endoscopy / colonoscopy tomorrow and I'm still scared!

[littlewhip]

Sending you prayers for your test, and the results. my thoughts will be with you

[jp4m2]

Just checking in on you....today's the dreaded day...how you feeling?......hope this test gets to the root of the bleed for you...as bad as some test can be the not knowing is worse...Good luck w/ the results....

[patty58]

Just thinking about you and wondered what you found out from your tests. Hope they found what it was and fixed it. Patty

[Lou]

Well that's over!
The colon is fine - nothing what-so-ever wrong with it Yeah! But they found a really rough looking spot in my esophagus and they are doing a biopsy on it. I'm wondering if it is an ulcer. The esophagus is red and swollen. Funny, I don't feel a thing. The prep wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be but that stuff you drink is AWFUL! The worst part is being so thirsty! That was miserable.
That's all the news I have about it but I am feeling ever so much better emotionally. I really was afraid of colon cancer. I just didn't want to admit how afraid I was. Now watch me start obsessing about esophageal cancer! LOL.
Thanks for your support and prayers everyone. You are all so sweet and thoughtful. I will let you know what I find out about the biopsy.

By the way, how far up does a colonoscopy go? Are they able to go all the way into the small intestines too?

I'm on my way to Florida tomorrow so I don't even want to know what the test results are until I get back. I'm going to visit my Dad's grave and spend a couple of days on the beach. Then I need to get down to Arcadia and visit my mother who has Alzheimers. Life is just a bowl of fun these days. NOT!

Thanks again for your support.
Hugs to all of you!

[YorkieShadow]

Originally Posted by Lou

Well that's over!
The colon is fine - nothing what-so-ever wrong with it Yeah! But they found a really rough looking spot in my esophagus and they are doing a biopsy on it. I'm wondering if it is an ulcer. The esophagus is red and swollen. Funny, I don't feel a thing. The prep wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be but that stuff you drink is AWFUL! The worst part is being so thirsty! That was miserable.
That's all the news I have about it but I am feeling ever so much better emotionally. I really was afraid of colon cancer. I just didn't want to admit how afraid I was. Now watch me start obsessing about esophageal cancer! LOL.
Thanks for your support and prayers everyone. You are all so sweet and thoughtful. I will let you know what I find out about the biopsy.

By the way, how far up does a colonoscopy go? Are they able to go all the way into the small intestines too?

I'm on my way to Florida tomorrow so I don't even want to know what the test results are until I get back. I'm going to visit my Dad's grave and spend a couple of days on the beach. Then I need to get down to Arcadia and visit my mother who has Alzheimers. Life is just a bowl of fun these days. NOT!

Thanks again for your support.
Hugs to all of you!

Im late in seeing this, But wanted to say Im glad all went well for you. Thats great. My mom has also had those same test done a few times. She is also anemic , eacjh time they find the problem thou these test and they fix her right up, she also has lost blood three times. The first time being so much they didnt know how she was still a live, the other two times was 2 pints and then 1/3 of a pint. The first time showed a blood vessel that needed sealed they did it right as they did those test, The 2 nd time was the same thing. The 3rd time just last week she had 2 unknown blood vesels types that was there but was doing nothing, and wasent sure why they was there, so the Dr cut one out and burnt the other.and they also did all this while doing the test. she also had a hemroid that had fell off and she didnt even know she had had one, But wanted to say shes 83 and shes feeling so much better now, she also is getting weekly iron through Iv once a week and something that helps build her red blood cells back up. I know the word but cant think of it . lol well Shes feeling great now that every things building back upi to normal. and I hope you get to feeling better too.

[jp4m2]

Glad to hear your tests went well.. so fear so good...you must be so relieved...have a safe & pleasant time visiting ...the beach sounds like heaven....

[patty58]

I am so glad to hear that your tests went ok. I was in just a week or so ago and had the upper one done again. I also had a rough spot and they did a biopsy and it came back fine. Here's hoping you get the same results. Have a nice trip to the beach and try to relax. Patty

[Lou]

I'm back from vacation and have talked to the doctor. He said he wants to do a capsulized endoscopy. That is where they make you swallow this horse pill that has a little camera in it. It takes thousands of pictures as it travels through your whole intestinal track. He just isn't satisfied with the results from the other two tests. Something is making me bleed an he can't find it!

I feel a lot better since I prescribed iron supplements for myself but I am still bruising! You should see me after being tumbled around in the Gulf of Mexico. I'm not getting sick to my stomach every day either and I'm down to about two migraines a week.

Vacation was quite nice and relaxing. We had a beachfront room on the ground level. You could walk right our to the beach from our patio! The bar, a snack stand and the swimming pool were only about 50 feet away!
That was great and we really relaxed.

[Yorkiekids]

Prayers are coming your way. I hope they find out what's the matter. Mine turned out to be I wasn't taking enought iron. Started taking iron and I was fine.