I considered going to the Florida offices, but I ended up going to Minnesota due to logistics. After seeing the success I've had at Mayo, a friend of mine took her daughter to the Florida location and has had much success there.

Regarding the Prevacid, which is an H2 Antagonist, from my experience, I don't feel they are as strong as proton pump inhibitors (like Nexium), so that could be why you feel the acid reflux sooner with Prevacid than with Nexium. It could also be whatever food you had eaten at the time.

They only way to determine if you have cytochrome P450 enzyme drug metabolism polymorphisms is to have genetic testing performed like I did. Currently, it is very expensive and insurers usually don't cover the costs, BUT last week I learned from Mayo's Center for Individualized Medicine that sometime mid-year 2017, they are planning to make a larger set of pharmacogenomics tests more-available and at a very reasonable price. (The tests will use saliva instead of blood.) They will be orderable via your Mayo Clinic primary doctor if you have one, or your home PCP will be able to order the tests via Mayo's pharmacogenomics partner, OneOme. They'll mail the test kit, you create the sample, and you then send it back to them for processing.

I've never worked in the medical field directly. I'm currently not working, but my trade was technical writing, meaning that I wrote specifications for software, user's guides for software and hardware, and technical documents. I have written for several medical devices. My PCP calls me his "professional patient." (My mother was a vascular surgery nurse for 40 years though.)

I'm learning more from you than I have ever learned from a doctor. I just went to look at the "Prevacid" I take, its not the Prevacid
you buy over the counter. Its called Lansoprazole manufactured by Breckenridge. I called it Prevacid only because it was easier to remember. But I take this as directed sometimes most times i'll get a little heartburn an hour later. So I don't know what the heck to take anymore. You should consider working with your doctor as his physician assistant.

I looked it up, and Prevacid and lansoprazole are the same drug. (Drugs have two names. In this case, Prevacid is it's "brand" name.)

And it is a proton pump inhibitor. My doctors had always told me to take my PPI capsule every morning to obtain the best relief from GERD during the day. If you are still getting heartburn, and you are taking it as prescribed, I suggest talking to your doctor.

If you Google lansoprazole, the resulting page will show a turquoise-colored box on the right side of the page, and you can read more about it. This info is derived from valid, reliable sources, including Mayo Clinic.

After my medical experiences for the past decade-plus, I'm considering getting an Advanced Certificate in Analytic Epidemiology, which will help me perform better research. I want to write a book about what happened to me... due to my symptoms of P450 drug metabolisms issues, which doctors around the country are widely-unaware of, I was misdiagnosed with a rare endocrine condition, had brain surgery that I later learned I never needed (which resulted in a brain injury), etc. My home doctors were prescribing me tons of medication of that I don't properly-metabolize, making me sicker and sicker as time went on. Doctors know about the P450 system, but they are pretty much unaware off the issues that can be caused by inhibitive/inductive drugs on Cytochrome P450 system, which can happen even if you don't have polymorphisms. And the more meds you take, the more likely you are to be subject to adverse drug-drug interactions. (I'll also need a pharmacist to co-author it with me.) If I hadn't taken myself to Mayo Clinic in September 2015, had them work on me for following 1.25 years, and had these pharmacogenomics tests done, I'm certain that I would have passed away by the end of 2016 due to these drugs and the "healthcare" I was receiving at home.

I always took the Prevacid 1/2 before dinner cause I didn't want any problems at nite and wanting a good nite's
sleep. So like I said before I don't know if this Prevacid isn't strong enough, or its actually my body having bad interactions
with it, or depending what I eat that nite. I have an appt. tomorrow with my primary care and i'll ask him what to take, knowing
him he'll probably give me Nexium haha. Oh no, you had brain surgery that you didn't need and now you have brain surgery
oh my oh my, how awful, I hope you sued them. Thank God you found the Mayo Clinic. God Bless You, you sound like you;'re
doing amazingly well. Thank the Good Lord!

I hope your appointment turns out well today and that you find relief soon.

I cannot sue my doctors. I learned about the misdiagnoses and brain injury six years after they occurred, and in the state I live in, the statute of limitations for medical malpractice is only two-and-a-half years. My primary care doctor and pharmacist have been prompting me to write them a lengthy letter to help them "learn" what they did, which I plan on doing soon.

I'm doing much better, which I entirely attribute to Mayo clinic. With that said, I still don't feel "normal" and I know it will take time. I'm still detoxing from these medications, but I started acupuncture in January, and it is helping with the chronic body pain and inflammation. (I can't take pretty much all heavy-duty pain meds because I don't properly-metabolize them, and basic meds like Tylenol and Advil don't really help, and I don't want to take anything long-term.)

If my symptoms haven't progressed by mid-year, I already talked to my PCP and he supports me in sending me back to Mayo's Center for Individualized Medicine to see if they can help me.

Oh that is so sad to hear about statue of limitations. I have found acupuncture is great! Thank you for your positive message about seeing my primary care today. All the best to you!