Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: gastric emptying test

Queenie.. I tried looking for your email here to write you, but it wasn't listed. I would like to chat with you somehow about the testing that you're going through.
My daughter just did the gastric emptying test and it was not bad at all. You are required to show up 'fasted' and then they make you eat either a PBJ sandwich or egg-salad (or other thing) that they lace with a radioactive liquid. Sounds scary, eh? It's not. You do have to eat it all within 5 mins. or so. Then you're taken into a room with an MRI type machine. The one my daughter was in was an 'open' type.. not the tube. She had to lie still for 2 1/2 hours! That was very difficult, since she suffers from nausea and pain mostly. Combined with the fact that she's 12 and the Harry Potter book (though her favorite) didn't cure the itchies that she would have now & again. The machine beeped whenever she moved and they would tell her to be VERY still. Poor little thing. I was so glad that I could sit right next to her though. Very glad. Well... I know your post was quite a while back, but I only just now read it. I hope to hear from you...
Feel free to email me @ FREE2BDEE@aol.com.
Take care,

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~Deborah

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