Gastrograffin swallow, is it really that bad???

I was just going throught the material that my centre gave me and I wonder what the gastrograffin swallow was like.  I have heard that it is horrid and really hard to get down.  I am just really worried about vomitting and not being able to do it.  What was everyone's experience like? I know everyone is different, but just curious.

If that's the test done post-op to check the function of your new innards and for leaks, it was no problem at all.  I mean, the stuff doesn't taste fabulous but I have to say, I was so damned thirsty after not being able to drink anything for so long, it was kind of welcomed. lol   Don't worry about it.  That test is the easy part.

yeppers that would be the one!  That makes me feel better, I know that I will be able to do it!

It's interesting because some centers don't require that at all as there are now tests that they can do prior to closing you up to test for leaks.

Hamilton for one, however I had it when my surgery was done almost 1 year ago...

Yes it tastes horrible.  Yes it's a slap in the face after not ingesting anything for more than 24 hours and it's the first thing you can taste.  But, once again, like Optifast, it's a means to an end and a miniscule portion of the journey.  Ask for a mouth swab to get rid of the taste if necessary...plus at that point, you'll be so thirsty anything would be wanting.

Thanks Myke!  I love how you put it into prespective for me.  It is just a little bump in the road and something that needs to be done.

I don't recall getting this test done after surgery.

the one before when they did the innards xray was terrible (the orange thick stuff) yuk.

I had it done on Wednesday and honestly it wasn't bad. The crushed pain killers they were giving me tasted much worse. I was more concerned about the amount they wanted me to drink as opposed to the taste.

They didn't do it at Hamilton when I was there for surgery just last week.

no?  That was the material I was looking through.  hmmmm....maybe they did away with it?  In that case that would be one worry off my mind as it wasn't the taste so much that I was worried about (ok maybe just a bit) but the amount.  Good to know!