Camera down throat

Hiya!!

I'm 3 days pre op and beginning to get nervous!!

Not the op itself or how I'll feel after, its the camera down the throat thing!
Dreading it...
worried my throat will close up and they won't be able to get it in,
worried I'll be sick
worried I'll choke and die!

Can anyone put my mind at rest please....I'm shaking already!!


Amanda
xx

I only had a simple x-ray of my chest after surgery.........that's it.

I'm on my way to an upper endoscopy... preop requirement... It's very close to the same... will let you know what happens with that!

If you are talking about the upper endoscopy, put your mind at ease, it was a breeze. I too was freaked about it. I have a horriffic gag reflex, but the anesthetist assured me that he would be certain i was properly sedated before they started and i don't remember a thing about it at all. i was worried for no reason. good luck to you. hopefully for you it will be just as easy. but, i would make sure they know your fears and if you feel you aren't sedated enough, please let your anesthetist know.

I too was a little nervous about the throat thing but they put me to sleep before doing the procedure so I never even felt them go in and when i finally came through (they woke me up because I was sleeping like a baby) they were talking to me and explaining that they were going to take me to my room. They said my surgery was a cinch and that they even repaired my hernia which I didn't even know. I walked a lot once I got to my room to keep the gas down and as a result I didn't even have to sleep with the cuffs that they put on your legs to keep you from getting blood clots. I enjoyed every minute of the surgery and I am loving my band. My only regret is that I didn't do it sooner. I wouldn't change a thing. I'm enjoying every day of my life because every day is different my band and I are becoming one more and more each day. So don't worry be happy, everything will be alright.

Ok thanks... :biggrin2:

A friend had hers done at the same place last week....no sedation just a throat numbing spray...she hated every minute of it

i had it done they give a spray so u dont gag. and meds so that u are kind of out of it. i was real worry because i have a bad gag reflux i had no problems.i went through it fine. good luck

I survived the upper endo.... the hurry up and wait was the biggest thing; but I've surrendered to the entire pre-op process - fasting, testing and refraining from eatting.

I was "out" within seconds of the tooth/mouth guard being put in; woke up 45 minutes later...sleepy with a sore throat and very sore bump on my inside lip that is painful still...

had some internal pain going down my esphogus/in my stomach... found out the doctor did several biopsies which was the cause. Late this afternoon I really had discomfort as the meds wore off... but Tylenol has stopped that.

Had a very small appetite which helped get through the 1st day of the pre-op fast;

tomorrow I start the trial/error of several kinds of protein drinks...

my doc numbs and gives you meds to sedate you and calm you but not to put you to sleep. I was nervous about it too still kinda am. but ill make it through hehe