When To Call A Professional
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Call your doctor immediately if you see abnormal bleeding coming from the part of your body examined by endoscopy. Call your doctor if you feel faint, dizzy, short of breath, have palpitations or if you develop a fever, chills, severe headache or muscle aches. You doctor will tell you about other specific warning signs and symptoms to watch for, depending on the type of endoscopy you had.
Additional Info
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) 1520 Kensington Road Suite 202 Oak Brook, IL 60523 Phone: (630) 573-0600 Fax: (630) 573-0691 http://www.asge.org/
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders Office of Communications and Public Liaison Building 31, Room 9A04 Center Drive, MSC 2560 Bethesda, MD 20892-2560 Phone: (301) 496-3583 Fax: (301) 496-7422 http://www.niddk.nih.gov/
American Lung Association 1740 Broadway New York, NY 10019 Phone: (212) 315-8700 Toll-Free: (800) 586-4872 http://www.lungusa.org/
American Cancer Society (ACS) 1599 Clifton Rd., NE Atlanta, GA 30329-4251 Toll-Free: (800) 227-2345 http://www.cancer.org/
National Cancer Institute (NCI) Building 31 Room 10A03 31 Center Dr., MSC 2580 Bethesda, MD 20892-2580 Phone: (301) 435-3848 Toll-Free: (800) 422-6237 http://www.nci.nih.gov/
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) 6701 Rockledge Dr. P.O. Box 30105 Bethesda, MD 20824-0105 Phone: (301) 592-8573 http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
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