Wow...that quickly, huh?! spook Yes, I struggle in the Winter as well...okay, here's the bis drug/Barrett's esophagus story...I have 2 PCPs, one inside of my network and one outside of my network, the PCP outside of my network receives a copy of EVERYTHING that is done by all of the doctors in my network, it provides me with a constant second opinion, I meet with him every 90 days to get his thoughts...the PCP in my network is the one that prescribed the bis drugs and Dxed and treated the GERD...I'm not familiar with GERD prior to my own GERD issues, so not well versed in treatment protocols...so, he puts me on Famatodine for GERD in 2007, then he switches it up to Nexium in 2009, as I report to him that my symptoms are progressively getting worse and that I'm experiencing dysphagia, he increases the dose over the next 3 years, I'm up to 6 Nexium a day right now...this PCP and I had a falling out about it, so in Dec. 2011, I switched to his partner in my network...first visit in mid December, the first question he asks, "So, I see you're taking a lot of Nexium and you've had GERD for awhile now, when was your last scope?" and I say, "What's a scope?" ...I've been had one!!! The first PCP had never even discussed that with me...well 2 weeks later, I go in for a barium upper GI and they see one hot mess!! spook So, now it's Barrett's Esophagus, with an esophagusectomy (sp?)scheduled for May 2nd...oh yeah, the bis drugs, the same PCP put me on those in '08... eyes So, that's the whole story... ohwell I really appreciate all the help... hugss

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