Enteroclysis Ct: in MY NOSE!!!

[heartofwisdom]

I'm scheduled for a Enteroclysis Ct Dec 12.

The dr didn't tell me they will put a tube in my NOSE! And NO drugs? Are they nuts?

I'm not afaid of pain. Had all my children natural childbirth but in my NOSE? ANything around my face = some kind of shot or no way. I'm requesting Valumn at least.


Anyone have a Enteroclysis Ct? Tell me about it.

 

[heartofwisdom]

...it didnt go down the first time (went into my lungs instead) !

ACCKCKKKK! Your lungs! I am demanding drugs.

 

[jed]

pen, is it anything similar in feeling to a nasal gastric tube?

 

[kello82]

i think cookie had this done recently?

i feel like i remember her mentioning somehting like this. in her thread "hospital" in the treatment section i believe

 

[jed]

its crappy, but its not the worst thing in the world:|

 

[CookieCat]

Hi Heartofwisdom,

Uhh.... yeah, Kello is right - I had an enteroclytitis done three weeks ago. I'm sorry to say I can't be all that reassurring about it either, Heart. My experience of it was pretty grim...

It does actually involve a naso-gastric tube Pen.... although with me, they ended up putting a tube down via my PEG after they tried the N/G tube and I just about choked to death on them. The N/G goes down your nose and throat, into your stomach and then into the duodenum and has to go past a bend to reach your small bowel. They use the tube to inject two different sorts of contrast - barium and methylcellulose - into your bowel and then chart the process on screen.

I am not very good with N/G tubes, but that is partly cos I have a deviated septum (funny nose) and chronic sinusitis. However, the key is to TRY to relax as much as possible. (((HUGS))) The first part is by far the worst. Ask if you can swallow a bit of water through a straw - that can help the tube go down and get past the gag reflex.

I was told that they don't like to sedate you because they need you to change position as they chart the progress of the contrast. :yrolleyes:

Sorry I cant say it's not that bad... but like all unpleasant tests it doesnt last forever hun. It will be over and done with soon enough.

I am actually facing a repeat of this test when I go on vacation - the city where my sister lives has better facilities and can do an MRI enteroclytitis of my small bowel so I am getting that done. I wasn't too happy to hear the 'enteroclytitis' bit
in the title! I'll be thinking of you tomorrow..... if you start to panic, squeeze my hand and remind yourself that Cookie survived and so will you, OK? ((HUGS))) again....

 

[heartofwisdom]

Thanks for being here Cookie!

I got Valium scrip today. The test may be miserable but I should be a bit relaxed. Works at the dentist for me.

So what was the result of your test?

 

[CookieCat]

Hiya Heart, yeh the valium should help without knocking you out totally and Soup is right on the other thread that you should try to focus on your breathing to relax.

My test didn't go too good here. They only managed to chart part of the process as my reflux kept making me chuck up the contrast. So they didn't get the pics done of the small bowel, just the beginning. I'm having a MRI enteroclysis done when I go on vacation in a couple of weeks which will hopefully give better pictures. Not looking forward to all that damn contrast again - it stuck me up like cement and gave me constipation and pains for a week! My date is 12/22 so only 3 days to recover before Xmas. Eeek.... :eek2:

Hope your test goes as smoothly as poss. I'll be thinking of you hon. ((HUGS))

 

[heartofwisdom]

They didn't have to go in my nose--Vanderbuilt doesn't do that anymore. I just had to get an IV and drink stuff for the contrast.

I thought the stuff would bind me up but we had to stop for bathrooms 5 times on the way home, then I had an accident, then up at least 20x during the night. THis is nothing new for me but I didn't know to take D meds becasue I don't want to get bound up. D continues today. Eating bananas.

I have a library and mp3 player in the bathroom so I kill 2 birds lol.

Thanks for thinking of me.
Robin