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Esophageal Cancer | Last Active: 1 day ago | Replies (334)
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Well Dianne... statistically, not many cases of Barrett's actually turn into esophageal cancer (I think maybe 6% ?). But that doesn't mean Barrett's patches within the esophagus cannot cause problems. So... no high grade dysplasia cells seen with your Barrett's... so what about dysphagia? Is swallowing OK? If so... then so far so good. If not... then possibly an ablation procedure would be useful. Just want to be sure your QofLife is acceptable to you. And stay monitored. EC can take forever to develop. But once it does, it can move at warp speed.
Gary
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Gary after a car wreck whiplash injury in 2014 I developed swallowing problems. After 1 year of swallowing issues I was diagnosed with critical malfunctioning epiglotti which was causing the swallowing issues. I basically learned a better technique of swallowing and I am just living with it. I do have to be careful and attentive when swallowing pills especially. I would not drive and drink something, or eat something, or take a pill while driving because I might only get it down a little and it’s stuck and have a need to bring it back up. At times now I have this esophagus cough. Refreshing to get so much relief with my burning mouth but have burn break throughs and take Pepsid ac complete for those.