thank you all :) I appreciate the words of wisdom. I was pretty nervous about what was going to be done to my hubby, but I guess this is one thing i don't need to turn grey over :)
I've had a couple endoscopy's also, no pain what so ever. The possible biopsy is just if something is found as Bill said.Standard procedure, no worries.
My personal experience with endoscopy was uneventful; no pain or discomfort whatsoever. I also didn’t require any banding, however.
Without specifics, it’s hard to tell what biopsy they were referring to. They might be considering liver biopsy, or they could also biopsy any suspicious anomalies they find in the esophagus, should something present. I suspect the later, if they haven’t discussed otherwise.
Good luck, and let us know how things go,
--Bill
I have had a few of these done, never needed any banding though. Felt fine afterwords even went out for lunch. This might explain it more, best to you.
http://www.barrettsinfo.com/content/3a_what_is_egd_with_biopsy.cfm
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