The endoscopy itself went ok. Prep was annoying. I had to take everything off except my boxers. The nurse was nice as they always are at this place. I got my IV in. I met with the doctor. He was nice. I met with the anethestiolgist who was really young and I have to admit I was biased and nervous about her age. But she was nice and told me she would make sure I wouldn't remember anything.
Then the procedure nurse came in. I got some sedating stuff and was wheeled to the procedure room. They had We Will Rock You playing on the radio. They told me to lie on my side and I had a ton of people doing all kinds of stuff and that was the last I remembered.
I woke up back in my room with my T shirt and my own socks on and having no recollection of them
being put it on. I vaguely remember my shoes and shorts being put on. I didn't really wake up until I was sitting in a chair eating apple sauce. I asked the nurse if I had a hard time waking up. She said "yeah I was fighting her a bit." After the apple sauce I left fairly quickly.
I was pretty out of it physically and emotionally the rest of the day. I felt bad that I was a bit unruly coming out of the sedation and couldn't even get myself dressed. That is not like me to act that way. My mom and my therapist reassured me I did nothing wrong and I was not in control of my actions and they get people like me in all the time who have trouble coming out of sedation.
As for the results, the doctor took 3 biopsies of 3 different things, not clear of what, said there was a lot of acid refulx and indicated a possible gallbladder issue. I set up a follow up appointment for 3 weeks.
I am feeling a bit better mental health wise now. Physically my stomach is off but I guess if they took 3 pieces of something from my stomach it should hurt. My throat isn't too bad. Just slightly sore. I'm hoping to get some rest tonight and not worry about much.
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