NM Gastric Emptying

[JennsNewLife 3]

Just when I thought all my testing was done I got a letter in the mail saying I was scheduled for a Gastric Emptying Test...it says I will eat a meal then images of my stomach wll be collected in 1,2 and 4 hours. It didn't tell me any more than that. Is this an xray of my stomach? Why do they do this test? Does everyone have this test?

Thanks in advance

[JimmyGotSLEEVED 270]

Sounds like an abdominal sonogram... That's one of the Pre opt test required for me also. They basically measuring the stomach and food intake process..

[meggiep 57]

Not a requirement for me though I have seen it mentioned once on You Tube by someone on the east coast.

[JennsNewLife 3]

:DYeah I live in Florida....maybe it's an east coast thing lol. I see you are 5 days out....WOW!! How are you feeling?!!

[emilygrace 5]

I've seen patients have it, it's a nuclear medicine test where you eat something radioactive and then they image it going through. Do you have medical issues like diabetes? Sometimes they do it to check for gastroparesis. I haven't heard of people having to get it done before WLS.