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After I had the endoscopy done, she called me. Sounding giddy and trying to put me down at the same time, she stated (and I quote), "We finally found something wrong with you, you have H.Pylori! The surgeon did 2 biopsies and it's confirmed you have H.Pylori!" I said great and it only took you over 6 months to do something about it.
I changed drs. after that. And now this is my problem that I need some advice and help on.
Yesterday I saw my dr. I have lost 15 lbs. in the last 2 wks. because of stomach problems and feeling tired. She told me she was sending me in for another endoscopy, that I should have had done yearly. According to the previous "dr.s" notes I have Barretts Esophagus, that they did one biopsy for H.Pylori and the other for the Barretts. She was surprised at reading that and even more surprised that I had not been told.
Now that I know this, what kind of knowledgable questions do I ask the new surgeon? I've been on Protonix for the last 4 yrs., should this have been changed to another medicine? It doesn't seem to be helping much. This dr. put me on something called promethazine to use as needed. I have the endoscopy scheduled for this coming Wed., so if I could get any advice or information before I go in, I would appreciate it.View Thread

Again, thank you...View Thread

Fri. I did request copies of my med. records and test results for that short period of time. However, they told me "legally we have 30 days to get the copies to you." They also said they could only release them to me if they were for another dr.? I don't understand why I can't get a copy of my med. records and tests for myself? Is this a law? So I won't have the copies in time to see the new dr.
I looked up Barratt's and GERD and have a general idea of what they are. Do you have Barratt's? Do you know how long it takes to get the test results back? I did start a list of basic questions to ask the dr. and hope I didn't leave anything out. I did print out a copy of the diets for GERD. Maybe after staying on this diet, the stomach issues will calm down.View Thread
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