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Edna is sitting on the examination desk at her physician’s workplace.
Edna: It’s been occurring so much these days. At brunch yesterday, my granola bar this morning, the sandwich I ate within the automotive on the best way over right here … It hurts after I swallow, and it looks like meals’s getting caught.
Edna’s physician is nodding and responding to her.
Doc: That sounds prefer it may very well be your esophagus. It could be infected or a situation like GERD or eosinophilic esophagitis, which we name EoE for brief. You solely have one esophagus, so let’s be certain that we get that checked out. I’m going to order an higher endoscopy.
Edna seems uncomfortable. Nonetheless speaking to the physician.
Edna: That sounds somewhat scary.
The physician is explaining the process to Edna, utilizing a mannequin of the human throat. She might additionally pull up literature on her laptop for example the method.
Doc: It could sound scary, nevertheless it’s a fairly easy process.
GRAPHIC – ENDOSCOPY TUBE
Doc: It’s carried out with a protracted, versatile tube with a digital camera and a lightweight on the tip that permits us to try your higher digestive system.
Doc and Edna speaking
Edna: Will I be awake for this?
Doc and Edna speaking
Doc: We’ll offer you some medicine by an IV that can assist you loosen up — it’s not basic anesthesia. You’ll be sleepy and sure gained’t keep in mind the process.
Edna seems at physician and responds to her
Edna: Okay. That doesn’t sound too unhealthy.
The physician responds
Doc: You’ll really feel somewhat groggy from the medicine afterward, so that you’ll wish to be sure you have somebody to drive you residence.
Edna asks the physician
Edna: What occurs in the event that they discover EoE?
Physician solutions her and palms her an order to get the take a look at carried out
Doc: There are a number of issues we are able to do, like medicine or dietary adjustments. And also you would wish common endoscopies and biopsies to watch your esophagus to see the way you’re responding to therapy.
A very powerful factor is to get you feeling higher so this doesn’t hold occurring and presumably harm your esophagus.
[SUPER] On the hospital …
Edna is now on the hospital the place a nurse is getting ready her for the process and explaining what’s going on. They’re attaching some screens to her chest.
The nurse sprays some numbing spray in Edna’s throat.
Nurse: This can assist us monitor your coronary heart charge, blood strain and respiration.
This can be a little spray to assist numb your throat earlier than the process and make you extra snug.
The physician performing the examination enters the room.
Doc: Hello, Edna. Seems to be such as you’re prepped. I’m going to make use of a versatile gastroscope with a lightweight and lens to look into your throat to verify for irritation or narrowing. I would take a fast biopsy to ship to the lab. The entire course of ought to take round 15 to half-hour.
[SUPER] Within the working room …
The physician is trying on the tissue of Edna’s esophagus on a TV monitor and is performing the examination. She’s speaking to the nurse who’s helping the process.
Doc: I see somewhat irritation in right here.
The physician, addressing colleagues, takes a fast biopsy.
Doc: I’m going to take a fast biopsy. Hand me the forceps.
[SUPER] An hour later …
Edna wakes up within the restoration room. A nurse checks in on her and brings her a cup of water to sip from.
Nurse: Hello, Edna. You probably did nice. We’re all accomplished. You may really feel somewhat sleepy or lightheaded for just a few hours. You may additionally expertise somewhat bloating from the air and a gentle sore throat, however you shouldn’t be feeling any ache. Give us a name if some other signs pop up.
Edna replies. She is mendacity down on a restoration mattress.
Edna: Sounds good. Thanks.
Nurse replies
Nurse: You’ll wish to take it straightforward the remainder of the day. Curl up on the sofa with some good TV. I could also be biased, however I like Nurse Jackie!
[Both laugh.]
Optionally available – picture of Edna curled up at residence on sofa watching TV (in fact curled up with a cat), if that appears to work.
For extra data, please go to HealthyWomen.org/EoE
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