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About Your Appointment
Plan on being at our facility for about 90 minutes from arrival to departure (although this may vary depending on the day/procedure/location)
For appointments with a scheduled arrival time of 4:00pm or later, have your ride plan to be at the facility no later than 5:30pm.
If you are unable to keep your appointment, please call at least 3 business days prior to your procedure to reschedule. We reserve the right to charge a penalty fee for patients who “no show” or cancel without adequate notice.
Medication Instructions
- Aside from the medications below, we recommend you take all home medications as usual with a small amount of water, at least 3 hours before your arrival time.
- If you take blood thinners (Eliquis®, Plavix®, Warfarin, Xarelto®, etc.) and haven’t been given directions to stop them by our office or your prescribing physician’s office, please call us to clarify. It is ok to continue your Aspirin.
- Take ½ your morning insulin Bring the other ½ with you.
7 Days Before Your Procedure
- Stop the following medications until after your procedure:
- Weekly dosed GLP-1 agonists: Adipex-P®/Lomaira® (Phentermine), Bydureon® BCise®(Exenatide ER), Mounjaro®/Zepbound® (Tirzepatide), Ozempic®/Wegovy®(Semaglutide), Qsymia® (Phentermine/Topiramate), Trulicity®(Dulaglutide)
Day Of Your Procedure
- Stop the following medications until after your procedure:
- Daily dosed GLP-1 agonists: Adlyxin® (Lixisenatide), Byetta® (Exenatide IR), Rybelsus® (Semaglutide), Saxenda®/Victoza® (Liraglutide)
- Morning dose of oral diabetic medication (Bring it with you)
Step-by-Step Preparation Instructions
7 Days Before Your Procedure
- Stop the following medications:
- Aciphex, Nexium, Prevacid, Prilosec, and Protonix.
Day Before Your Procedure
- 24 hours before your procedure:
- Axid, Cimetidine, Pepcid, Tagamet, Zantac.
- 1 – 8.3 oz. container of GaviLAX or MiraLAX® powder.
- You may take antacid (Tums) until 8 hours prior to your test.
- Call the office if you are pregnant, have an internal cardiac defibrillator or an artificial heart valve, had a recent cardiac procedure or a new cardiac health concern, or if you have an allergy to nickel.
- Review the Medication Instructions above.
- 8 hours before your procedure:
- No solid foods until after your procedure.
- You may drink clear liquids until 3 hours before your procedure.
- Examples of clear liquids:
- Popsicles
- Coconut water (not milk)
- Gatorade
- Kool-Aid
- Strained fruit juice (apple or white grape)
- Jell-O
- Coffee and tea without dairy products/creamer
- Soft drinks
- No red/blue/purple or items with sediment/solids
What are the risks of an endoscopy with Bravo test?
Endoscopy is a general medical procedure. Although rare, all procedures have some risk.
- The instrument may team the wall of the throat, stomach, or upper intestine, and may require surgery.
- There may be adverse drug reactions or heart/breathing complications.
- Bleeding (bleeding may occur, usually when tissue or polyps are removed).
- There may be discomfort during and after the procedure.
