How long after diagnoses of Barret's did you need the operation?

Smiley- if you are talking about ablation procedure (Halo, Cryo) to specifically get rid of the BE tissue, you don't need to really wait-though you should be on PPI's or something that controls your acid. i waited about 3 months. If you are talking about reflux surgery (like nissen, etc.), then you will need to have some of the tests done. Though--many leading GI DRs here in MN conclude that if you have BE you hconcludiave GERD so they don't typically bother with PH testing and things like that--just the Esophageal motility (rate at which your ESO passes food and liquids) test to understand how tight your wrap needs to be. Again- I would say 3 months and with the right tests to see if you are a candidate you can get the surgery. MM