Pain after upper endoscopy / EGD

[nygrl]

Hi, I just underwent an upper endoscopy and biopsy yesterday for some stomach pain I've had for several years. I haven't gotten test results back but so far have been diagnosed with chronic gastritis and reflux esophagitis. My question is about how I am feeling right now. From all I've read there should be no pain or discomfort after the procedure but I feel like someone punched me in the stomach and I'm nauseated. I wasn't having a flare-up at the time of the procedure but I'm wondering if somehow having the scope in there irriated my stomach lining. The pain isn't severe which I guess would indicate a complication like a perforation and I have no fever or anything but I can't come up with any stories from anyone about not feeling well after this procedure. I called the Dr's office and the nurse just said it was because they had to put air into my stomach for the procedure and because I didn't eat yesterday until about 1pm . I just don't know. I don't feel gassy... Anyone else have this experience?

[sactogal]

Hi Nygrl,

I just had the same test (endoscopy and biopsy) on 2-19.  I have also had some minor stomach pain. Also, feel like there is a knot right below sternam (spelling?) plus quite a bit of belching. It kind of feels like I'm swallowing a large amount of something and it is sticking in my chest.

[ME427]

I can totally relate.  Had endoscopy/bipsy and colonscopy on 2.13.2007.  have had sick feeling to stomach and severe belching since.  found out i have hyplori and erosions.  I think the scope irritated the reflux and has made it worse.  Start treatment for hyplori-hopefully symptoms will clear

[acebubba]

My nephew, 27yrs old, had an EGD in Dec. 2007 for a history of acid reflux which was well controlled with Nexium.  Within 6 hours of the EGD he also developed epigastric/chest discomfort with vomiting. Although his symptoms were vague, we decided to have him looked at in the local ER.  We were thinking maybe perforation.  They did an EKG and he was having a heart attack.  He was given clot buster and sent to a larger hospital where the heart cath showed clean arteries. No one can tell us if the two are related. We feel that they are related because he has never had any problems with the heart or signs and symptoms of heart problems.  We do not think of an EGD as a benign procedure anymore.

[mersa]

Had EGD and colonoscopy this past week. was told would not feel a thing.
felt nothing at the time of EGD being done, but did wake up, and feel the insertion of the colon tube, had pain each time it was advanced and found myelf calling out.
Felt violated, lied to, and was in alot of pain while waking  up more, and after ward
Feeling I had was like a horse kicked me in my upper and lower abdomen, felt bruised internally. was realy sore and in alot of discomfort.Just wanted to get out of there ASAP. discomfort and soreness continued on for several days. still finding myself feeling not back to norm and mild discomfort now, with bloating on and off still feel sore, but not as intense as it was.
.It has been 4 days now.awaiting biospy results, I hope they can tell me something, as I
never will do these test again.
mersa

[Paulie3]

Ive just had the endoscopy and biopsy today..Ive had it three times now.  My stomach is extremely gassy and I keep cramping up.  This didnt happen the other times.  I know they fill your intestines with air as the camera passs through and the fact Ive been fasting for the past 36 hours probably doesnt help.  Hoping the cramps will go soon.  Just wondering is this normal?!

[Padro46]

Have both set up for this month,  hope this is not the normal issues with these test.

[VCASILLAS]

I had the same feeling.. It didn't go away for probably a week. I believe it is from the air also. And it isnt a gassy feeling... Just pain, and if you vomit theres no reliefe! Id have it checked out if you dont feel better soon. Or just to get peice of mind! But it probably will go away.

[babydoll31]

I had an egd done on 6-26 and had 2 polyps removed. They said I had multiple polyps in my stomach but are waiting on biopsy results before doing anything to the rest. I have had this done before and had no problems. This time is totally different. My upper stomach right under my breasts feels like its in knots. Almost like it was kicked really hard. Went to the ER this morning and they didn't do anything. Said it was from removing the polyps. I also feel very nauseas at times. I know it is not from the air they put in. I can tell the difference between gas and pain. But they act as if I am crazy. Anyone else have these problems?

[keelerboysmom]

I feel your pain! I had my EGD on July 8 (3 days ago) and had 2 polyps removed also.  I have the same feeling...knots right below the sternum!  Just a really bad TUMMY ACHE!  I have been nauseated and even vomitted. I also hurts worse when I eat. When I swallow it feels like the food gets stuck right there at the sternum.  That is where one of the polyps was removed, but should it hurt that bad?  I'm with you!

[pokey1]

I had endoscopy done a month ago and am still having discomfort in stomach as well as nausea that comes and goes....anyone experience this after several weeks?  am starting to be concerned about this.

[mrshmlow]

I had an endoscopy/colonoscopy yesterday at about noon. The whole thing seemed to go smoothly, after which I ate lunch (on my way home from the hospital). Dr. said my large intestine was clear, no sign of any problems, but my stomach showed some inflammation and that he took some samples for biopsy, and that I was to start prilosec today. About 3:30PM yesterday I started getting rythmic stomach pains, took Maalox after checking with doc's office, then TUMS after speaking with doc. Still no relief. Ate a filling dinner as I was really hungry (a good sign) and then pains returned. Drank a bottle of water after taking more Maalox and TUMS and got to sleep. Woke this morning about 6AM from a bad dream (Elton John had died!:(  ), to more pain, which I'd describe as shooting (as in acid) pains in intervals from the left side of my stomach, worse than any I've had from taking advil in the past. I'm going to call the dr.'s office at 9AM and go in for an x-ray.

[hazeybabe]

I had an endoscopy today 18th Aug and it was awfull i was told i wouldnt feel anything and i felt everything the dr told me to swallow and he pushed it in before i swallowed! my stomache feels bloated now 8 hours on im very windy and need to keep burping but the main problem is my throat its so sore i can barely swallow is it normal for the throat to be so sore? no one told me it would hiurt at all afterwards? i was told maybe i might feel bloated but not have throat pain. im worried sick!

[prolapsed]

i had an endoscopy last year my throat hurt like hell after the test it took about 48 hours for the feeling to go i was supposed to have another one on 15th aug  i went for the test with all good intentions even had sedation but i couldnt tolerate it so didnt go through with it  so now got to have barium meal they will have to proper put me to sleep if they want to do this test because its horrible  but throat pain is completely normal  drink plenty of water this helped me  and suck ice cubes good luck

[Jax31]

I had an endoscopy yesterday (21st August) as I have been in pain since having a lunch infection starting febrary.

Taken into hospital via ambulance twice where they said it was gastric, pain every day, 40g omerprazole.

Had the scan, doc said everthing normal, although taken a biopsy. Feeling extremly confused, still in alot of pain.

Any ideas????

[Jax31]

What I ment to say was I had a lung infection, not lunch sorry. LOL

The pain I experience is pain in the chest, hiccups everyday, (1 every hr or 2), pain in the duodenal area and under my right rid, so much so it takes my breath. Acid reflux also and quiet windy.

Anyone else experience these symptons?

[Smmattack]

I had an upper endoscopy yesterday after months of continuous belching seemingly stemming from an incident in March (which involved chest pain, faint feeling, extreme weakness, neurological manifestations with arm/shoulder tingling = 2 ER visits, complete cardio work-up). Any way, the Dr. found gastritis, duodenitis, a gastric ulcer and sprue like changes in the duodenum.
I hadn't had any pain for a couple of months but now I have back pain between the shoulders, stomach pain right below the sternum and even more severe belching, all of which seem to come in 'waves' or episodes that last seconds and occur with varying frequency.
Can anyone relate? How long did it take for the pain to go away!?

[hazeybabe]

Thanks for your comment i dont blame you at all theres no way i'd ever have anthother endoscopy NO WAY it was awfull its been a week now and my throat still hurts! im always burping and dr didnt find anythingbut my troat hurts like hell and my neck is sore i thunk im just in need of a new neck!

[ladymac777]

I just had the simple endoscopy because I have had trouble swallowing. Personally I think they tell everyone it doesn't hurt afterward because no one would ever have it done. Unfortunately I also have pancreatitis and woke up to a horrid attack. Not a great start to the simple procedure.
I then started with pain in my throat and chest and stomach. I could hardly drink water and eating was like rocks going down my throat. It still feels as if I have a lot of spasms starting from when I try to swallow all the way down to my stomach. Of course the Dr. says don't worry about it but it hurts like hell. I feel like all's I can do is whine and complain. And yes to Prolapsed, my neck hurts to the touch as well. I did have many polyps removed and they stretched my esophagus. I am hoping things will be ok within the next few days but it isn't looking very good. Lots of spasms all up and down my throat as well as pain. I wish DRs. would just tell the truth about what to expect so I don't think I am losing what is left of my mind! Good wishes to you all out there who are suffering some sort of pain or issue that "cannot be explained"! I feel for you..... Keep the faith, smiling at you all,
Ladymac

[Shherry]

I just posted a question about the upper endoscopy but guess I should have read down a little further for this post..... I feel awful after it.  Sore kinda of swelling feeling in my throat and in my chest.  And some nausea which I assumed was from the anesthesia (?) but maybe not.

[bamagal24]

My husband, who now is 30years old had a colonoscopy and EGD the same day for stomach pain and rectal bleeding. Luckily, the test came back ok...just gastritis and bleeding ulcers in the colon. And that has been his only health problem. As soon as he was awake from the colonoscopy and EGD, he reported back pain, no stomach, throat or rectal discomfort just mild back pain. The dr said that was common after those procedures. At his follow up appointment (to get his biopsy reports, which thankfully was negative) he told the dr that he was still having the back pain, but it had gotten worse. Three days after that appointment, he fell in the floor in pain. I took him to the dr and they did a MRI which showed that he had a two bulging and one herniated lumbar disc. His neurosurgen said it wasn't severe enough for surgery and that he would have to learn to deal with the pain.Two years later he still has back pain. He can't lift anything heavy. He can't sit or stand for long periods of time without being in pain, and he can't play ball with our boys. I don't know how this could have happened, except for this procedure. He had not experienced any type of back pain prior to having the colonoscopy and EGD.  Have any of you had a similar experience, or now if this procedure can cause this type of back problems?

[Shherry]

My guess is that your husband had the disc problem but didn't realize it.  My husband has them and was told he had had them for a while but something finally aggravated them enough to make them bulge and have the pain.  Now about once a year or so he has a problem with them.  Maybe the colonoscopy was enough to make the discs finally flare up.  

[MissSophy0]

Had colonoscopy & EDG 3 months ago, no pain, had another EDG yesterday to figure out why I was having pain in mid chest area, and today I can barely move, this is not a gassy feeling, its as though I had major surgery.  My throat is red and torn up, every time I cough or take a deep breath my stomach hurts.
You have got to love the Dr.s no one can give you a straight answer.  Had my EDG, that doctor comes out and says everything looks good.  Then in the hospital room another doctor comes in and says you are having spams from the hiatal hernia they found... what hernia they found...I thought everything was "good"...Which is is?  
Do doctors purposely try to confuse us?  It's bad enough that it could take years for them to discover what is "wrong"  with us.  Then they act like it's your fault for not telling them.   Good luck everyone.

[dvc1975]

i had colonoscopy and EDG yesterday and my throat down to my breastbone is killing me. They found gastric erosions, never said what that meant, of course biopsy wont be back for week.  ALso have bad diarrea (diarrhea) , dont know why, haven't eaten in three days!
so does anyone who had the pain ever get results, and how long did it last?

[steve43646]

This may sound silly and it is somewhat of a longshot, but I wonder if there is any way that your husband may have fallen off the operating table during the procedure and landed on his back. If that did happen, it is possible that the doctor would not have admitted to the incident. I mean it would be awfully embarassing for a doctor to admit that he accidentally let a patient fall off the table during a procedure. I know that scenario sounds like a longshot, but I can't think of any other possible reason as to why the back pain would have begun right after the procedure.

[TT79]

Was this a normal endoscopy or did they have to dilate your esophagus or anything else. I have had a colonscopy and 2 endoscopy so far. I do have pain after my endoscopy but they have had to stretched/dilate my esophagus as well. They have been able to give me morphine for this pain and within 3 days it is gone but discomfort starts. A lot of fluid and relieving gas helps. I didn't think the pain was gas but it does help. You stomach can take in air while they do the procedure as well. Just a thought.

[steve43646]

I had both an endoscopy and a colonoscopy yesterday. For the most part, everything went smoothly. I had no pain during the procedures. I was obviously not awake during the procedures. Both procedures combined took about 40 minutes. I was only asleep for about 45 minutes. When I woke up, I felt fine and did not have any pain. Different doctors use different anesthesias. In my case, an anesthesiologist administered the medication. I don't know for sure whether all doctors use an anesthesiologist but I assume they do. The anesthetic that was used on me was called Diprivan. The medication was "titrated in small, slow increments using the patient's appearance, vital signs, and oxygen saturation as a guide to anesthesia (due to anxiety/expected procedural pain)."
     That sounds like a good way of applying the anesthetic. They basically monitor you throughout the procedure and only give you as much as you need. When I woke up, I was totally lucid. I am glad that my doctor does not use that drug Versed which gives you amnesia.
      Anyway, I have no sore throat and my rear end is not sore either. I do feel a couple of slight pains internally in the chest and stomach. I'm trying to figure out if it is from the biopsies or if it just my imagination. I mean I was having some stomach discomfort for the last couple of months and that is why I had the procedures done. I'm not sure if I am feeling the same pain or a tiny bit more pain from the biopsies.
      The doctor who did the procedures on me had done over 10,000 endoscopies and colonoscopies. I think it is very important to go to a doctor that has alot of experience. Or if not, I would at least want a doctor who was referred by a friend who has had the procedure done by that doctor and who had no complications.
       I'm hearing alot of horror stories on here about the procedures. I think it depends alot on the doctor. I have talked to 5 different friends that have had the procedures and none of them had any problems during or after the procedures. None of them had sore throats or sore rear ends after the procedures. Despite that, I was still a bit nervous going in because my friends all had different doctors. I didn't have a patient referral to the doctor that I was going to. He was recommended to me by another doctor. But I did know that he had done the procedures over 10,000 times, so that gave me some confidence.
        Anyway, I would be very careful in choosing a  doctor. There are alot of incompetent doctors out there. I would definitely try to get some type of strong recommendation before I would go to any doctor for any type of procedure.

[TT79]

Has anyone been awake for this procedure? Everyone I have spoken with was not but I was.

[tomarfos]

I had a colonoscopy and EGD on 9/30.  I have had no problems from the colonoscopy and the Dr did remove some polups(sp????)  I am concerned that I still have somewhat of a sore throat and lots of neck pain and just feel lousy.  Also the Dr said I had some lesions in my esophogus that he took a byopsy of.  That has me real concerned.   Does anyone have info about lesions in the esophogus

As far as the procedure itself, that was fine.  I think I slept through the EGD but was more awake for the colonoscopy and watched everything.

[steve43646]

I have had 9 days to reflect on my endoscopy and colonoscopy. I definitely had a little bit of pain from the biopsies. It only lasted for about 2 days but I definitely had a couple of sore spots. I felt a slight stinging in a couple of spots, one in my chest and one in my stomach. I am almost positive that it was from the biopsies.

[Val4444]

I had an endoscopy and colonscopy about 5 weeks ago and am still sore from the endoscopy - was awake throughout the whole procedure which I didn't find too bad but afterwards was in a great deal of upper stomach pain and vomited a lot.  Nothing at all was found which was very good but still feel very sore around midriff and at times very nauseous - biopsies normal as far as I know. Have got to see gastroenterologist again beginning of November - hope symptoms have improved by then, no problems with throat - sympathies to all of you out there, this is posted from England, near London.

[CY673]

I know I will be going for the Endoscopy and Biopsy soon.  Before the procedure gets done, I am going to bring Peppermint oil or ask them to spray the device.  Why? To reduce MUSCLE SPASMS.  I have read so much on this it's incredible.

[blujeanbaby29]

I am scheduled for a EGD and a Colonoscopy next week, I am REALLY nervous.  My cousin has to have them all the time because of her colitis and stuff.  She sees it's not a big deal, just that the prep is an inconvinience.  But I am reading on here and getting scared, did anyone have a "normal" experience?  

[Kudos42]

i'm sorry i don't want to scare you.
You can either meditate, if you're able.
but my best advice is to have the procedure under general anasethic.
it can be done, despite the medical prof' advising you it can't.
i had my first EGD without one and i was so stressed they agreed to do it under ga.
convince them you're a bag of nerves.

Colonoscopy, i didn't find too bad
good luck and be assertive, it's your body
regards
kudos42

[nickel184]

Just had my first endoscopy on Friday, 3/6 and just making sure my symptoms are normal.,,,felt okay right after surgery but now feeling chest discomfort, throat soreness, and just really tired.....I know I am probably reading into all of these.....just need some reassurance.....thanks good luck if you have to have one b/c i will never again

[wischo]

I had endoscopy, and colonoscopy yesterday. Have mild pains in left ribcage especially when i breath deeply. I expect this is normal, and is not really bad. To anybody awaiting these procedures please dont listen to the scaremongers here. These are extremely safe and nothing to be scared about. There is minimal discomfort and at the end of the day they can detect anything sinister before it can take hold. Your health is your wealth, have them done.

[Dajjer]

I too had and endoscopy today (my first). Except for a little bloating all was fine after the procedure. However 4 hours later its hard to swallow, my throat hurts and I still feel somewhat bloated. But based on all the comments here it seems that is the norm. I will try to post updates to create a fuller story,

[Dajjer]

Follow up:

three days later and I'm fine. The first night was horrible. I was totally bloated and wanted to throw up but it felt like one of those bile type regurgitation's and I could not will myself to do it. Also, when ever I had to belch, my chest had a painful spasms. Some pain meds helped me get some needed rest. The procedure was in the afternoon and of course you can't eat before the procedure and due to all the bloating I was not hungry after the procedure.

In any event, the next Day the spams were still there but the pain was down more than 50 percent. The need to throw up was still there but not as persistent. I still felt like I needed to let out a huge belch but I was feeling far more comfortable

Yesterday the spams were reduced to just a slight annoyance and the gas in my stomach was finally released  . . . . but not through a belch :-)

today both my chest and throat feel a little sore but I feel pretty much back to normal. Still, I don't think I will undergo this procedure in the future.

[liddy677]

I had an EGD with dilation yesterday.  Today I am having such pain around my kidney area.  Has anyone else had this happen?  I had one several years ago and felt absolutely fine.

[gacrews37]

I had this precedure done awhile back and was told that it was from the gas that they used to blow up the stomach area. I think that the doctor  gave me glencerin(spelled?) suppositories and that helped alot.

[Jillijobob]

Hi everyone,
It's refreshing to find this forum.  I had an EGD with maximum dilation and biopsies done three days ago.  This is my third and the previous two have been unremarkable.  I woke up from the procedure with severe spasms from the top of my esophagus down to the bottom of my rib cage.  I couldn't take in any water or ice chips due to the extreme pain when I tried to swallow (even saliva).  The next day I went to the ER, on my docs instruction.  The pumped me full of versed, which dropped the pain level from an 8 to a 6.
After x-ray and CT, negative for perforation, they gave me another IV dose of versed and sent me home with a prescripton for Percocet. My doc says he has never heard of such a thing. He said maybe he dilated me too much, or possibly scraped or gauged my esophagus. Regardless, he hopes that time will see it disipate.  Until then, it's minimal eating or drinking due to the pain, and disolving pain meds in my mouth every 3-4 hours. The pain has gotten slightly better, until I try to swallow, then I feel like I'm having a heart attack. And, I can hardly take a deep breath.  Not happy!
BTW, the biopsy came back with eosinophillic esophaghitis.  Still researching that. I can't find a connection to that and the spasms and pain I'm experiencing now.
Any ideas?
Thanks and good health to you all,
Jill

[ankh151]

I had both procedures on the same day (endoscopy and colonoscopy). The colonoscopy was a routine check up but the endoscopy was done due to my periodically choking on food and slight indigestion from time to time.  I had the procedures done on April 18th and it's now May 31st and I'm still feeling an uncomfortable, sometimes painful feeling in my upper stomach.  It feels like there is a knot in my stomach.  I have to take pepcid ac or nexium to relieve the discomfort. I was told after the endoscopy that there was inflammation in my esophagus and stomach and that i have a hiatal hernia. My question is why do I have more pain and discomfort now than I did prior to this procedure? When I asked the dr. about it I was told that the endscopy could not have caused this problem and to continue taking the nexium. I don't want to become dependent on nexium or any other antacid type meds. I am already taking lipitor daily which I hate doing.  I just want to know why I am having more discomfort after the procedure than i did prior to having it.  Does anyone have any idea?

[DMAB]

So glad I found this site.  I had my first endoscopy yesterday and the procedure went fine - no pain at all.  The worst part was getting the IV in.  I felt pretty good for the remainder of the day.  (I was done by 9:00 a.m., so had most of the day remaining.)  Last night, however, was HORRIBLE!  I hardly slept due to the pains in my stomach and behind my sternum.  Today was bad as well.  I couldn't understand why I felt so much worse today than I did yesterday.  After reading these posts, though, it sounds like it's pretty common.  I am having pains down in my stomach area, under my left rib and various other spots in my abdomen - sometimes associated with eating and other times just hurting for no apparent reason.  My throat hurts today, but did not yesterday.  I was diagnosed with a hiatal hernia with the acid reflux.  A couple of biopsies were taken as well, and I'm thinking the miscellaneous pains may be at those sites.  Hopefully, tomorrow will be a better day!

[jennifer550]

Today i went and had the endoscopy and biopsy at around 2pm. The exsperiance was horrible. I had the throat spray (I dont know which was worse), The endoscopy or throat spray. Anyway to all who are going to have the small op, yes it is not a pleasant exsperiance at all. The posative is,  you get to watch and it does not take that long 10 minutes if that. My only worry is the pain i am exsperiancing now. It is 11.25pm. I can not sleep , drink hardly breath as i have this stabing pain/Acid burning pain deep in my stomach. I have been sick twice. I am not sure myself if this is normal. I have looked at a few sites on goole to see if i can find any answers, only these sites have made me worry and confused even more.I have taken a omprozole, so fingers crossed the tablet soon kicks in as i dont know how much longer i can take the pain. Keep your chin up to all who feel the same as i x

[megaking72]

oh no guys i am going for scope test in 2 weeks time and from the comments to be frank i am scared **** out!
I opt for unsedated one,and doc said the scope is about 10mm in dia.
I will post the report soon

[sunflower93]

I just had an upper endoscopy done yesterday for reoccuring abdominal pain over the last few years. They found I have Chronic Gastritis, and they did a biopsy. The thing is, my stomach never hurt nearly as bad as it does today [the day after the endoscopy]. I'm not belching or flatuating, which I'm guessing I would be doing if the pain was related to the air in my stomach. Also, the pain is radiating into my back. It's just awful! Should i call a Doctor? On a lighter note, my throat doesn't hurt in the least.

[JerryDK]

Today is September 8, 2009.  Because of some chronic abdominal discomfort during the last two months I had both a colonoscopy and endoscopy on the same day, the morning of September 4.  Because of the sedation I have no memory of the procedures.  I awoke and seemed OK.  For the rest of that day I felt OK, no pain anywhere -- but I suspect that was because the demerol was still masking some pain.  The next day the middle of my upper abdomen (above the belly button and below the sternum) was almost constantly sore. The pain also seemed like a cramping or a pinching -- it is hard to put in words what the pain was.  I knew the doctor had taken some tissue for biopsy, so I tried to assuage myself by thinking that the pain was probably from where the tissue was taken and tried to accept the pain, but it kind of depressed me too.  The next day, Saturday, there was some improvement. On Sunday, I was just a little better.  On Monday about the same as Sunday.  Today is Tuesday and my abdomen still does not feel normal, and at random times that "cramping" or "pinching" feeling will come for a few seconds and the diminish or go away -- for awhile. I called the office where the procedure was done to tell them about my condition, and they said the doctor would call me back in the afternoon -- but he did not.  I will try again tomorrow. I am not happy about the soreness after the endoscopy, especially since I was feeling completely normal for the five days prior to the colonoscopy and endoscopy -- so I thought I was finally getting better.  But now I am have this soreness that is different than the other times during my chronic abdominal discomfort. But, since others here have said they had abdominal soreness for days after their procedure, maybe what I am experiencing is not alarming.

[easysqueeze]

Had both Colonoscopy and EDG with Biopsies Three months ago for Abd bloating and Hypylori positive in blood test.  Have had Reflux and continuous belching for two months now without any remedy.  dr seem to associate things with post antibiotics treatment but this was not there before the procedure.  Very concerned right about now...

Is there any test or  MRI that can reveal any expansion of the junction of the stomach and esophagus?  The reflux and belching gas or air is hindering my daily function and work as a singer...

[rell1985]

Today is 10/9/09, yesterday I had an EGD and everything seemed to be ok until I got home and the meds wore off. It feel like a constant cycle of chest pain that radiates throughout my left chest cavity and I can even feel it in my back in the same spots as I feel it in the front. It kind of feels like gas because like I said it radiates and moves, but I don't really recall having feeling gas like this before. I call my Dr. about 3hrs. ago and he said take some antacids because its probably erosion or acid from my stomach. Um, NO. I know what that feels like and that's not it. It's not a burning sensation or heart burn, but it feel like pain/gas moving through the middle of my chest and around my left chest cavity. Has anyone experienced this or have any clue to what I'm talking about??

[cat0000]

I had an EGD on Thurs....it is now Sunday night.  I too was fine after the procedure until the next day.  I have pain when swallowing and eating.  The pain is in my mid-chest.  I was dx with a hiatal hernia and multiple biopsies were taken but I did not have any pain when eating before this procedure.  I am wondering when it will go away so I can eat normally again.  

[cat0000]

Just to follow-up.  It is now Friday...over one week after my EGD.  Ironically, the sternum pain that radiates to my back is most likely cause from my gallbladder.  I had an ultrasound on Wednesday and they found a lot of gallstones.  I had a HIDA scan today and am waiting for the results.  I see a surgeon on Monday. I wonder if a lot of reasons people get the EGD end up being the gallbladder.  Mine was chest pain (bottom of my sternum) that radiated into my back between my shoulder blades.  

[swar12]

EGD procedure the morning of Nov 6, 2009.  Two biopsies were performed because of small reddish erosion the doctor found in the stomach area. Afterwards that day, No throat pain.

That same night I woke up with more than a slight discomfort (pain) in my upper stomach area just below the sternum, and also in my lower stomach area.  My stomach feels bruised, and is quite active (growling).  

Still burping air, and some stomach discomfort on Nov 9

I think this is normal, and it is starting to get better.  

[cat0000]

Follow-up:  Well, my HIDA scan showed that my gallbladder was working 0% and I had some pain in my lower sternum area and right back during the HIDA test.  I had my gallbladder out one week ago today.  It went really well and I feel a lot better.  I am still recovering from surgery but I can eat and drink without pain in my chest and back.  If the EGD and Heart workup does not seem to find your pain don't forget to have the doctor check your gallbladder (simple ultrasound and HIDA test).  The ED doctor (Oct 28) thought it was the Barratts they found during the EGD that was causing my pain but it wasn't.  Glad my GI doctor was on top of it.

[cerealcityqueen]

I had the upper endoscopy yesterday morning.  This is the third one since 1977.  The first one I was totally awake and don't recall much about how I felt later...too long ago.  The second was in 1987 which was while I was having horrid pain which later was discovered to be my gall bladder which was then removed.  Have no recollection of the post-procedure either due to other pain I was in.  Fast forward to today, a day after my third one.  WOW...I was not prepared for the throat pain, chest pain and mid stomach pain I am having.  It hurts to drink and eat and taking tylenol is really hard.  I called the post-op hotline but have not heard back yet.  My husband says the nurse said most people suffer pain and discomfort for 2-3 days afterwards. Of course I have no memory of this discussion as I was given versed.  Have a hefty cough as well...which had been resolved before the procedure.  Will check back in in a few days to let you know how this progressed.