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Jesse — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:52:47 +0000

Well.. today i had my Manometry test.
In a nutshell, it was the most terrifing, painfull experience i’ve ever had, and i wish i never go through it again in my life, EVER.. well for a million bucks i would.
First i had this clear gel blown up my nose by a device, and then told to “sniff it in” which was impossible because its thick and its a lot!
Then they stuffed this rubber, marked tube down my nose and i could feel it going down into my throat and stomach.. it hurts like a mofo, and you can multiply your gag reflex by x100, and trust me, im not exagerating.
You can feel the tube in your throat, and your body’s natural instinct is to swallow because you feel like there’s something stuck in your throat.. to say the least.
Once its down and you start realizing what was done to you in those last 10 minutes, while they’re preparing everything.. and you feel like you’re inside an alien space ship being abducted and tested on.
The nurse said i needed to wait another 10 minutes because something that had to do with “getting it to body temperature” or might have been my imagination.. but she said something like that, its hard to pay attention when you have a tube the size of a water pipe taped to your nose, and gaging in the most wierd way you could imagine.
Those 10 minutes went by, and the test started, and to tell you the truth, for me.. it was like i had been inside that room for hours, but only 20 minutes had gone by, so anyway.. the test consists of a series of dry and wet swallows, and then the nurse at every 10 swallows or so, starts pulling the marked tube out your nose, placing it strategicly where the markers indicate.
after an hour, YES.. an HOUR, she stood me up (all that test was done while in bed completely horizontal) and 1/4 part of it was done sitting down in the same bed.
They pulled the tube out of my nose, they told me they would fax the results to my doc and i was free to go.
I could not believe what had just happend and ran as fast as i could out the hospital, (joke) i just walked out stunned and sad, but happy because my GERD days are over! …. apparently.

Comment on Recovery from Fundoplication by Jesse

Jesse — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:07:24 +0000

Thank you so much for your answer.. i hope that everything’s ok tomorrow.. i hope it isn’t anything serious, but we’ll see.

thanks again, i wish you luck with yours!

Jesse,
28 years old and already with gas tank issues

Comment on Jesse’s Manometry Test by Jesse

Jesse — Sun, 11 May 2008 23:23:48 +0000

Hello, thank you so much for answering my concerns, i really appreciate it alot!
Did the surgeon tell you how fast your recovery rate was going to be after that Nissen Fundoplication? Can you start working again a few days after the surgery?

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Jesse’s Manometry Test « Healthbyz’s Weblog — Sun, 11 May 2008 22:10:27 +0000

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Comment on esophagus test — fascinating, but don’t want to be the nurse who does it! by Jesse

Jesse — Sun, 11 May 2008 21:12:53 +0000

I just needed to add that.. this thing, this itch, or pain usually comes after i eat.. but not always.. but sometimes at night its impossible for me to sleep.. its like torture :/

and how long does it take for a manometry result? sometimes i feel i cant hold it any longer..

Comment on esophagus test — fascinating, but don’t want to be the nurse who does it! by Jesse

Jesse — Sun, 11 May 2008 21:07:55 +0000

They are doing that Manometry test on me tomorrow… ive been feeling chest pain, but could indentify the source when i swallow in my esophagus, ive had 2 endoscopies and neither showed anything bad.. but i keep feeling this nausea, mostly gag from the pain or feeling like theres something stuck in my lower esophagus, like this itch that doesn’t go away..
Anyway, what kind of surgery cures a weak esophagal sphincter?

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