EGD tale- H. Pylori (negative) - Acid Reflux / GERD Message Board

jvossrn · 04-10-2005, 12:54 AM

Hello to all

I had my EGD done Friday. I was given 9 mg versed (two mg is a "normal" dose for an EGD, plus 200mg of demerol. Apparently I react differently to versed and was, to put it mildly, a wild woman. My husband said that when they brought me out to the recovery area I was screaming at them, "This is a shady operation you have going on here!" I don't remember it, thankfully.

Anyway, I was told by my husband that they checked for H. Pylori bacteria by snipping a piece of my stomach tissue to send for a biopsy. (I'm a nurse at the hospital where my EGD was done, so I check the results- negative). Has anyone been checked for H. pylori? Husband said it was due to "patchy irritation in my stomach" that he checked. I also had my esophagus dilated to 54fr. Why? I don't know.

Well, when I went to bed Friday night, I woke up nauseated and threw up a small amount of blood and yellow bile. I did take all of my meds as normal on Friday. All day saturday I've had a dull ache in my stomach, and a raw feeling in my throat. I keep worrying that I am bleeding inside from that biopsy... (Ahhhhh... and anxiety makes things feel worse!!)

Just wondering if anyone else has been checked for h. pylori. Also, I wasn't given a follow-up appointment!!! Agh! I asked my husband, "well... what do I do now???" I'm taking 40mg prilosec twice daily, 300mg zantac twice daily, and pepto bismol with terrible symptoms of GERD still.

Hmmm... thanks for letting me vent!
Jen

chloe_123 · 04-10-2005, 11:35 AM

Jen, your story is very strange. To check for H-Pylori they just need to do a blood test. I had an ulcer back in 99 and a blood test confirmed I was H-Pylori positive. A few different kinds of anitbiotics, taken together for a couple days got rid of the ulcer.
In January of this year I was convinced my ulcer was back but in order to check if I had an H-Pylori ulcer again they made me do a breath test. I blew into a balloon and they checked that way. They could not do a blood test again because I will always score a postive result. Once you get H-Pylori it stays with you forever. I was negitive with the breath test, so no ulcer but was told I have GERD. I am using alternative methods to control it.... no more medication.
Hope that helps.