Getting closer to "Wrapture"

Had my second RAF treatment for Barrets yesterday, Doc says he got it all and looks good. He did say the my hernia is bigger than original thought.......and that my esophagus is still red from the acid, even though I am taking 60 mg have Pepsid a day.

I have had 7 EGD since July 09 to date. The first one was done by a surgeon who said just a little redness in the stomach, nothing to worry about. The second was by a local gastro who said there is a little Barrets, just come back once a year and we will keep an eye on it. He also said you have a small hiatal hernia nothing that should cause any problems.

So we decided to go to the Mayo, and I am amazed at the different opinions that I got there. The first EGD, small hernia maybe 50mm in size, that was followed by a motility test, results were a slightly weak swallow, then a Bravo test with meds, acid was ok. even though I thought I wore the button for pain out....then another EGD with a gizmo that measured the cells in the Barrets which found pre cancerous cells, that worried me......Dr Fleischer, great doctor, tells me not too worry we can clean it up and yesterday they did.

But this time Doctor F. grilled me pretty good before going in, he asked me if I still having the same pain to which I replied, yes and he responded we are going to figure this out. So under I went and when I woke up, he said I have some answer for you. The hernia is bigger than what we thought (although he didn't say how big it was, or maybe I was just still in la-la land) any way he also said I found a couple of ulcer that are not helping either. I don't remember if he said they were in my esophagus or stomach....he is real good about sending a written report and usually within a week. He is a good doctor. The best out of the 10 or 15 I have seen in the last 18 months....

Anyway I got a feeling WRAPture day is getting closer. I am spooked about it, but feel I am going to the best place for it..

For anybody that is worried about Barrets, go to the Mayo. I say that now and who now what I might be like in a couple of years. At the moment I feel good about it. Barrets isn't really bad if doesn't progress. It is your body's way have a protecting itself. But...it needs to be checked. I am not a doctor in any way, I just ask a lot of questions, and hopefully my little bitty pea brain can throw out all the junk and keep the good info.

This site is good and scary, I have talked to people outside of this forum that I know and both of them encouraged me to get it done, both said within 4 weeks they were feeling better than ever and eating about the same as they were prior to all the problems. They even took the spacers from under the front bed post.....the one who had his done 8 or 9 years ago said he eats anything he wants, actually to his bad, cause now he diabetic. That sucks. Any way enough. Thanks for letting me air my thoughts.

Lets see if I can get the questions correct.
The gastro here in my home town of Kingman found the Barrets, he didn't think it was bad enough to worry about. But I was having a lot of pain from something and he couldn't or just didn't want to try and figure it out. So my wife and I decided to try the Mayo clinic in Scottsdale Az, which is a 150 miles from our home.

The Mayo did the first EGD and said I had a Hiatal Hernis that was about 50 mm in size. My new GI at the Mayo then referred me to a another doctor inside of the Mayo who specialized in RFA treatment, he then ordered another EGD with a special gizmo (because I forgot what it is called) that is attached to the scope that can measure the Barrets and tell if any of the cells have changed. Well they found some displasia, so the next thing is RAF treatment, it took 2 treatments for me. You have to wait 3 months between treatment due to healing time. I don't know why they wanted to do the treatments first on me because I read on the Mayo's web site that usually the hernia is repaired first. And where my Barrets is located is far enough away from stomach.....anyway I hit a nerve when I ask that, but it was too late to turn because when I asked i was already on the gurney getting ready for the treatment. I thought it has been a long road, but compared to some on here.....i have changed my mind. But I am ready to move on to the next step. We will see what doctor F. has to say as to what we do next.

Oh yeah, like I said prior, the must have taken a better look at my hernia this last time because when I was woken from the treatment one of the things I remember him saying was my hernia was bigger than what was first thought. He didn't say how much bigger though. He will probably put it in the report I will get next week. Doctor Fleischer has been doing this along time and seems to know what he is looking at, being old does have some advantages.

Anyway good luck to you sir. Feel free to ask questions on this forum, there is a lot of good knowledge on here