Gastroscopy

Just come out from procedure now and I can't believe how easy it was, i get that everyone's experience is different but just giving mine. I had sedation which honestly didn't seem to make a difference and the throat spray which is absolutely fine too. They were in there for around a minute. 3 or 4 gag reflexes (had worse after a night on the beer tbh) 

so yeah to summarise do not work yourself up as it will likely be fine and it only lasts a very short time, just take your mind somewhere else, it really helps!
 

if i had it done again I wouldn't bother with sedation but thats just me.

cheers

  • Hey Jimmy, 

    I just wanted to welcome you to the forum and to thank you for sharing your experience with us.

    I'm really glad it went well and I'm sure some of our members who are waiting to have this done will really appreciate knowing what will happen during the procedure.

    Kind regards,

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator