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[Miz.Phenom 32]

Had my first doctor appointment on the 29th of june. have gotten clearance from doc still need psych dietician and the neck tube thingy lol. super excited just nervous things arnt gunna b done in time to fall under this yrs deductible.

[sleeveless 1962 7]

What is the "neck tube thingy"??

[Miz.Phenom 32]

The ekg thing..they put a tube in ur neck n test for a certain type of bacteria

[The Candidate 3,215]

Probably an endoscopy. Welcome aboard you're going to love it here!

[Miz.Phenom 32]

yes that thingy lol. im nervous about the psych eval..maybe im too crazy emotional?

[sleeveless 1962 7]

Oh now I know what your talking about its an EGD they put you out I was so nervous but it was simple!! Also the physch veal is also very easy. You will do fine

[mommyfrog3 41]

@@Miz.Phenom I was nervous too about the psychological exam but it was a breeze. Just like I told my psychologist " Are any of us really normal? Hahaha! I have my EGD next month! Here we go! We are doing this!

[Miz.Phenom 32]

lol thanks @@mommyfrog3 I have everything scheduled in 2 days lol so psych eval one day and egd and pre op class the next. im sure I wouldn't kno what normal was if it slapped me n the face

[Miz.Phenom 32]

Oh now I know what your talking about its an EGD they put you out I was so nervous but it was simple!! Also the physch veal is also very easy. You will do fine

do u remember how long it took to do the EGD?

[fatsincebirth 10]

Yikes. I'm glad I didn't have one of those done lol I only had an EKG which was over in a minute

[sleeveless 1962 7]

EGD takes about 10 minutes

[Miz.Phenom 32]

Yikes. I'm glad I didn't have one of those done lol I only had an EKG which was over in a minute

lmao!! yikes indeed lol good thing ill b passed out. haha

EGD takes about 10 minutes

oh okay! thank goodness! lol

[yasky33 12]

I've had an ERCP is it anything like that?

[Miz.Phenom 32]

I've had an ERCP is it anything like that?

idk what an ercp is :/

[yasky33 12]

I've had an ERCP is it anything like that?

idk what an ercp is :/

The patient is sedated or anaesthetized. Then a flexible camera (endoscope) is inserted through the mouth, down the esophagus, into the stomach, through the pylorus into the duodenum where the ampulla of Vater (the opening of the common bile duct and pancreatic duct) exists