HadIt.com Elder wallyg Posted September 12, 2005 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted September 12, 2005 (edited) Photodymanic Therapy For Barrett's Esophagus Barrett's esophagus (BE) is a condition caused by chronic acid reflux (heartburn). In some patients with reflux, the normal squamous lining of the esophagus is replaced by a more acid resistant columnar lining called Barrett's esophagus. Patients with Barrett's esophagus are 30 to 40 times more likely to develop esophageal cancer than the normal population. The pre-malignant condition that may arise in Barrett's mucosa is called dysplasia, which describes the increasing abnormality of esophagus cells. Dysplasia is categorized as either low-grade or high-grade dysplasia. High-grade dysplasia is the same as carcinoma-in-situ, or early cancer. http://www.barretts-esophagus.org/tcsclase-pdt-full.cfm http://heartburn.about.com/od/barrettsesophagu1/barretts.pdf Edited September 12, 2005 by wallyg Fight the VA as if they are the enemy; for they are! Erin go Bragh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder Skipdawg Posted September 15, 2005 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted September 15, 2005 They have been treating me for this for about 4 years now. They told me from the damage I may have had it close to 10 years. I never asked about it till a neighbor told me that is what he had and I asked the VA doctor about it. They scoped me and sure enough I had it. I had always thought heart burn was just that. Eating to fast or eating to much or something. I've been on Prilosec now for 2 years. it has done me fine. Do to other medical issues I've been told it would be risky to have the surgery that could fix it. So option B pills the rest of my life. US Navy Vet 1983-1989 *** Won the fight.Fought the VA 1988 - 1996 Fought the SSA 1994 - 2002Hadit member since 1996 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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