Anyone ever get an Upper GI

I have one scheduled in a week and a half and I'm a tad nervous. I'll be under for it which also makes me nervous. Any tips or experiences to share? Also any funny ways I can mess with the doctor doing it? While I won't do these I have already thought about swallowing four marbles and labeling them 1, 2, 3, and 5. Also swallowing something that says "We've been trying to contact you about your vehicles extended warranty".

I’ve had tons of these, super easy, I read some places do it differently, but basically they give you an iv, take you back, lay on your left side, hook up monitors, and give you a bite block and then your out, wake up in recovery 15 minutes later. If they dilate it can be sore, and if they biopsy it’ll be a little sore, goes away a day or so later.

Enjoy the nap!

I've had 3 or 4 these, with biopsies, due to digestive issues. They're very easy and I've never experienced any pain or soreness. I always go out for breakfast after the procedure, and have never had any problems. Like @M82a1 said, once I roll onto my left side, I don't remember a thing until I wake up 10 minutes later. A couple of times, in the prep area, they've had me remove my shirt and put a gown on, opening in the front. The other times, they had me remove my shirt before I lied down in the procedure room and just left me shirtless during the procedure. This allows them to hook up the heart monitors.

Yes, I've had several. Two of the times I had both the upper GI (endoscopy) and a colonoscopy at the same time. Well probably not exactly at the same, but separately while I was out. The visual that I kept having is the scene from the movie Idiocracy, where the "doctor" has two probe-looking things, one in each hand, and he says, "Here, put this one in your mouth and this one in you butt." Then he says, "No, wait.." and switches hands. Once, I did ask one of the Docs if the probes would meet and see each other. He gave me a wry smile and said simply , No."

Mine was fairly easy, didn't stop me from stressing about it. Got called back, ugly exam gown. With only underwear under it. Confirmed details again, IV, waited. Spoke to the CRNA, laid on my left side, wheeled back, confirmed stuff again, mouth guard (which reminded me of a gag and kinda relaxed me). Doctor came in, confirmed everything, anesthesia was injected, felt kinda burning like pre workout.

Barely woke up in recovery, went back to sleep, work up again later and my wife came in. Got dressed, spoke to the doctor, and wheeled out.

What sucks is it was a good nap so that ruined my sleep that night. Gotta repeat it in a few months.

I had one done a few years ago in conjunction with my colonoscopy. I choose to be sedated so they blocked my mouth open and before anything and then poof, I woke up with nothing out of normal except being thirsty and groggy.

Unsure what kind of upper GI you mean. Others seem to be talking endoscopy but...

Had one 20-some years ago (planar) then one more recently as a CT. You can't eat for the evening before, they give you the barium solution to drink, then in about an hour they start taking radiographs. No sedation.

Yep, I got scoped. No food after midnight, nothing after 4AM.

If you’re going to be sedated, this will be a walk in the park.

We doctors are dead serious about the NPO thing, however.

I have had 2

@Iris1858 don't worry I took it seriously too. I did not want to have to reschedule it and extend my stress again.

About 10 years ago my ENT sent me for a barium swallow and based on those results sent me to the gastro doc for a throat scope. The throat scope was no big deal and they put me out for it. The swallow was OK and they recommended an enema the next day to assist with the barium expulsion. My wife was more than happy to help with that.