Husband's upper endoscopy with
stricture dilatation went well. I was there during the entire procedure which took only a few minutes. I remember how the GI doctor first scared, then reassured me ... all in one breath.
HIM: "Perforation is more common with eosinophilic esophagitis because the esophagus is as stiff as a lead pipe and less resilient."
ME: "So ... if he perforates, do we have a qualified surgeon who can take care of it?"
HIM: "None."
ME: (speechless)
HIM: "But don't worry. In my 29 years of practice, I have never perforated anyone."

Captain Stricture
He didn't perforate. That means I don't get my $1 million dollars worth of life insurance (joke only, Lord!!!).
He was given a hefty dose of Versed and Fentanyl --- we should do this more often ... it makes him very meek.
I now understand what my husband meant when he said that it was "surreal" seeing my uterus sitting on top of my abdomen during C-section. I felt the same seeing his throat, esophagus and stomach --- to think that I've seen hundreds of worse-looking gullets!
Talk about knowing someone INSIDE and OUT ...