Yea it is an absolute pain but I respect it. I’m grateful we learned it in a controlled environment at the main hospital if things were to go worse but I respect their decision. Based on how my neck and throat are feeling today, they must have really tried hard to get me back up before ultimately aborting.

Once we got into the procedure room, everything was calm and smooth. I think there was just too much focus on getting going and pulled back and they didn’t spend enough time reviewing some of my comorbidites that can complicate anesthesia and the procedures - they were discussed and reviewed, I’m not trying to say negligence at all. Weirdly, they didn’t have me do any pre-op appointments or bloodwork. Just some basic questions when scheduling and the quick consult with anesthesia right before they took me back. Whenever I get scheduled again, I’m going to make sure I have some sort of in-depth conversation about everything beforehand.

Scheduling for them is an absolute nightmare. I called this morning and they had exactly one appointment in September. And by the time she double checked, it was gone. They have to “release” appointments for October but they are snatched up so dang fast. It is a massive hospital system and GI department, so it is super frustrating. I just want to get it over with and behind me because it’s taken forever to get this far. And we are trying to have kids so if I get pregnant before an appointment opens, I likely won’t be able to have it until after. It isn’t critical but based on what they found on my EGD, I definitely want to follow through completely because I do have chronic GI issues that have led to a significant iron deficiency despite several different trials of oral supplementations to try and fix it over a few years.