Silent acid reflux..do you suffer from this?

We all wish you the very best & hope you find relief & a end to your problems.

I haven't been referred to a specialist but I still suffer a lot from it. Just that it's not bad enough I suppose to see the specialist & have an endoscopy procedure.

 

I received the report yesterday from the consultant yesterday. They did a EMR procedure to remove a nodule that at times made me feel like I was choking. This was sent to a lab and thankfully has shown to have low grade dysplasia in Barrett's Oesophagus and nothing more advanced. Another appointment is going to be made to clear the other nodules first before a different type of treatment can be applied to treat the Barrett's Oesophagus.

This acid reflux I have been suffering from has caused these low grade cell changes which has resulted in these small nodules appearing.

 

@gks, glad to hear you had nothing more serious! I hope the nodules left can be safely removed as well.

 

thank you all for your replies


Hope all friends on here get treatment for this problem as it is very worrying , I hadn't realised the health problem was quite so widespread. As talking to others in the village I find that most people of our age group tend to have the same problems. It is quite a regular topic conversation piece now.

Thinkk I've started something


Take care xx

 

Had a phone call on Friday afternoon from Newcastle hospital if I would be available for Monday 26th June to have some more of the nodules removed. So I am booked in for 2.45pm this afternoon, which was not a problem, I had already planned to be off today as it is our 21st wedding anniversary.

 

Apologies gks only just logged on the forum.

Hope all went well and you enjoyed your wedding anniversary. 21 Good yrs......... who could ask for more

 

Had a telephone appointment with the consultant today regarding my last procedure and what the next lot of treatment would be. They had not been able to remove two of the nodules and would like me to have another EMR procedure as soon as. I told him I go on holiday on the 21st August so they are trying to get me booked in before I go away. The last tissue samples now show an area in the Barrett's to have high grade dysplasia but they can't treat the Barrett's until all the nodules are removed.

 

Let's hope they can get you done as soon as possible - it won't be a very good holiday if you have to put up with the discomfort after the procedure.

 

Received my appointment through the post today, they are going to try and remove these nodules when I get back from Holiday. I arrive back on the 13th September, so I have a telephone appointment with the nurse on the 14th and then Newcastle on the 18th.

 

While I was away on holiday a letter arrived to inform me that my procedure has been put back to the 16th October. The nurse phoned me on Monday to go through all medical records etc etc, I asked her why the procedure had been put back and why they were unable to remove these nodules but there was nothing on my notes.

All I know is, the procedure has been put back as I have now been referred to a different consultant who apparently preforms the most number of Oesophago-Gastric cancer and benign resections in the UK, hopefully this procedure will be the road to recovery.

 

That is good news @gks - you get the guy with the most experience in this specialty. That's a definite bonus!

 

@gks, that's definitely good news for you! Worth waiting the extra month I would imagine!

Maybe it was because of the strike actions in the NHS the last few months that caused your appointment to be put back.