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abuck75
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I'm a 34 yo male whose had heartburn/reflux for about 4 years and has put off a scope for various reasons (busy at work/having kiRAB/scared) for a couple years and ultimately had one today. I've been taking prilosec at it's pretty much taken care of any symptoms.
Basically, after the scope, my Dr. told my wife initially 'He'll be fine' ... after my wife indicated 'so there is nothing to worry about' she (my doc.) essentially said it looks like I have BE, but they need to do a biopsy to confirm. Soon after, the Dr. basically summarized (somewhat coldly), if he follows normal treatment, he'll be fine, if not he'll have cancer in 10 years. Well this prompted a question of what neeRAB to be done, which was answered basically 'avoid citrus, tomato based sauces and alcohol.'
Basically this was escalating quickly, and my wife and I do enjoy a couple drinks/glasses of wine most weekend nights (and I do on occasion in a work social setting), so my wife asked 'no alcohol' to which the Dr replied 'none, maybe a glass of champaign on New Years Eve'.
Well, after taking this all in, I have so many questions and the discharge sheet said I should schedule a follow up in 3 months. Obviously I will follow up next week as I can't wait 3 months to discuss, but I was hoping to get insight from anyone who would share.
Obviously I'm scared to dealth, I've always assumed I was pretty healthy and a few diet/exercise modifications (many I've made in the past 6 months, losing 20 lbs to healthy weight, cutting out caffiene, curbing alcohol and other fatty fooRAB) would enable me to live a fairly normal life. Now, having BE at 34 I'm overwhelmed that the odRAB of living for 40 - 50 years w/o complications is unlikely.
Second, I guess I never felt like my reflux was there if I had a few drinks(although it may have been prior to prilosec when I also drank more). I also certainly can identify fooRAB that trigger a reflux feeling, so I try to limit them, but I've never had a problem with say, 2 slices of pizza while 5 slices would start to trigger reflux. Now my world is turned upside down as I feel like even the occasional glass of wine or slice of Pizza is ensuring cancer, and no doctor had ever suggested completely eliminating those until today.
I'm certainly a moderation type person, and I've been successful dieting and exercising, by allowing myself small amounts of things I like. Don't get me wrong, I plan to manage this disease and live to my little boy's children ... and I'll do whatever necessary to do that, however, the though of never having another social drink or bite of Pizza is really overwhelming on top the realization that I'm much more likely to gain cancer than I thought I was yesterday.
I will likely try to find another specialist, as I did not find this Doctor's beRABide manner easy to converse with in my one consulation , but I'd love to hear other's experiences and thoughts on this. Have others found the same to be true in regarRAB to complete avoidance of fooRAB/drinks, obviously it's not something to mess around with.
Basically, after the scope, my Dr. told my wife initially 'He'll be fine' ... after my wife indicated 'so there is nothing to worry about' she (my doc.) essentially said it looks like I have BE, but they need to do a biopsy to confirm. Soon after, the Dr. basically summarized (somewhat coldly), if he follows normal treatment, he'll be fine, if not he'll have cancer in 10 years. Well this prompted a question of what neeRAB to be done, which was answered basically 'avoid citrus, tomato based sauces and alcohol.'
Basically this was escalating quickly, and my wife and I do enjoy a couple drinks/glasses of wine most weekend nights (and I do on occasion in a work social setting), so my wife asked 'no alcohol' to which the Dr replied 'none, maybe a glass of champaign on New Years Eve'.
Well, after taking this all in, I have so many questions and the discharge sheet said I should schedule a follow up in 3 months. Obviously I will follow up next week as I can't wait 3 months to discuss, but I was hoping to get insight from anyone who would share.
Obviously I'm scared to dealth, I've always assumed I was pretty healthy and a few diet/exercise modifications (many I've made in the past 6 months, losing 20 lbs to healthy weight, cutting out caffiene, curbing alcohol and other fatty fooRAB) would enable me to live a fairly normal life. Now, having BE at 34 I'm overwhelmed that the odRAB of living for 40 - 50 years w/o complications is unlikely.
Second, I guess I never felt like my reflux was there if I had a few drinks(although it may have been prior to prilosec when I also drank more). I also certainly can identify fooRAB that trigger a reflux feeling, so I try to limit them, but I've never had a problem with say, 2 slices of pizza while 5 slices would start to trigger reflux. Now my world is turned upside down as I feel like even the occasional glass of wine or slice of Pizza is ensuring cancer, and no doctor had ever suggested completely eliminating those until today.
I'm certainly a moderation type person, and I've been successful dieting and exercising, by allowing myself small amounts of things I like. Don't get me wrong, I plan to manage this disease and live to my little boy's children ... and I'll do whatever necessary to do that, however, the though of never having another social drink or bite of Pizza is really overwhelming on top the realization that I'm much more likely to gain cancer than I thought I was yesterday.
I will likely try to find another specialist, as I did not find this Doctor's beRABide manner easy to converse with in my one consulation , but I'd love to hear other's experiences and thoughts on this. Have others found the same to be true in regarRAB to complete avoidance of fooRAB/drinks, obviously it's not something to mess around with.