Shortie66 - gastric and GOJ biopsies taken during endoscopy

I think I've scared myself to be honest. Last week I had a camera down my throat in to my stomach and small intestine.  At the end of the procedure I was given information of biopsies, pictures etc taken.

I've just read a part that says 'gastric and GOJ biopsies taken'. Please could somebody explain this, and the other information on the sheet?

Parents
  • Hi jew

    I had an endoscopy last year and had biopsies taken of a polyp in my stomach and also the junction between where your throat meets your stomach, it is very common for that area to be biopsied.  I was sure that it would come back as cancer as I have suffered from acid reflux for 15 years.  However, they came back as clear of any cancer.

    It did take a couple of weeks for my biopsy results to come back to my gp, so you may want to ring your gp to see if you havent heard anything soon.

    Best of luck and i hope that everything comes back clear.

    Annie

Reply
  • Hi jew

    I had an endoscopy last year and had biopsies taken of a polyp in my stomach and also the junction between where your throat meets your stomach, it is very common for that area to be biopsied.  I was sure that it would come back as cancer as I have suffered from acid reflux for 15 years.  However, they came back as clear of any cancer.

    It did take a couple of weeks for my biopsy results to come back to my gp, so you may want to ring your gp to see if you havent heard anything soon.

    Best of luck and i hope that everything comes back clear.

    Annie

Children
No Data