Guest guest Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 I flew to Mayo Clinic in Minnesota back in May and was diagnosed with vigorous achalasia...had the HM and fundo in July there, too. Now, I'm back in MS trying to find a GI doctor competent in treating achalasia. Just got in with a doctor today to help with pain (spasm) management.... He starts talking about scoping me again next month to get duodenum and esophageal biopsies to look for celiac disease and see if I have any reflux damage after the surgery. The thing is...do I really need to be scoped again?? At Mayo Clinic, they told me I did NOT need to be on a PPI because what I have (achalasia) is the OPPOSITE of reflux because it makes it near impossible to have reflux. I'm just feeling like this may be unnecessary. The doctor here told me that he doesn't want me to get reflux-induced strictures on top of what I've already got going on. Did anyone else get scoped 3 or so months after surgery? I'm wondering if this guy knows what he's talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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