Earlier this week I found out the hole that allows food down my esophagus is a bit of a spaz. I was having issues eating last week, so I had to go to a specialist to find out what was going on. My first thought was acid reflux. I didn't have all the symptoms, but it seemed the most logical. We also thought maybe an ulcer or a hiatal hernia. Turns out it's none of those things. Just a little spaz attack of the esophagus hole thingy (not the technical name).
In order to find this out, though, I had to go in for a surgical procedure. I admit, I was a bit nervous. Anytime they make you slip on a robe that shows your butt, you know that's serious business. They wheeled me into the room where they were going to perform the operation, sprayed my throat with some numbing thing, then injected me with some sedative. Then the doctor shoved a long tube down my throat, into my esophagus then my stomach and took a little peek. When I was allowed out of the recovery room about an hour later, they showed me the video. Pretty freakin' COOL! If they'd have given me a copy, I'd upload it on YouTube so you could check it out, but all they gave me were a few pictures of my insides. I guess it's the closest I'll ever get to a sonogram, so I think I'll scan those and share them with my friends.
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