According to the reporter, the patient underwent the capsule placement procedure.Upon returning home and taking a few bites of something to eat, the patient started to sweat profusely.There was a slight pain in the chest.The patient tried again three hours later; the patient sweated again and vomited.The doctor prescribed carafate syrup and lorazepam for anxiety.The following day the patient was able to eat with some pain while swallowing and the food produced a pain in the chest.The reporter stated "in the endoscopy report, the doctor reported mild esophagitis found at scj, at 38 cm.The capsule placed at 32 cm.The patient checked the monitor and it varied between 4 and 7.6 during the day.Got up in the middle of night and it was 2 something but no heartburn.Four days post procedure, the patient experienced sharp pain swallowing.Six days post procedure, the patient experienced pain swallowing in the chest; sometimes extremely sharp depending on the food.Seven days post procedure the patient experienced chest pain and went to the emergency room (er).The patient was at the er for 8 hours.The healthcare professionals ruled out heart and found the capsule in t he x-ray.The capsule was removed by the doctor.
|