EireCara
Well-known member
Hello everyone......My doctor wants me to have a scope into my stomach to see what is going on as I have a lot of soreness/pain in that general area for quite some time..(from my navel to my stomach area)
The thing is...when I went to see a consultant 6 or 7 months ago, he said he would NOT do it until my a.fib problems have been sorted out, as the scope can bring on a.fib because the stomach and heart are so close together. Also, during one of my hospital 'stays' a few months back two other consultants said the same thing.
Thismorning I got a call from the hospital saying they had an appointment for the scope TOMORROW if I wanted it......I SAID NO....I feel bad for turning it down, but (a) I am very frightened of the thought of having a tube into my throat, and (b) I am even more scared of having an arrhythmia, because I have had VT in the past and ....BASICALLY, I AM SCARED STIFF. I really wanted to say yes, because its soo difficult to get appointment here for ANYTHING !!!!
What do you guys think...would it be safe for me to have the scope down ? Has anyone with a.fib or arrhythmias in general had a scope...I guess the TEE is similar ??
The thing is...when I went to see a consultant 6 or 7 months ago, he said he would NOT do it until my a.fib problems have been sorted out, as the scope can bring on a.fib because the stomach and heart are so close together. Also, during one of my hospital 'stays' a few months back two other consultants said the same thing.
Thismorning I got a call from the hospital saying they had an appointment for the scope TOMORROW if I wanted it......I SAID NO....I feel bad for turning it down, but (a) I am very frightened of the thought of having a tube into my throat, and (b) I am even more scared of having an arrhythmia, because I have had VT in the past and ....BASICALLY, I AM SCARED STIFF. I really wanted to say yes, because its soo difficult to get appointment here for ANYTHING !!!!
What do you guys think...would it be safe for me to have the scope down ? Has anyone with a.fib or arrhythmias in general had a scope...I guess the TEE is similar ??