Originally Posted by
joannap
hi - i did not realise that i was starting to have a breakdown (am in the middle of it now lol) again and so my anxiety was more than endoscopy nerves. i also let the worry of my stomach problems overtake my life - i had such severe symptoms - terrible burning, awful stomach pains from top to bottom, awful pains in my back, tight stomach (felt like i could hardly breathe) so i know how you feel.
i started on omeprazole for acid but then that gave me griping pains etc. they then gave me metoclopramide which i had an awful reaction to (could not sit still for 24 hrs - very scary!) which was the last straw for me after a lot of horrible things this year - hence the state i am in now.
the first endoscopy i had - it was not pleasant but like i say - they do it really quick - it literally took under a minute and they found nothing so i think that was just anxiety but i did not have the burning that time. this second time they diagnosed mild reflux/oesophagitis - although it did not feel mild to me lol! i am just taking gaviscon advance at present. this time - the endoscopy took a bit longer and the consultant who did it had a bit of a shi**y attitude but the nurses were lovely.
you will be fine - its not really any worse than a smear test - just the other end lol! and then your mind can be put at rest and i bet this will dampen the symptoms down too!