Just had my Halo redone.

[CP]

Anyone with Barrett's Esophagus know it ain't pretty. Recovery is worse than the prep. I'm starving.

[NCC-1701]

Originally Posted by CP

Anyone with Barrett's Esophagus know it ain't pretty. Recovery is worse than the prep. I'm starving.

I need to watch myself on that. I had suspicious cells on my lower esophagus.

[CP]

Originally Posted by NCC-1701

I need to watch myself on that. I had suspicious cells on my lower esophagus.

Yeah. I was living on TUMS. The GERD ruined my lower esophagus and it turned on me.

[lspencer534]

Please enlighten us, OP--the ones who are too lazy to do another Google search. And I mean no disrespect for your condition by being lazy.

[NCC-1701]

I take previcid every night before I go to sleep

[NCC-1701]

From acid build up in your stomach the acid after time eats away at the esophagus this beginning stage is called Barrets syndrome it leads to cancer. This is a simplistic explanation..

[LisaJohn]

I am all for fundoplication!!!!
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[NCC-1701]

Nissen fundoplication is a surgical procedure to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hiatus hernia. In GERD it is usually performed when medical therapy has failed, but with paraesophageal hiatus hernia, it is the first-line procedure. The Nissen fundoplication is total (360º), but partial fundoplications known as Belsey fundoplication (270º anterior transthoracic), Dor fundoplication (anterior 180-200º) or Toupet fundoplication (posterior 270º) are also alternative procedures with somewhat different indications.

[LisaJohn]

I pretty sure I went with the Nissen.

[NCC-1701]

Did it help and are you feeling better...

[LisaJohn]

Had it done Nov 2004. I had my doubts for about 2 months after. If symptoms returned I would do again tomorrow but I was told it could only be done once.

[CP]

The Halo is a procedure where they lower a balloon type device into your esophagus and inflate it. Then they apply electricity to heat the device hot enough to effectively burn out the bad cells. Then they scrape away the burned tissue.

Originally Posted by LisaJohn

Had it done Nov 2004. I had my doubts for about 2 months after. If symptoms returned I would do again tomorrow but I was told it could only be done once.

I had it done in 7/2009 and have been taking prescription antacid at night since then. Not a hint of heartburn. Should have gone back in 3 months but didn't (No one called. My bad.) Had an endoscopy (along with my colonoscopy) in April and he saw areas that were missed in '09. Halo yesterday. I have a headache from not eating. Soft food tomorrow.

[LisaJohn]

Hope you feel better soon. I'm not taking any meds. I still have the head of the bed elevated. Just got used to sleeping with it elevated. I haven't had an endoscopy since before the surgery.

[G8rDMD]

Barret's turned to cancer and took my grandfather He lived on Tums for years... Definitely need to get regular checks and keep up with it. I've started now, and I'm not into my 40s yet

[MattW]

Changing your diet can eliminate the GERD, if you can pull it off.

When I went low-carb, my acid reflux dropped down to practically zilch. I used to wake up moaning in the night from fiery reflux, after a carb-heavy meal. Now... much, much, much better. No longer have to keep PPI meds or antacids in the house at all!

[CP]

Originally Posted by NCC-1701

Nissen fundoplication is a surgical procedure to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hiatus hernia. In GERD it is usually performed when medical therapy has failed, but with paraesophageal hiatus hernia, it is the first-line procedure. The Nissen fundoplication is total (360º), but partial fundoplications known as Belsey fundoplication (270º anterior transthoracic), Dor fundoplication (anterior 180-200º) or Toupet fundoplication (posterior 270º) are also alternative procedures with somewhat different indications.

A vid of that looked