reflex is really strong too. I will require a decent amount of sedation or they will not be able to go near me. I am extremely terrified.
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Originally Posted by Discombobulated
I have a hiatus hernia it seems, although it was the colonoscopy (which I found easier) which found it not the gastroscopy, because it was the top of my intestines popping up apparently. I had no symptoms but it’s a common cause of gerd apparently. If eating small meals helps then that would point to a hiatus hernia too as it reduces the capacity of your stomach apparently.
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Wow, that makes sense. If the stomach moves up into the chest the intestines would also move. Is your hernia large?
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