I'm not looking forward to getting the tube down my throat but I'll manage with it. Hopefully it'll all go very smoothly and I'll get some good news (I'm not exactly sure what that is because I kind of want something easily fixable to show up so I'll know what's wrong).

--Annie

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They sedated me and I don't even remember having it done.

Thanks everyone. I just go back from it and it all went fine, nothing showed up in my stomach so the GI dr. diagnosed me with non-ulcerative dispepsia (whatever that is). I wasn't given versid, instead they used demerol. I was asleep from the point right after the tube went in and didn't wake up until quite a while later in the recovery area. They also gave me benadryl, I guess just to be cautious since I'm allergic to IV contrast dye and they weren't sure what reaction I might have from whatever it is they used. The benadryl has left me very tired and it made it much more difficult to come out of it and wake up. So, I'm still groggy and probably will be for the rest of the afternoon. Back to bed for me! I've got some good DVDs to watch to keep me occupied and I'll probably spend a lot of time sleeping, too.

It was good news that things are fine. The dr. actually said my stomach was "pristene"! Nice to know! I think everything was just triggered by the "gallbladder" attack I had about five or six weeks ago and now I just have to wait for things to settle down. They are slowly getting better (I'm actually eating a semi-normal meal right now so that's a huge step forward). I just hope I get back to normal and back on treatment soon!

--Annie

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