Endoscopy Monday

mom2jnr
mom2jnr Member Posts: 2
in Esophageal Cancer #1
Hello,newbie here. I am not ever sure I need to be on this site. But, I have been have difficulty swallowing for a couple of months now. With the feeling of food and liquid always getting stuck. I have been vomiting several times a week. I have lost weight because of this. My question is, how soon after the endoscopy will I know the results? I know there are several other medical conditions that can cause this problem but I am really concerned about this.

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  • sandy1943
    sandy1943 Member Posts: 824
    #2
    WElcome to our site. You're
    WElcome to our site. You're right, the symptons you mentioned can be several things. It's good you're having the scope done. There's a lot the dr. can tell you then, but sometimes he will wait. It's really up to the dr. I was told the day I had my scope, that I had cancer, but they did biopsy it. The results were back and I saw the surgeon the next week.
    Good luck. I know you are nervous. I will be lifting you up in prayer, Sandra
  • dodger21
    dodger21 Member Posts: 85 Member
    #3
    Endoscopy
    Hi,
    when I had my first endoscopy the surgeon saw me after I came out of anaestitic and gave me an internal photograph of my oesophagus. I then had an appt with her two weeks later where she told me the results. If your surgeon sees something she will need to do a biopsy but a photograph will generally show you either a lump or, in my case, scaly redness.

    Endoscopy doesn't hurt, so don't get too stressed. Good luck with it all
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  • Callaloo
    Callaloo Member Posts: 135
    #5
    Endoscopy
    My husband and I have both had endoscopies. In both cases, the doctor came in after the sedatives had worn off and gave us preliminary results. In my husband's case, he was told his looked good, but needed to wait a few days for the biopsy results to confirm that a few anomalies were benign. This is the more common scenario.

    In my case, the doctor told me right away that he had found a malignant tumor and scheduled a CT scan for the next business day without waiting for the biopsy. This is unusual.

    In any event, the least you should expect from your doctor is to be told immediately after the procedure (whether by the doc or his/her PA) whether or not anything was found needing biopsy, or whether all they did was simply stretch the esophagus, which is fairly common when there's a stricture.
  • linda1120
    linda1120 Member Posts: 389
    #6
    Callaloo said:

    Endoscopy
    My husband and I have both had endoscopies. In both cases, the doctor came in after the sedatives had worn off and gave us preliminary results. In my husband's case, he was told his looked good, but needed to wait a few days for the biopsy results to confirm that a few anomalies were benign. This is the more common scenario.

    In my case, the doctor told me right away that he had found a malignant tumor and scheduled a CT scan for the next business day without waiting for the biopsy. This is unusual.

    In any event, the least you should expect from your doctor is to be told immediately after the procedure (whether by the doc or his/her PA) whether or not anything was found needing biopsy, or whether all they did was simply stretch the esophagus, which is fairly common when there's a stricture.

    endoscopy
    Jim's scenario was exactly like Lu's. The doctor came in and told us Jim had Barrett's and a tumor that was cancer. He gave us a picture of the tumor and the report. It was overwhelming, yet I had researched Jim's symptoms and everything kept coming up ec. Of course that is not what we want to hear and it is still a shock.

    Linda
  • mom2jnr
    mom2jnr Member Posts: 2
    #7
    Callaloo said:

    Endoscopy
    My husband and I have both had endoscopies. In both cases, the doctor came in after the sedatives had worn off and gave us preliminary results. In my husband's case, he was told his looked good, but needed to wait a few days for the biopsy results to confirm that a few anomalies were benign. This is the more common scenario.

    In my case, the doctor told me right away that he had found a malignant tumor and scheduled a CT scan for the next business day without waiting for the biopsy. This is unusual.

    In any event, the least you should expect from your doctor is to be told immediately after the procedure (whether by the doc or his/her PA) whether or not anything was found needing biopsy, or whether all they did was simply stretch the esophagus, which is fairly common when there's a stricture.

    My Results
    First I want to thank you all for your kind words and helpfulness. I do not have cancer, I have hiatus hernia and GERD. I wish all of you my best.
  • rose20
    rose20 Member Posts: 258
    #8
    mom2jnr said:

    My Results
    First I want to thank you all for your kind words and helpfulness. I do not have cancer, I have hiatus hernia and GERD. I wish all of you my best.

    mom2jnr
    Good news!! How wonderful. I know hiatus hernias and gerd is not so great to have but at least it is not this dreadful cancer. Now take care of that gerd because if not taken care of it can turn to cancer. My brother was told he had gerd only for it to be cancer.
    I am just so happy for you that it's not cancer!!
  • linda1120
    linda1120 Member Posts: 389
    #9
    mom2jnr said:

    My Results
    First I want to thank you all for your kind words and helpfulness. I do not have cancer, I have hiatus hernia and GERD. I wish all of you my best.

    GREAT NEWS!
    I am so glad you had good news. Take care of your gerd! My husband was diagnosed with both of these many years ago and then cancer.

    Best wishes,

    Linda
  • Gatoraid
    Gatoraid Member Posts: 66
    #10
    My Experience
    I had the results of the biopsy withing a few days (positive). Then I had to wait to have a CT/Pet scan and get the results which took another week. In all, within 2 weeks I knew I had cancer, what kind and the recommended treatment. I was diagnosed at Boston Medical Center but selected Massachusetts General because they appeared to have a much stronger cancer center and treatment program. Your symptoms were similar to mine, but nothing happened with me until I vomited blood and that's when I went to the emergency room which started my diagnoses. I wish you the best and hope that your diagnoses is better that mine was.
  • alexander22
    alexander22 Member Posts: 8
    #11
    alex 59 very wary at the moment from scotland
    last satarday i decided to go to hospital i was having slight shortness of breath when talking although i still cycle 5 miles per day without shortness of breath they took an x ray and kept me in as they said it was abnormal i still eat quite well and only just started to feel reflux last 5 to 6 days no wait loss as yet waiting for appointment for endascope and ct did pinch a look at my notes when doc left them sitting as he had to rush of it says po e/c cancer /l/c cancer query they let me out sunday as they could not scan or scope till this week as it was a bank holiday would you beleive it since ive nowen the possabilaty is clear that i might have e/c all my symtoms have started to get worse as in dont feel like eating and reflux more light headed never been sick yet but dose feel bagged up any advise
  • BMGky
    BMGky Member Posts: 621
    #12
    alexander22 said:

    alex 59 very wary at the moment from scotland
    last satarday i decided to go to hospital i was having slight shortness of breath when talking although i still cycle 5 miles per day without shortness of breath they took an x ray and kept me in as they said it was abnormal i still eat quite well and only just started to feel reflux last 5 to 6 days no wait loss as yet waiting for appointment for endascope and ct did pinch a look at my notes when doc left them sitting as he had to rush of it says po e/c cancer /l/c cancer query they let me out sunday as they could not scan or scope till this week as it was a bank holiday would you beleive it since ive nowen the possabilaty is clear that i might have e/c all my symtoms have started to get worse as in dont feel like eating and reflux more light headed never been sick yet but dose feel bagged up any advise

    You may need to repost this as a new topic
    Since this is at the end of some posts regarding another person, it could be your questions could be missed. Some others know how to repost a message, but I don't. Please repost as there are many on this site that have information that possibly could be of information to you.

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