Comments on: Feeling like a metal tube was rammed in my gullet

By: Mexico Medical Student » Hospitalia: The Beginning

Mexico Medical Student » Hospitalia: The Beginning — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:42:37 +0000

[...] indicates a chronic anemia, but what was alarming was how fast the Hgb/Hct had dropped. I had an EGD in Mexico just 4 months prior and my Hgb was 10.2 — what gives? Because of these results, I had some [...]

By: Susana

Susana — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 22:03:53 +0000

I’ve had two endoscopies done in Mexico City and both times I was knocked out and woke up right after they were finished. However they were a lot more expensive, approx. $3,000 a pop.

By: Sid Schwab

Sid Schwab — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:20:14 +0000

I have a really impressive gag reflex: can’t imagine how much drug it’d take to get one of those things down me. The price in the US would have been at least a couple grand, likely much more. Sounds like the findings aren’t too helpful vis a vis your anemia issue. Hope it gets sorted out soon.

By: Dragonfly

Dragonfly — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:17:30 +0000

Hope you feel better soon and the haem/GI issues sort themselves out.
You could always show your daughter the DVD for educational purposes. And what better for family Christmas gifts of dubious taste? Particularly if it runs in the family…

By: Pk

Pk — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:41:36 +0000

oh, yeah, I’m Pk from Pownce

By: Pk

Pk — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:41:15 +0000

Because of my health issues, they don’t sedate me for my EDG’s. (and my GI doc wonders why my blood pressure is elevated whenever he see’s me!)

They numb my throat and tell me to swallow. “it won’t be that bad”

yeah ..my left foot!

By: Jeremiah

Jeremiah — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 06:58:07 +0000

I had one of these done a few years back. I was totally knocked out though. I remember laying in the bed waiting for them to start and i finally decided to ask “When am I going to fall asleep?” and they replied “We already did the procedure” LOL

I was feed through the IV too so I wasn’t hungry ALL day.