@cdrake I hope the other problems are not indicative of Barrett's. Prior to my diagnosis I mentioned to the PCP that I had at the time that I was always hoarse. I mentioned this over a couple of visits but she basically just ignored that until I got more persistent. Then she referred me for an endoscopy. My endoscopies have always been paid for by insurance.

You sure did have a lot going on, I can completely understand why the GERD problems took a backseat. As I said above, my only symptom was hoarseness, I never had GERD or heartburn. Crazy, huh?

I was given the dietary restrictions and did obey most of them except for summer tomatoes -- irresistible. Over the last year I have been very lax though so I was quite surprised with my current results. After being diagnosed up here in NH I went to a doctor in Boston who has done a lot of research on Barrett's. He also told me to either get one of those beds where you can raise the upper part of it, or to put something under the legs of the headboard. We opted for that and my husband put a couple of thick boards under the legs to raise that end of the bed. Apparently my Barrett's was fairly mild. He said if I really liked my coffee that a cup in the morning would not hurt. He actually said, "go for it!"
JK