Mollypop
Well-Known Member
Hello everyone,
I thought I’d start a new thread, because having searched the site I can’t find anything specific relating to the study I have had.
I had my VSG on 10/07/2017 and have lost over 9st.
Since having the surgery I have been affected with sickness, nausea and acid reflux. Most nights I wake up choking which affects me for the next day with wheezing and coughing up bile.
I currently take: 90mg Lansoprazole & 30mg Metoclopramide, daily which is maximum dosage.
During my yearly check-up in July 18, I discussed my symptoms, and I have been referred to Endoscopy for an Oesophageal Manometry and 24hr PH Monitoring Study which I am completing today.
The study lasts 24 hrs and monitors the amount of acid coming out of the stomach and assesses the pressure of the oesophagus and the valves at the top & bottom of the gullet.
In preparation, I stopped taking my meds I week before the study.
Yesterday I went to begin the study at Walsall Manor. This appointment lasted about 45 minutes and the test was in 2 parts.
The first was a tube which is inserted through the nose to the stomach for 10 minutes, and throughout I sipped water and ate marshmallow. I was given a throat and nose spray as anaesthetic which worked, although felt very strange. This part was to measure pressure and swallow.
The second was a narrower tube, again via my nose and through to my stomach, which has been attached to a monitor where I have logged food, drink, symptoms, and when I went to bed. This is taken out today when I return to the hospital. I have also had a paper diary which I have completed alongside the digital monitor. This has been to measure PH levels and acid.
My next appointment is on 4th October to discuss the results, which may result in a revision surgery to a RNY.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
I thought I’d start a new thread, because having searched the site I can’t find anything specific relating to the study I have had.
I had my VSG on 10/07/2017 and have lost over 9st.
Since having the surgery I have been affected with sickness, nausea and acid reflux. Most nights I wake up choking which affects me for the next day with wheezing and coughing up bile.
I currently take: 90mg Lansoprazole & 30mg Metoclopramide, daily which is maximum dosage.
During my yearly check-up in July 18, I discussed my symptoms, and I have been referred to Endoscopy for an Oesophageal Manometry and 24hr PH Monitoring Study which I am completing today.
The study lasts 24 hrs and monitors the amount of acid coming out of the stomach and assesses the pressure of the oesophagus and the valves at the top & bottom of the gullet.
In preparation, I stopped taking my meds I week before the study.
Yesterday I went to begin the study at Walsall Manor. This appointment lasted about 45 minutes and the test was in 2 parts.
The first was a tube which is inserted through the nose to the stomach for 10 minutes, and throughout I sipped water and ate marshmallow. I was given a throat and nose spray as anaesthetic which worked, although felt very strange. This part was to measure pressure and swallow.
The second was a narrower tube, again via my nose and through to my stomach, which has been attached to a monitor where I have logged food, drink, symptoms, and when I went to bed. This is taken out today when I return to the hospital. I have also had a paper diary which I have completed alongside the digital monitor. This has been to measure PH levels and acid.
My next appointment is on 4th October to discuss the results, which may result in a revision surgery to a RNY.
Please let me know if you have any questions.