So I just got back from my first gastro appointment

Good luck dear. I truly hope you and the doc find the source and cure it.

I was thinking the same thing, why aren't you having both tests at once?

If you have co-pays, you might want to see if you can have them both at the same time.

Don't worry about the biopsy, it sounds scary but you wouldn't know you had it if they didn't tell you.

I hope you feel better soon.

LOL shish-ka-bob

It’s not like that, I don’t think. They do the EGD first, then they flip you around and do your rear. I like to just get it out of the way. You suffer with the starving and pooping just once and you miss just 1 day of work. Besides, they knock you out pretty good for the colonoscopy. I knew it would come in handy with the EGD.

To each his own though. Bum, you do what you feel is best. Just keep us posted.

Hmmm... Canyon, you got me thinking. I know you and I live in the same area. I had both scopes done at the same time in Santa Clara by a Stanford GI doc. I feel like BumBum is the 1st person who's mentioned doing it separately. I could be wrong though.

Now I'm curious. I will have to research it. (Later though, tonight I'm going to Idaho for the weekend.)

Yes, I live in Fremont and none of the Doctors outside Kaiser will do them together. My Gastro was a Stanford assistant professor or something but he does own the surgery center with another Doctor. However, the hospital surgery center doesn't do them together either and that is different Doctors. I can understand in my case because of my lungs they don't like to keep me sedated long but this doesn't just apply to me as I have asked. My friends like i mentioned that are nurses said they wouldn't want them done at the same time but I have to tell you they are the weeniest people I know when it comes to medical tests. I really think it is all about money with the Doctors here. Actually they charge a lot but Medicare doesn't pay much.

It is never done in a hospital where I live unless you are already a patient there. This is an easy proceedure and the endo takes maybe 15 minutes and the colonoscopy maybe 25 at most. They just line you up on the gurneys, hook you up to an IV and you go in one by one. You will be ready to go home in less than a half hour after but you must have someone pick you up cause you are not allowed to drive (though I could have) This is no big thing. We have two outpatient centers where I live. It is the same place they do cataract surgery, cosmetic surgery and many other surgeries that don't require overnight stays. This is a proceedure, not an operation even. Your Mom is just a concerned Mom but tell her it is the normal proceedure.

When I have my endo's which is every two years the last thing I remember is turning on my side. Last year I vaguely felt something move in my stomach or somewhere but not enough to be uncomfortable and then I was under again. I have never been awake for one, though my Mom was when she had one done in the hospital years ago. Many years ago, in fact she was sitting in a chair she told me and the Doctor was explaing it to students. I was furious as she was not young then and I would think that you should have to give your permission. That was over 30 years ago and things have changed but I was scare to death for my first which was about 25 years ago and I was out for that one so no worry. People can request not to be put out as it doesn't hurt, I guess, but no me. You will be fine. Sigmoids you are not out for and some people aren't out even for colonscopies but with the exception of one I always have been. I won't go thru that again awake.