Esophagogastroduodenoscopy – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ever had someone ram a tube down your throat into your stomach? I’m now scheduled to have just that very thing done. Here’s the description of the procedure:
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In medicine (gastroenterology), esophagogastroduodenoscopy is a diagnostic endoscopic procedure that visualises the upper part of the gastrointestinal tract up to the duodenum. It is considered a minimally invasive procedure since it does not require an incision into one of the major body cavities and does not require any significant recovery after the procedure (unless sedation or anaesthesia has been used). A sore throat is also common.[1][2][3]
Sounds like loads of fun, eh? That’s what I’ll be doing the afternoon of Tuesday June 24. Why? Because I have unexplained anemia, and it sucks.
FlagstaffGal said,
June 19, 2008 @ 8:38 pm
Wishing you a good outcome. Came to your page via guacamole experiment — what happened????
Todd Bradley said,
June 19, 2008 @ 9:20 pm
Are you asking what happened to cause me to have to have an EGD? Or what happened to the guacamole?
Todd Bradley’s Galaxy » Happy Independence Day! said,
July 4, 2008 @ 7:39 am
[...] survived the EGD procedure a couple weeks ago. I don’t even remember it, because they gave me the amnesia drug and [...]