Category Archives: Endoscopy

Can you have your colonoscopy and endoscopy on the same day?

I’ve heard it dozens of times: My gastroenterologist says s/he can’t do my endoscopy and colonoscopy on the same day. Sometimes it’s because it was considered too “dangerous”. Occasionally it’s because “that’s not the way we do it”. Sorry, that doesn’t … Continue reading →

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The Endoscopy: An Original Poem

Posted on June 13, 2011 by

It just doesn’t look right in the blog format, so click here if you’d like to read my poem. Below is the brief backstory…if you’re interested in what happened.  Please read the poem first.

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My Friend’s Endoscopy, Part II

Posted on January 20, 2011 by

Sorry for the delay in the next blog post.  Family vacation called! In my last blog, my friend Alan, a healthy 39-year old man, had just gotten an upper endoscopy and a colonoscopy for reasons that were “soft” as we … Continue reading →

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My Friend’s Endoscopy

Posted on January 11, 2011 by

It’s always great to get an email from an old friend, isn’t it?  Today I got one from a close friend from college who now lives across the country.  He asked me for some GI advice, and did his email … Continue reading →

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