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To: pepsi_junkie

I think the treatments you went through are what my doctor mentioned to me the last time I had a Gastroscopy. So far my dysplasia is controlled, but he said if it ever does turn cancerous, that there are procedures they can do that have been very successful.


21 posted on 06/23/2018 8:50:46 PM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: mass55th
Probably. There are two ablation techniques, one uses microwaves to burn the top layer off and has been around for a while. It works and has a long track record of working well, Barrett's gone.

The one I got was more experimental but my doc is sort of the pioneer in it and her research says it's easier on the body, etc. She felt strongly that it would be better for me because of the length of the segment and I think she made up a study for me because the insurance wouldn't pay for "experimental" therapies. Literally, I think she created and got funding for a study just for me. So I was ridiculously lucky to get this done for free. I did get asked to allow like 20 doctors be in the room to observe when I got one of the procedures, most from south america and Europe no less. Crazy. How could I refuse? So I'm an internationally renowned medical oddity.

26 posted on 06/23/2018 9:30:48 PM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Russians couldnt have done a better job destroying sacred American institutions than Democrats have)
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