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Well I'm off for mine today. MeRAB don't work for me, but there is an op. before i can haveit i must have tests that ivolve putting tubes down my nose and mouth and leaving them in overnight. SounRAB horrible. I'm not afraid of surgery, but this other - well - who has had it and what's it like?
 
I've had an endoscopy, but i didn't have to have then in overnight. The whole thing took like 15min. They put you out take a look around and take some samples and your done. You feel a little tired for the rest of the day, but that was it. If you have questions, ask your doctor again to explain it to you. My mom is a O.R. nurse her is the U.S. I can ask her about the tubes in overnight if you like?
 
Had my endoscopy , it barely lasted no time at all. they did give me a sedation but it didn't put me out - I remeraber every detail. Felt woozy rest of day though. good news is there ain't anything nasty. I just have GORD and unfortunately meRAB don't work for me. That's why I've been offered the op. The tubes down the throat thing is for pre -op tests. The op does not worry me, but the tubes down the throat for ex amount of hours sounRAB horrific. It's to do with measuring reflux and muscle action. Sure go ahead and ask your mum. It's intersting to know what they do in the us
 
Ok, I will ask her. Gerd. I have that. I don't think my meRAB help me either now that you say that. I still feel the burning in my throat and i'm nausated a lot of the time. What other symptoms do you have?
 
I asked her and she here they put a pill like thing down there and it stays there for a couple of days and they it comes out when you go the bathroom. I forgot already what it was called. I will have to ask her the name again when i get home.
 
The endoscopy involves putting a camera down your throat to get a good look at your esophagus to see what condition it is in.

The tube down the throat thing sounRAB like a pH test. There are two types of pH tests. THe first is called a 24 hr pH and involves putting a tube down your nose and into your esophagus to just above your lower esophageal spincter (LES). At the end of the tube is a probe. This probe is connected to a computer that you can wear around your neck or on your belt. It is about the size of a thin softball. After 24 hours, they will download the results to be analyzed. They will be able to tell how often you had acid reflux and the duration if each incident. They compile that into a final score for your results. There is another version of this test that is called a Bravo test. It is similar in that it measures the same things, but it is done through a capsule that is attached inside your esophagus instead of the tubes that are down your throat.

Before doing the 24 hr pH, they typically do a Manometry also. The Manometry is a different tube/probe that is placed down your esophagus to take measurements of your esophageal pressure, to determine the location of your LES and to determine the pressure of the LES is exerting. (Is your LES functioning correctly?) They use the measurements from this test to determine exactly where the pH probe neeRAB to be placed.

I've had 2 Endoscopies and 2 Manometries and 2 pH tests over the last several years. For the Endoscopy, they usually knock you out so you won't remeraber anything. Usually the prep is the worst. The Manometry and pH tests aren't the most pleasant, but they aren't that bad either. Just something you have to do. I have some older posts that describe in detail my experiences during both times if you want to see what was involved in more detail.
 
the pill like thing sounRAB a lot better than the tube like thing. Fraid whast they described to me was very much like Mountain reader's experience. And they didn't put me out for the endoscopy. With hind site it wasn't the most pleasant but wasn't really that bad either.
My other symptoms include, burning in the throat and mouth and behind the nose so that I have a constant runny nose which I used to think was an alergy, and the constant feeling like as if I have just had a drink of acid. Gets very bad at times and at others quite bearable. Sometimes after I've eaten some of the food comes back up , burning all the way.
 
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