Advice needed! upper endoscopy tomorrow

I posted this on the procedure section, but need some quick advice, so I copied my post here.

I am eager to have my 2 year old get an upper
endoscopy on Thursday (tomorrow). Whatever will bring us
closer to the answers, I will welcome with open arms. (I know the
endo’s don’t always show the issue, but for now, I’d like to cling to
that hope. If it doesn’t, I will cross that bridge when I get there).

Anyways, here are the specifics and my question:

Hospital check in time: 9:15 AM
Procedure time: 10:45 AM

Last time he can have solids: 8 hours prior – so 2:45 AM
Last time he can have clear liquids: 3 hours prior – so 7:45 AM.

Okay,
so I am really freaking about the timing of this. Especially when my
little one wants to comfort eat every hour on the hour when he wakes up
in the morning, and he knows how to ask for food and water, but isn’t
old enough to understand why he can’t eat.

I have had thoughts
of keeping him up really late, or waking him up in the middle of the
night for a meal, to see what I can cram down him (if he will eat
anything). And then in the morning, just pumping him with enough clear
liquids as I can.

Anyone have experience with this and figure out
how to make the no food thing easier? I am envisioning the worst. A
combination of his reflux mixed with hunger just scares me – and not
eating from bedtime (8pm) the night before until 10:45 AM the next
morning I know will not work.

Any/all thoughts are welcome – any and all thoughts before we go in tomorrow will be gladly received. Thanks!

frazzledmom2012-08-08 08:50:53