Comic: Edna Gets an Endoscopy

Image Dialogue Edna is sitting on the examination table at her doctor’s office. Edna: It’s been happening a lot lately. At brunch yesterday, my granola bar this morning, the sandwich I ate in the car on the way over here … It hurts when I swallow, and it feels like food’s getting stuck. Edna’s doctor is nodding and responding to her. Doc: That sounds like it could be your esophagus. It may be inflamed or a condition like GERD or eosinophilic esophagitis, which we call EoE for short. You only have one esophagus, so let’s make sure we get that checked out. I’m going to order an upper endoscopy. Edna looks uncomfortable. Still talking to the doctor. Edna: That sounds a little scary. The doctor is explaining the procedure to Edna, using a model of the human throat. She could also pull up literature on her computer to illustrate the process. Doc: It may sound scary, but it’s a pretty simple procedure. GRAPHIC - ENDOSCOPY TUBE Doc: It’s performed with a long, flexible tube with a camera and a light on the end that allows us to take a look at your upper digestive system. Doc and Edna talking Edna: Will I be awake for this? Doc and Edna talking Doc: We’ll give you some medication through a...