Having an upper GI done on Friday

[lpnstudentin2010]

I am having an upper GI (i believe she said something like with renal follow through though I am not certian) on friday. I am a bit nervous. It is wierd for me to be nervous so I would like some good thoughts coming my way. Thank you.

[rita359]

Perfectly normal to be anxious about an Upper GI. I would be too. Having taken care of many post Upper GI patients they say the test was nothing, absolutely nothing. They get Versed & Sublimaze and it's nighty nighty and who cares.

Think you must be mistaken. UGI is a simple xray where you swallow barium and they do xray of esophogus and stomach. A follow through is where they continue doing xrays at intervals as the barium goes through the small intestine. The test with the versed and sublimaze is an egd. Don't see many ugis done as inpatient anymore.

[lpnstudentin2010, LPN]

Think you must be mistaken. UGI is a simple xray where you swallow barium and they do xray of esophogus and stomach. A follow through is where they continue doing xrays at intervals as the barium goes through the small intestine. The test with the versed and sublimaze is an egd. Don't see many ugis done as inpatient anymore.

Yup this is what they did. uggg. the barium was nasty. I had trouble drinking as much as they wanted me to drink.

I dont know what happeded with it. Dont know the resuts yet. uggg, the waiting game is aweful.