I am getting an endoscopy next week. what should I expect? can I still take abx beforehand?
Posted by steve1906 (Member # 16206) on :
Hi Jenin98,
I would call the Doctor that is doing the endoscopy he is the one that should know what meds your taking before he does the test.
I've had this test done about 4 months ago but I don't remember anything about it. The doctor give me a pill and I didn't feel a thing.
Good luck and don't forget to call the Doctor - ASAP!!!
Steve
Posted by astriapage (Member # 17120) on :
I just had the test yesterday and I had to do no prep at all.
They did have to give me anxiety medicine because the doc was a doc hour late.
I was not nervous for the open heart but nervous for the endo.
Crazy Huh???
Posted by Starfall1969 (Member # 17353) on :
I had that done last year.
The only thing I did for prep was to not eat anything after midnight.
The doctor should give you a lisst of things you shouldn't take within a certain amount of time of the test--I think it's usually blood thinners and aspirin, things like that.
Just to be safe, you could give the doc a list of what you're taking and see if anything should be stopped before the test.
Otherwise, it's a breeze. Thye knock you out, and you wake up not even realizing they did anything.
They say you might have a sore throat, but I didn't at all.