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Possible Barrett's mentioned once but not in follow up test
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Did you take meds during that three months? When I had my first endoscopy my esophagus was red and irritated (but not Barrett’s). Since then, I’ve been on protonix which heals the esophagus and the esophagus is pink and healthy looking even though I still get reflux at times. After your last test, did they suggest you have another endoscopy in the future to monitor? If concerned, maybe it’s best to just make another appointment rather than worry. Better safe than sorry, right? Every time I have a colonoscopy, I request an upper endoscopy as well since I’ve had ongoing issues with reflux, take meds for it and my brother died at 59 from esophageal cancer. He had silent reflux w/Barrett’s and never knew he had an issue until it was too late. I always worry about genetics since I have other identified genetic mutations. I hope you get some answers and they are all good news.
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Hi. Sorry to hear about your brother. What symptoms did he say he had that he did not follow up on? I did an upper in 22 and 2023 with same dr. he said Barretts. I did another upper in 2025, this doctor said nothing about Barrett's after upper. When i mentioned about the other dr, then this dr. said, oh yes, you have Barrett's. I think he was just saying it to cover his butt. I'm so confused not to mentioned a little wigged out. I do not know what to do. A lot of things i read say acid reflux is due to to little acid, and Barrett's is more Bile reflux than acid reflux and/or from a hiatal hernia/ something basically pushing things out of place????
i was told to take Nexium from Gastro doc. My MD says to take Pantoprazole. Again i'm scared and confused. What are your thoughts??
Thank you
Beth
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@californiazebra I weaned myself off PPIs before the second endoscopy. I had been on omeprazole for four years and by happenstance had a blood test that showed I had chronic kidney disease stage 4. Magically the CKD barely disappeared after I stopped PPIs, so I am pretty sure it was a side effect of the drug. I do not trust the GI practice in my area; for example the first doctor who gave me an endoscopy four years earlier got me set on taking PPIs forever without telling me to come back for a follow-up. I have no plans to return there, I need to find an alternative, which is difficult when I don't have someone who will accompany me for a scope that requires anesthesia. I may look for an ENT who does a scope via the nose and then goes down. I am sorry to hear about your brother passing. I wish you well in your journey.