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Hi! I was told 3 years ago after an endoscope that I have Barrett’s disease and would need to have biopsies AFTER I got through some other health issues... when that was discovered we were actually looking for blood loss, my hemoglobin was a 5. Anyway, had a hysterectomy and then a blood clot. Never went back for the biopsies... I don’t understand why he didn’t biopsy at the time. Anyway 3 years later I’m having some trouble swallowing and some other issues that I thought were related to my hashimotos. How concerned should I be?
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@cdrake I have Barrett's, diagnosed by an endoscopy. I never had a biopsy. I had my last endoscopy in the fall and they said my Barrett's was basically in remission! That was great news of course.
You should definitely follow up on the Barrett's. I'm glad you have another endoscopy scheduled. I hope you will keep us informed on how that goes.
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That's really scary when your hemoglobin hit 5 i bet! When mine hit 7, my heart started to pound out of my chest and i thought i was having a heart attack. I had a bleeding ulcer that needed to be cauterized to stop the blood loss and that's when they found my Barrett's.
Like what was said to you, get another upper endoscope with biopsies. Make sure you tell your GI Dr. to do that. Swallowing problems need to be looked at. Good Luck and let us know the results!
Hi. I will go for Biopsies.
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I thought a biopsy was needed to diagnose Barrett’s. Regardless if you are having trouble swallowing I’d sure get a follow up endoscopy.