I was not feeling well and felt something was wrong with my stomach.
I had gone to another GI doctor and we were going to do a upper endoscopy. However I was very intolerant of the the procedure and could not take it, even though he tried several times, with the smallest scope. They wanted to knock me out with propofol, and I am always leery of something so drastic, especially with the news that Michael Jackson had passed away on this. So I decided not to do the endoscopy.
But I wanted to try it out another time because I felt something was wrong with me. I thought that I was not going to be able to do it, and woud have to go into the hospital to get the procedure done under general anesthesia (which would have costed a lot more money). I went to Dr Choi because of the great reviews about him, and I am VERY glad that I did as the reviews were right about him. He gave me minimal sedation, he EXPERTLY did the procedure within 5-10 minutes. I was diagnosed with an H pylori ulcer and was given treatment for it. It was well worth the cost (which is normal cost) and the drive to go out to LA.
Dr Choi is very experienced at what he does, understands what will work and what will not. I thought that I was not going to be able to do it and I almost wanted to give up , but I am VERY glad that I got it done and over with. The nursing staff was very friendly, supportive and helped put me at ease also.
I would definitely trust him with my endoscopy in the future!!
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