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Post by illinids2 on Sept 1, 2014 10:29:58 GMT -5
I had an EGD on Friday due to Barrett's esophagus and recommended annual EGD to make sure cells haven't turned from precancer to cancer (3% chance from what I am told). In any case the Dr said things looked good and he took numerous pictures of the stomach (some bumps showing evidence of staple lines) and then pictures of the duodenum. He said these looked normal but it looks very strange to me and I can't find anything like it when searching images on the internet. Here are the strange looking duodenum pics and the comment from Dr about being normal. I don't know about you but that white stuff looks like a flap of skin to me, and does not look normal. Naturally after the EGD I was out of it from the "anesthesia" so I don't recall much but my wife said the Dr told her things looked good (just awaiting biopsy of cells to check Barrett's progress) structurally. It seems to me that the white "chicken skin" flap stuff could be the suture that he says is evidenced, but I would think that food could catch on this flap and that it isn't healthy??? Anyone else ever see pics like this of their own duodenum or others?
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Post by newyorkbitch on Sept 1, 2014 10:50:11 GMT -5
Send the images and report to your DS surgeon for a second opinion.
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Post by illinids2 on Sept 1, 2014 10:54:04 GMT -5
Send the images and report to your DS surgeon for a second opinion. Yeah, I am going to do so. I have my 12 month follow up in a few weeks so I will just take the report with me and discuss. It seems to me that it would be very easy to trim the white stuff away via another scope, so if it is any concern I am going to ask.
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Post by west4thavenue on Sept 1, 2014 15:33:13 GMT -5
I think the white stuff is the mucosa, Scott. We need one of our nurses to weigh in on this.
Meanwhile, how are you feeling? Still having pain?
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Post by illinids2 on Sept 1, 2014 16:30:10 GMT -5
I think the white stuff is the mucosa, Scott. We need one of our nurses to weigh in on this.
Meanwhile, how are you feeling? Still having pain? Hi Monica....thanks for asking. I am fine. I do have pain that comes and goes at times but think it is just my guts passing stuff through. I guess mucosa could be what that stuff is..just not sure what purpose it serves.
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Post by west4thavenue on Sept 1, 2014 18:44:38 GMT -5
Don't quote me about that white part being mucosa. I don't really know. But I would tell you not to worry about it because it is so large that certainly it would be in the report if it were something unusual.
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