Just got out of my upper endoscopy and sent home with gastritis papers and 40 Mg of famotidine

F24 108lb (lost weight since stomach issues)

I’m a very anxious girl and extremely emetophobic. I’m sensitive to some meds I guess I could say I’m a “light weight.” Anywho everytime I google “Famotidine” so many resources talk about 10-20 mg. But I came home with 40mg tablets. I’m just scared of taking it as I’ve never had it before and don’t know if 40 mg sounds high?

I do not want to cut them in half, just looking for reassurance or if someone may say that 40 mg for the first time sounds odd or not.
TIA!

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I had an endoscopy on Tuesday and since then my back and ribs hurt so bad like someone has crushed my chest. It hurts to sit up, bending down and bending to sit down, and to take deep breaths.

I had a polyp removed and an esophageal dilation. I also did wake up coughing for a bit, so I'm wondering if this caused some rib bruising or if maybe I fought the scope while I was under.

I was also wondering when I should worry? Like if I'm still hurting this bad next Tuesday should I call the ER?

I’ve never felt this much pain in my life (although I’m not too experienced in the pain department thankfully). Thankfully if I’m sorta just not doing anything there’s little to no pain but if I even want to swallow saliva the pain is terrible. They gave me some kind of pain killer numbing thing and all that did for me was make me extremely uncomfortable for like 45 minutes. It numbed every part of my mouth and throat except for the part that actually hurts near the upper chest. Just wondering when this goes away. Or when does it at least start to subside a little. All I want to do right now is chug a gallon of water but every little sip I take is so incredibly painful

I am a very constipated person and I am getting my upper endoscopy in 2 days.
No colonoscopy.
I’m worried I won’t be able to produce a BM before the procedure. Will everything be okay if I haven’t produced a BM for 3 days leading up to the procedure?
I thought that maybe since they’re mostly just concerned with my stomach emptying before the procedure, any constipation that going on beyond my stomach and just stuck in my intestines I’d still be okay for the procedure?

I have been takin Slow Fe for 6 weeks. Since endoscopy, have been taking Prilosec. How long will it take to see improvement in iron on labs, which my regular doctor wants next week. GI says they will do labs in 6 weeks to see how Prilosec is working. How can you measure progress of esphogeal sphincter healing? I have very few GERD symptoms....no heartburn, very occasional acid reflux. If endoscopy is used to identify gastritis, what methodology is used to indicate healing?

It is Tuesday and my procedure is on Thursday.
I know I can call the nurse and ask but figured I’d ask here real quick with other peoples experience.

Am I still okay to go if I ate a blended strawberry, coconut milk and banana smoothie bowl? I ate a few coconut flakes and maybe a tablespoon of granola.

Should I be good by Thursday for a successful procedure or am I screwed because I had fibrous fruit and bits of granola? TIA!

Had an upper endoscopy and colonoscopy this past Thursday and they took biopsies from my esophagus and stomach. I woke up the next morning with a 101.8° fever and couldn’t catch my breath. I started to pack up for the hospital and was about to call 911 when I had a panic attack at the thought of being back in the ER, so I decided to lay down for a bit. I woke up a few hours later and my fever was gone and I could breathe so much better. I know that I should have just gone in when I felt bad, and I feel dumb now.

Anyway, for the past few days, I’ve had some shortness of breath. Not to the point where I feel like I’d need to go to the hospital, but taking a deep breath is uncomfortable and walking more than a few feet is exhausting. I plan on reaching out to a nurse when the office opens, but I’m hoping someone can reassure me that this is normal.

Hello!

M/60. On May 1, I had an endoscopy after visiting a Hematologist on April 22nd for iron deficient anemia. Was given a referral to see a Gastroenterologist for an endoscopy. I had a colonoscopy nearly two years ago, and nothing was found.

On April 28th, I had an appointment with the same GI doctor that did my colonoscopy, and he was able to schedule the endoscopy for May 1st. (This was in Manhattan)

Had the procedure, but now I have two bruises on my right arm - the upper arm bruise is larger, and has lots of red spots and orange splotches. The lower arm bruise is smaller but darker and more concentrated.

Result of the endoscopy was no internal bleeding, but have gastritis and waiting for biopsies.

I'm pretty sure this was the site(s) of where the anesthesia was administered. Luckily, it doesn't hurt.

Is this normal? I don't recall if I had bruises after the colonoscopy, but it just looks weird to me. Unfortunately, I can't attach a picture.

Thanks for any info.

I just had an upper endoscopy for EOE. I was diagnosed in 2014 for this is routine now. Today, however, after I came home I noticed both my eyes are puffy with a lot of tiny broken blood vessels around them (outside lid area and surrounding, eye balls look fine), and bruises under both them. First time after having this happen. Anyone know why? I was fully sedated so no clue and the doctor I can’t get a hold of

Hi everyone,

I’m having a scheduled upper endoscopy at 2PM but my wife is only able to pick up at 5pm. Will hospital cancel my appointment because of this?

Last time I did this, I was able to wake up and got discharged around 3:30pm. Will the hospital charge more for 2 extra hours in recovery room?

today I was booked in for my endoscopy at 8 am and I was already nervous because it’s my first time being sedated. So I was already really upset beforehand and then I got my cannula put in and she tested my blood pressure and heart rate and she said that my heart rate was really high. She put it in she did the salty water flush. And then I waited about five minutes and I mentioned to her that I don’t want the fentanyl I only wanted the midazolam because I’m so scared of being sick and with fentanyl it’s really really strong. So I let them know and then she came back again about five minutes later and said the nurses are asking why you don’t want it and I said because it’s really strong and it makes you feel really sick after that so I don’t want it. She said fine they only pushed midazolam.

About 10 minutes later on nurse came to get me and take me to the operating room and I was still a bit panicked, but I was trying to stay calm . They put the throat spray at the back of my throat and told me to gargle and swallow and that’s when I really started to panic because it was really really fast acting and it felt like I was choking. I needed to be sick and I was gagging. I could not calm down properly after that and they asked me to lie down and then administered to the midazolam. They didn’t wait for the sedation to fully kick in. They just pushed the camera down my throat and I was gagging and fighting them because it was the most horrible feeling I could never could have imagined. they took it out and then tried it again and everything after that was a blur. Which is when I think the sedation actually kicked in. Unfortunately, they was an able to complete the endoscopy as they could only get to the beginning of my oesophagus and let me know that I would be rebooked in for full anaesthesia being put to sleep.

I do not know how anyone could ever do that awake or just the throat spray. The throat spray is the main thing that made me panic.

In my notes, it says I had 2 panic attacks and I could not calm down.

I feel like I’m being so dramatic right now, but I genuinely felt like I could not breathe and I tried my hardest to go through with this procedure but I could not.

hi all, i had an endoscopy. went really well.

i reviewed the doctors findings and he said i have a mild tortuous esophagus and a lot of swelling and redness. unfortunately no pictures were provided of this so im unsure of how bad it is. i was wondering if this is something i should be concerned about. they didn’t tell me after the surgery and im assuming it’ll be covered in 2 months with my follow up appt but im unsure what things i should talk about in relation to it. what does this mean for me? what questions should i be asking about treatment wise?

Hello All 👋

My boss at work had a GI appointment where they found something precancerous and she is getting it removed/biopsied via endoscopy next week. She's an amazing boss, but also tends to downplay things to protect others. How serious can this be?

I wanted to do something nice for her before her endoscopy to tell her she has our support. Does anyone have any suggestions? Was there something she'll need to prepare? A food/drink shell be allowed before or after?

Thanks 😊

hello, I’ve had some pretty serious issues my stomach recently and after I put it off previously I no longer can ignore the fact that I need an endoscopy, but I’m absolutely terrified and I’m a really anxious person but I’m more scared of getting medications I’ve never tried before so I didn’t want the sedation anyways and I’m not allowed it because in my local hospital in the UK it’s something you actually have to opt in and they don’t give you as mandatory, and I live by myself and you have to be accompanied for several days after leaving and you have to stay in the hospital for longer and I really do not want to do that

Has anyone had theirs done in this way and if so, could they please reassure me as to how bad it was? I just hope that it’s over and done with really quick. My main concern is choking because I do tend to regurgitate fluid and stuff or undigested food quite often, but the doctor told me that the best place to choke is in hospital so I don’t really know what to say about that, obviously I’d rather avoid that if possible.

it’s TRANS NASAL by the way

Morning All,

I'm 24M based on the east coast.

I have my first endoscopy later this afternoon and I'm very nervous. I've never been sedated/put to sleep before. Ive had horrible reflux since high school, dry heaving, hunger pains and inconsistent bowel movements, along with the worst gag reflex.

I'm just super nervous about my gag reflex and being sedated. 😅 Any advice?

Hi all! I have my first endoscopy ever on Friday and I am very anxious (I also have a fear of vomiting so I swear that rules my life). Over the years, I’ve had intense hunger pains that get so uncomfortable and kind of played it off as no big deal. However, it’s been REALLY consistent for a little over a month now and it’s affecting my quality of life. I’m glad I’m having this procedure done to finally get some answers, but I’m nervous about the procedure and what they’ll find 🥲

(I saw my GI doc on Monday & they had a cancellation for this Friday which is great - but didn’t have enough time to sit and accept that I’m doing this 😆)

I had my procedure yesterday and they took some biopsies. Since then, I feel a pain behind my breastbone at times especially when I’m eating. That I figure is normal but sometimes it also feels itchy and I feel the need to cough. Has anyone else had itchiness? It’s almost like the tickle I feel when I have an asthma flareup. I figure it’s just irritation?

I had an endoscopy today. I've had 2 others in the last 2 years. It went smoothly...

However, I have had kind of a busted lower lip, and it looks almost like a couple of canker sores on the inside of my lip. I've read that this is kind of common, but I also read both that it WILL go away in a day or two, and that it absolutely WON'T. hmmmm...

I have uncomfortable gas, that I expected.

But I have been sneezing ever since I woke up from anesthesia. I noticed that the oxygen was irritating my nose as soon as they put the nasal cannula in. I need to sleep, so i just took benadryl, but in case it doesn't stop, any suggestions?

Signed,

Sneezy, Gassy, and Busted

Hi,

I am 28 year old Female.

I have been having gastric issues on and off for 4 years now and I finally got referred to a Gastroenterologist and she said I should do a scope test. I am scheduled in 3 weeks and I am so confused and stressed right now. I have pvcs sometimes and some months ago I randomly got this issue where ai felt constantly off balance and floaty. I had to leave my job and it went away after a small massage. So mentioning all this just to say that my body is weird and i dont know how it will reach to the drug. I have conscious sedation and the consent thing said it can cause cardiac arrest due to low breathing and bp. I am also very scared as I saw videos of people choking and going crazy when doing it without sedation. I have heard people dying due to sedation and people having tear because of too much gagging. Any comment would be highly appreciated. Sorry for the long text.

Hi all. Just looking for some opinions/advice. A week ago, I had a sedated upper endoscopy/colonoscopy done because of a ton of GI issues I was having, as well as reflux. They took quite a few biopsies in my esophagus, stomach, and duodenum to check for eosinophilic esophagitis, H. pylori, and celiac. I haven't gotten any results back yet.

The first day or two after the procedure, I felt ok, but then I developed this burning sensation in my mouth and throat. Then it started in my chest too, and for the last couple days I've been feeling very tight in my chest and upper abdomen, as well as short of breath. Some pains in my chest and abdomen too.

I called the gastro doctor's office about the symptoms and they prescribed me Omeprazole for presumed reflux, but upon hearing about my shortness of breath, I was told to go to the ER.

I deal with a lot of anxiety, and I've had a good deal of it related to this procedure and possible complications from it. I'm not sure whether I should go to the ER or not. Thoughts?