Upper GI complete!

Oct 02, 2012

I got to the hospital this morning at 10. They're doing construction so I took a quick picture of that:

Angie called me back to the Radiology department. She had me remove all my clothes, except my panties, and put a gown on. She explained everything they'd be doing. Here's me in my sexy gown:

Angie was about to take some x-rays of my empty stomach when she got called to the OR, so Noelle took over. She got my x-rays, then the doctor came in. Here's a picture to help explain things.

I had to stand on the black step with my back against the tall machine. The thing to the right of it swung over in front of me. The doctor first handed me a cup with a small amount of water. He dumped some powder in there and it started to fizz. I had to swallow that quickly and I couldn't burp! He then handed me a cup of barium fluid. I had to drink the entire thing while he took x-ray stills. It was really cool to watch it on the monitor!

After I finished with the entire cup, he pressed a button and the entire thing leaned back so that I was laying down. He took a few stills with me laying down and then it was over!

He said that everything looks great! My esophagus and stomach are perfect for surgery! This was the last physical test I had to do for my Pre-Op stuff!

Now tomorrow I get to see what needs to be done about my enlarged thyroid!

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