@hopeful33250 I feel completely re-assured with your support and experience. You had many of them? Then it sounds like it's not such a big deal. I'm sitting here freaked about having just one! And the nurses at the hospital were saying that I should have someone come with me for the endoscopy, as a standard procedure. She said it is mostly for when it's over so someone can take me home because they'll sedate me throughout the operation and wake up all discombobulated. Since I'm not married and my family is far away, I can't convince any friends to come for it, since it's not exactly an emergency. Well, she was saying that having someone come along also helps if anything goes wrong, which made me super nervous.
Anyway, I will be a big boy and go through it. TBH, at the moment my stomach feels fine. I'm more worried about the hernia that has developed (although, it is painless).
Anyway, thanks for listening of you got this far LOL. I'll post after the procedure and let you know how it went. I'm scheduled for the 14th of March.
Oh, and the plot twist of all this is that I'm an American working in China. So, I'm going to a Chinese hospital. It's quite nice, though. Much better than what some people might think about Chinese hospitals (which is usually not positive). The doctor and nurses speak perfect English and the doctor even has some experience in the States. So, fingers crossed!