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Nah, they don't knock you out for ERCP, just lightly sedated.
Local anasthetic spray for the throat, sedative in the arm, then swallow the scope. Possibly an overnight stay but that's all.
As you're still here 2 weeks later, appendicitis seems unlikey
Mine went haywire on 5 occasions before it finally came out. I was ultra sounded to check for stones poked and prodded around by several doctors, went to A&E on the advice of one doctor and no one seemed to be able to find out what was wrong. Finally after another attack a locum doctor at the surgery referred me to a specialist at Lewes hospital. I described what was happening and he looked at my notes and told me it was my appendix flaring up, effectively an appendicitis starting but then settling down again after 24 hours or so. He said it might never go nuclear but based on the fact that I travel a lot for work and there are places with a worse health system than the UK he felt it best it came out. I agreed, not a difficult decision considering how bad I felt during an attack. He opened his diary said when do you want it out and we agreed on a date around 7 weeks later, he could have done it in 4 weeks but I had work commitments. The pathology results showed it had been the problem and it was inflamed when it came out.
So although it's unlikely that you've got a dodgy appendix don't rule it out. I saw plenty of doctors all of whom took the situation seriously and sent me for all manner of tests but none of whom had thought it might be my appendix.
The pathology results showed it had been the problem and it was inflamed when it came out...
Interesting, but very rare to have a grumbling appendicitis! Glad it got sorted.
based on the fact that I travel a lot for work and there are places with a worse health system than the UK....
You're not an astronaut are you?! For some reason I have it in my head that they take the appendix out in astronauts prophylacticaly for that very reason!
DrP
Got the results of an ultra sound scan. No stones or abnormalities in liver, kidney or any part of my biliary tree.
I've got to go for a CT scan on Monday, and an endoscopy either next Friday or the Friday after 🙁
[i]endoscopy[/i]
I can sense another Agent Picolax thread on the way...