17-06-2003 01:01									#1
	Have You Ever Seen The Inside Of Your Stomach? Avatar Enlargement: We've got the solution

I did today. I've been having some problems with severe acid reflux for about a year now and I finally got tired of dealing with it. So since I am a guest of Uncle Sam I decided to let him see whats wrong with me. Turns out that I have a small hernia. Doctor said it isn't big enough to consider surgery and since the meds they gave me have brought the reflux under control, it really isnt necessary. I can tell you it's a big relief. Finally I can get a decent nights sleep. It has made a world of difference.

Has anyone ever had an upper GI before. It's kind of surreal to see your stomach on the monitor as you swallow the barium. The Barium tasted kind of like a milksake made from chalk and the power they used to create gas inside my stomach made me feel like it was about to explode. The whole downside to getting procedures done in goverment hospitals is that sometimes you get to be a training aid for people that have never done it before. But it wasnt all bad since it was a really cute looking blonde that was there.

A link if you want to read up on it

http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/dig...agtest/upgi.htm

	17-06-2003 01:24									#2
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Pics! Pics!

	17-06-2003 01:31									#3
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quote: Originally posted by Azazel Pics! Pics!

I never asked for pics. I thought maybe they would have thought I was some kind of sicko

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	17-06-2003 01:58									#5
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quote: Originally posted by Dissident I wouldn't go through any ports that have radiation screening. They are likely to think you're a nuke

That would be embarrasing to explain to customs wouldn't it. But it was well worth the discomfort to know whats wrong. I'm usually not that eager to go to a doctor or take a bunch of pills, but last week was the best sleep I've had in ages now that the acid reflux is under control. The hernia I can live with as long as it doesnt get any bigger..

	17-06-2003 02:15									#6
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aren't hernias caused by lifting heavy things?

I'm still not sure what a hernia is. I've seen jokes on tv and such, but I don't understand the mechanism. Something about your nuts or something. But how do they end up in your stomach

it may be time to check out WebMD.

	17-06-2003 02:22									#7
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I don't do doctor visits.

	17-06-2003 02:39									#8
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I had colonscopia. I saw it all on the screen. AAAARGH! It was one of the most terrible experiences of my life.

They bloody shoved a camera up me arse and didn't even find anything! Bastards.

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A hernia is where tissue from an organ bulges out into an area where it isnt supposed to be. In my case it is near the diaphragm and it is causing acid from my stomach to back up in my esophagus. That creates a many sleepness nights. The hernia is small and he said as long as there is no pain and blockage I'm ok. I will have to take acid reducers though to keep acid reflux from happening. I'll probably have to get it checked out from time to time.

	17-06-2003 02:47									#10
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quote: Originally posted by Firelad I had colonscopia. I saw it all on the screen. AAAARGH! It was one of the most terrible experiences of my life. They bloody shoved a camera up me arse and didn't even find anything! Bastards.

The alternative to an upper GI is endoscopy. That is where they shove a thin tube down your throat where it expands. All in all, I'll take the barium milkshake over the camera any day.

	17-06-2003 02:53									#11
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If you want intubation and camera stories to make you cringe, a guy I worked with years ago had a motorcycle accident when a car ran a light in front of him.

He went flying over the care, made a three point landing (turned his palms to hamburger even with gloves, and you can guess what the third point was )

He had his urethra torn halfway from tip to base (so the worst place to operate), so they first cammed him, and then put him back together.

Hurts just thinking about it, doesn't it?

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quote: Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat If you want intubation and camera stories to make you cringe, a guy I worked with years ago had a motorcycle accident when a car ran a light in front of him. He went flying over the care, made a three point landing (turned his palms to hamburger even with gloves, and you can guess what the third point was ) He had his urethra torn halfway from tip to base (so the worst place to operate), so they first cammed him, and then put him back together. Hurts just thinking about it, doesn't it?

Ouch!

	17-06-2003 03:08									#13
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I got the barium too. This, I think, was even more embarrassing. I'll let you guess why.

BTW the reason for all this is that I have some yet unknown problem in there and a relative (grandfather) who died of colon cancer.

	17-06-2003 03:10									#14
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My own stomach, no. The inside of other stomachs, yes.

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Oh yes, and MTG: OUCH!
I HOPE he lost his consciousness.............

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quote: Originally posted by Sprayber I never asked for pics. I thought maybe they would have thought I was some kind of sicko

So they would have thought what you really are, anyway.

	17-06-2003 03:19									#17
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Yeah, yeah, yeah. Been there. Done that. The real fun part is what the docs do after they give you the IV Valium bolus to put you lightly to sleep.

I once had a patient who could fart through his Cheney.

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Nope...but I've seen the inside of yours....?

No wait....*G*

Actually, yes....bizzare stuff!

-=Vel=-

	17-06-2003 03:54									#19
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quote: Originally posted by Starchild My own stomach, no. The inside of other stomachs, yes.

Heavy smooching got out of hand?

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quote: Originally posted by Azazel Pics! Pics!

Don't you use google?

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quote: Originally posted by Firelad Oh yes, and MTG: OUCH! I HOPE he lost his consciousness.............

Nope, he didn't - they gave him general anesthesia for the cam and stitch session, but when you wake up, you still realize for all intents and purposes you had a garden hose up there.

He just shrugged it off and said "yeah, they had to borescope me" (he was a turbine mechanic, and ex-Navy)

	17-06-2003 06:03									#22
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quote: Originally posted by Starchild My own stomach, no. The inside of other stomachs, yes.

Im afraid to ask

quote: Originally posted by Dr Strangelove Yeah, yeah, yeah. Been there. Done that. The real fun part is what the docs do after they give you the IV Valium bolus to put you lightly to sleep.

Like I said the cute little blonde could have done what she wanted to me as long as she let me know about it after the fact, but not the old doctor guy.

	17-06-2003 16:43									#23
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quote: Originally posted by Firelad I had colonscopia. I saw it all on the screen. AAAARGH! It was one of the most terrible experiences of my life. They bloody shoved a camera up me arse and didn't even find anything! Bastards.

Me too. My favorite part of the experience is how they deal with the fact that tissue wall will naturally close around the camera, cutting off the image. The solution? Insert a camera and an air hose and inflate the colon like it's a big ol' party baloon! Honest to god, I think I farted for 3 days straight after that.

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	17-06-2003 16:48									#24
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quote: Don't you use google?

"Beware of what you ask, or you just might get it."