EGD? EsophagoGastroDuodenoscopy

"Do you have acid reflux?" was the question I kept hearing after I had a laryngoscopy to assess some vocal changes I was noticing. My reply was always "No". I have had heartburn and gastritis before and I didn't have any of those symptoms, so of course I didn't have reflux. Well, long story short, I figured out through trial and error that I had something acidic going on in my system. My family doctor recommended taking some biopsies of my stomach and whatever else is down there to check for H. pylori, celiac, and Barrett's esophagus.


I was a bit worried about the procedure. This is a picture of the type of scope used for an EGD. Right before the doctor started the procedure he was asking about other surgeries I had had in the past. I told him I was a little nervous for the EGD because most of my "work" had been done in the nether regions. Is that too much information? He laughed and I relaxed. I was at the clinic for about 3 hours, but the actual thing takes about 20 minutes. I have no results yet, but I am glad it is over. To celebrate being done. We all went to lunch at Hunan.

So, I will keep you posted on any developments. I don't know how long the little chunks of me have to grow before they can tell the doctors anything. I'll let you know.