[Tony Sousa]

A combined endoscopy (usually a gastroscopy + colonoscopy done in the same session) isn’t done on a fixed schedule for everyone. How often it’s done depends entirely on why you’re having it. I did mine a few months ago, no traces of cancer but I was diagnosed with H. Pylori. H. Pylori is more carcinogenic to the stomach than cigarette smoking is. Eradicating H. Pylori is one of the most effective cancer-prevention steps in medicine.

I consulted Dr. Hartley on the 5^th Feb.

• Height: 1.82 m
• Weight: 72 kg
• Blood pressure: 100/ 61
• Systolic (100): low-normal
  
• Diastolic (61): low-normal
• Saturated Oxygen: 94%
• BMI (Body Mass Index): ~21.7 (healthy range)
• Sugar: 4,7 (I had full breakfast prior to the test)
• Temp: 62.3C.

All good🙏

When to do my next combined endoscopy (combined gastro + colonoscopy)? I did my 1^st combined endoscopy mid-2025 and Dr. Hartley recommends the next one in 6 years’ time👍

I have just started the 2^nd line therapy for H. Pylori. I was diagnosed with H. Pylori during the ‘combined endoscopy’ last year. I felt lousy during the initial stages of treatment so I stopped… silly me, I should have consulted Dr. Hartley. The good news is that H. Pylori is treatable and curable with antibiotics + acid-reducing meds. After treatment, reinfection in adults is uncommon. I started the 2^nd line treatment yesterday and I am pleased that it only lasts 2 weeks.

I find Dr. Hartley very competent. He did my Hernia Repair about 2 years ago. For anyone interested:

Dr. Robert Joseph Hartley
Specialist General Surgeon
Drienie (PA): 011 842 7751
Emergency: 082 789 8300
rjhartley60@gmail.com

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