Upper GI

So I have to have an upper GI. Did anyone else have to do this? Is it horrible??

Thanks!
Aimee 

I had it done.  U have to swallow some liquid that doesn't taste all that great, but other than that it was fine.  It was pretty quick too.  Let us know how it goes.
lalala2

I think having an Upper GI before surgery is pretty standard.  Like lala said, the liquid you have to drink doesn't taste great, but it was an easy test to go through.  Good luck!

Aimee,

I had to have an endoscopy and it was a piece of cake and takes 15 minutes.  Since I had not had a colonoscopy yet, I had that as well.  I kept teasing my gastroenterologist that I was in for my 2 fer!  He was cracking up.  I think the whole thing took an hour from start to finish.  No biggee.

Barb

Great! Thanks everyone! For some reason I thought it was going to be a lot worse!!
Aimee

Never had one hun, but just wanted to let you know I was thinking of you.. Let us know how it turned out..

Hugs,
Jenn

Hi there,

I had to have one, too. Don't worry its not so bad. All you have to do is drink this horrible tasting stuff, but other than that its just an Xray of the liquid digesting through you. I was glad I had it done, though. I found out I had something else going on and when I had my bypass they were able to fix it also. It was kinda like a two for on deal...lol Don't worry its pretty standard and no big deal.

Jules

I had one before my RNY...it wasn't too bad. Let us know how it goes.

to me it was not bad at all it is a walk in the park now do you have to have the one that you drink the barium or is it the endocopy one. but either one is not that bad at least for me it wasnt now the stuff you have to drink taste like chalk

Only thing they did not add to it is that you might be a little constipated after! It does not hurt the upper GI, but it is just gross drinking the chalky stuff. Good luck!