Today I got my first gastroscopy. I sadly wasn't able to watch it on the monitor but it was an interesting experience nevertheless. I took it without any narcosis. The faces of the doctors and assistants was like "oh no, the poor guy doesn't know what he is facing" :lol: They really were concerned and didn't expect it to work without a narcosis. But I still did refuse a narcosis because I think it's nonsense for such a 5 minutes examination. I was surprised to hear that I am only the second person this year who took it without a narcosis.
Well, the first two attempts didn't work. But the third attempt was done by the other female doctor (there were two). She was older than the other female doctor so I guess it's the experience which counts. It worked immediately (the other doctor was too careful I think). Swallowing the tube was no problem at all and it even was possible to breath normally and swallow normally in between without any urge to gag. The team (all in all it was 5 in the room) was reliefed and also surprised that it worked that well without a narcosis. I think it's just a matter of attitude and relaxation. I have no doctor phobia and I am rather open to our academic medicine which I think makes a lot of things easier. And I have to say that they did a very good job. So when I received the compliments they also got some
The diagnosis is: hiatus hernia [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiatal_hernia"]Hiatus hernia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]
So I have to be careful with nutrition. And I have to do a gastroscopy about every 3 years from now on. Does anybody know if it means that I am not airworthy anymore in case I would be a real world pilot?
And does somebody here also have experiences with gastroscopy? Was it similar or worse?
Well, the first two attempts didn't work. But the third attempt was done by the other female doctor (there were two). She was older than the other female doctor so I guess it's the experience which counts. It worked immediately (the other doctor was too careful I think). Swallowing the tube was no problem at all and it even was possible to breath normally and swallow normally in between without any urge to gag. The team (all in all it was 5 in the room) was reliefed and also surprised that it worked that well without a narcosis. I think it's just a matter of attitude and relaxation. I have no doctor phobia and I am rather open to our academic medicine which I think makes a lot of things easier. And I have to say that they did a very good job. So when I received the compliments they also got some
The diagnosis is: hiatus hernia [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiatal_hernia"]Hiatus hernia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]
So I have to be careful with nutrition. And I have to do a gastroscopy about every 3 years from now on. Does anybody know if it means that I am not airworthy anymore in case I would be a real world pilot?
And does somebody here also have experiences with gastroscopy? Was it similar or worse?