A Big Stretch - Yesterday I had my gastroscopy. Apparently I have a lot of stomach inflammation (gastritis) but no ulcer. I think this is "goodish" news, but I haven't had a chance yet to go over the results with the doctor. After the procedure I was groggy. They'd drugged me with Demerol and Versed (Midazolam). Supposedly, I was basically awake during the procedure, but Versed makes you calm and then later you forget what happened. Well, I have forgotten pretty much everything that happened. I do remember that the doctor told me he had dilated my esophagus.

It's still unclear haw bad my gastritis is, or whether it is caused by an infection. We'll see.