On Tuesday I had my upper endoscopy. It was really interesting. I was wheeled around in a hospital bed, given an IV (the first one in my life!), put on oxygen, and sedated with versed and fentanyl. The drugs were fun...it didn't take me long to black out. I woke up after the procedure was over and was groggy and goofy. I don't remember much of that next few hours...just little snippets. I slept much of the afternoon too. Doc said everything looked pretty good down there. I have a small hiatal hernia, which is fairly common and might be repaired during the surgery. I also have some minor evidence of reflux. I wouldn't be surprised if that is damage lingering from when I was pregnant. I generally don't have heartburn on a regular basis, but when I'm pregnant it is debilitating. The doc took a few small biopsies (standard procedure) but doesn't expect to find anything. He said I look good to proceed with surgery.
So that is it. All the hurdles are complete. I've lost another couple of pounds, so I'm now 10 lbs under the surgeon's requirement. I just have to maintain (or lose) for another 6 weeks until surgery. Next significant date is June 20 when I go down for the pre-op appointments with the surgeon and anesthesiologist. In the meantime I might need to find some new pants. These are getting kinda loose.
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