Posted 17:18 by Grote 0 comments

So that's what my stomach looks like? Neat.

I've been fighting some nasty Acid Reflux/Heartburn and so I saw my doctor. He scheduled an Upper GI. Basically, for those who don't know what it is, they make you drink some alka-seltzer and then stand you on a table, which has been rotated vertically, and then take a "scout" film which is a normal X-Ray. Then they make you drink about half a glass of Barium/Milk to make your insides glow and then rotate the table back to horizontal(while you're still on it, natch). Then they have you rotate on your back and belly while they take snap shots from the video they're shooting of your stomach and esophagus. It's kinda of neat that you can see the images of your stomach and whatnot on live full motion video as you breathe. The good news (since I work in medcal Imaging) I was able to get my results right away, which were negative. So, nothing major wrong just some normal heartburn or acid reflux. :P