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Otolaryngology To refresh your memory, months ago I saw a gastroenterologist because swallowing had started to become more difficult.  I had been able to swallow my pills with milk (milk is thicker than water).  After awhile that became difficult, so I started using applesauce.  It wasn't an urgent problem, but seemed to be getting worse over time, so I wanted to get it checked out before it did become unbearable. First, I had a swallow test done, which came out fine.  Then, I saw a gastroenterologist, who performed an EGD (I was sedated while she put a scope down my throat to take a look).  That, also, came out fine.  The gastroenterologist referred me to an ENT. This past Thursday was my appontment with the ENT, at the Department of Otolaryngology at Georgetown.  After she and her PA sprayed an antihistime and a numbing agent into my nose, I sat for a few minutes while the numbing agent took effect.  Then, they inserted a tiny camera on the...

Today's appointment was at 10:00am.  I like to allow two hours in case of traffic.  Thought today would be light traffic being the day after the holiday.  Woke up to the traffic report saying that there was an accident on my regular route, so taking an alternate route.  Usually when one way backs up, the other ways are heavy with traffic.  Turns out that my husband forgot his medication, so I made a slight detour to his workplace to drop off his meds.  Breezed right in to the hospital.  No traffic to speak of.  I was actually twenty minutes early.  The waiting room at the clinic, though, was crowded.  I settled in with my knitting for a long wait.  No coffee today, as my cardiologist had ordered fasting bloodwork, and I like to have the nurses in the infusion center take it after they access my port.  Less needle sticks that way.  To my surprise, I was called back right away.  The appointment went well.  I brou...