at my 4 yr check last week, my ENT asked me about GERD. i have a high pain threshold, so said that it didn't seem to be a real problem...
actually i've put up with it for quite awhile.

he told me that he could see signs that GERD was winning and perscribed ranitidine 300mg @ 1 per day. he also said that he had read a report that linked GERD to an increased risk of cancer recourrance. who knows? anyone else read that?

anyway after a week on the stuff, my life is much more comfortable. there was no need for me to suffer in silence.

cu,
larryb

'01 diagnosis.. jaw hing and base of tongue. surgery not possible. JHU used radiation and chemo to seemingly rid me of the beast. peg for about 19 months. 100 cases of 24 cans of liquid food. 9 months eating therapy. 3x esophagus stretches. non-smoker. previously a social drinker.