I had a "procedure" this morning and I have certified medical instructions allowing me to just lay on the couch and be a lump.
Now those are some instructions I think I can follow!
I had an esophagogastroduodenoscopy, also known as
EGD.
I am 4 years out from my lap band surgery, and my surgeon does them at that time just to check on things. After 4 years you are statistically more prone to erosion, where the band comes through the stomach lining; not a good thing.
The procedure was a breeze. It didn't hurt a bit. The worse part was getting up at 3:45 A.M. to be at the medical center by 5.
That, plus those procedure rooms are frosty cold. Two thumbs up for heated blankets, though!
I remember the anesthesiologist putting the sleepy medicine in my IV. I immediately got woozy and thought boy that stuff works fast, and thought about opening my mouth to say that but I didn't because I was already asleep.
About 10 minutes later I was waking up, and I was home by 9 A.M. I napped for a couple of hours. But I believe that was due more to the 4 A.M. alarm than anything else.
I feel pretty fine now, but doctors orders and all, so I am hanging out on the couch for the rest of the day.
The initial results: Good News and Bad News.
Good News: no erosion.
Bad News: hiatal hernia.
Good News: fixable! without having to lose my band!
Bad News: requires surgery to fix.
Good News: I am going to ask my surgeon if while he is in there fixing things up, if he can upgrade me to the new improved
Realize Band.
Band News: No idea how my insurance is going to feel about any of this.
