Capsule/camera endoscopy?

I questioned the doctor since I was also concerned. He had quite a bit of experience with RNY patients and is the GI director of the rather large privately-owned clinic I go to as well as the former head of a regional hospital. He indicated this to be a non-issue in his opinion. There may be different sizes of capsules, although I'm not certain about that.

I actually got to see some of the video when I turned in the recorder at the end of the day. The nurse was training someone else in how to retrieve the video and I was able to watch as they tested to be sure they actually got the picture. Interesting stuff, I guess, but a little boring if you don't know what you're looking at. It's amazing though that this can even be done. Like science fiction!

There is no need to be sedated for a capsule endoscopy if you are talking about a wireless capsule endoscopy. It is a large pill camera that you swallow and wear a belt for 8-10 hours to record the images.  The data is then downloaded and reviewed by a gastroenterologist.

If you have problems swallowing, or swallowing large pills it would be something that you'd need to talk to the doctor about.