Swallow test before surgery

[grammiex4 0]

Just got a call from my dr. He wants me to come in at 4pm for "swallow test"...my surgery is not until Monday .....Did anyone else have this done prior to surgery?

[pnw218 14]

yikes and not me! LOL

Hopefully it isn't that awful purple liquid they do after the surgery to check for leaks. If it is yucky, plug your nose and drink it as fast you can! : )

[SParkle 4]

When I had my consult I was told they would do this.... to test your system before the op to make sure all is ok. I think its a good thing to check.

[bewitched 16]

I had it done to confirm I could swallow following surgery. I just drank some Water while the tube was in my throat. I have a neuromuscular disease so they had to be sure my muscles would work properly.

It didn't hurt, a little uncomfortable. It took less than 30 minutes.

[FreeToBeMe 2]

I had it too before surgery-just to check out that my anatomy was normal. It was interesting to see my stuff work.

[laurel80 2]

Yes, I just had the swallow test ( upper GI sono) today as part of my pre surgery testing to make sure my stomach is normal and they make you drink some really sour really fizzy stuff then some barium that smells good but tastes like a really thick mylanta shake--so yuk!!! you lay on a table and then you can see your stomach on the screen and they take pictures as the barrium moves through. It was pretty cool.

[grammiex4 0]

It was interesting to watch the xray screen...and about the taste of the barium drink, tasted dang good to me, I am on day 12 of my pre-op liquid diet. I think I am finally getting used to the liquid diet:001_tongue: