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Do I need an endoscope? What is this ?

 
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tanyar
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 4:29 am    Post subject: Do I need an endoscope? Reply with quote
After taking painkillers for a pulled shoulder muscle I found bleeding in my stools, stopped taking the painkillers and visted my GP. He gave me a Pylori test which came back postive. After 7 months my breath test came back negative but I continue to have Dyspepsia. My dyspepsia has been made worse by continuing anxiety. My smear came back recently with CIN2 and I am waiting possible treatment. I also have anxiety about my Pylori and dyspepsia as my father died of esophagus and stomach cancer and had digestive problems for as long as i could remember. Early on in my treatment my doctor recommended I may need to go for an endosope but since my negative results this has fallen by the wayside. My GP advised me that my dyspepsia will go on it's own eventually. I haven't got much faith in my GP unfortuantely because I don't seem to get much feedback from him. What I really wanted to know was, considering my fathers history, is an endoscope warranted? should I push for this?
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 1:13 am    Post subject: Re: Do I need an endoscope? Reply with quote
I'm sorry no one has answered you. I don't know much about dyspepsia and nothing about CIN2 but I do know that an endoscopy revealed cancer in my brother's esophagus. What I DO know about cancer of the esophagus is that by the time any symptoms are evident, the cancer is usually very advanced. Nor trying to scare you...but trust your instincts..INSIST on an endoscopy. YOU have nothing to lose..at least a negative result will put your mind at ease.
Please let us know how you make out...you deserve to have some definitive answers and PEACE of mind!
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