Thanks!

I've got two posts in a row today, so make sure you check out the cute picture below this boring report on my heartburn.

I love how all my relatives come out of the woodwork when it's a health related issue. It makes me feel loved!

I appreciate your advice and encouragement, and I've formulated a plan. I think I am going to schedule the scope, but not until after January for insurance reasons. If I've lived with this for 15-20 years I can live with it for a few more months. The most drastic part of my plan is that I'm going to cut out caffeine and pop. That will be very, very hard, as I always have my cup of tea in the morning and my root beer in the afternoon. I'm also going to try Gaviscon and Coral Calcium, but if something helps I won't know what it is since I'm doing so many things at once. Hmmm. I'll have to think about that.

Anyway, I appreciate all of your words and thoughts on the subject, and will ask my gastroenterologist, if I ever get one, about the things that you mentioned. Hubby also wants me to ask them to check for celiac while they're in with the scope anyway, for other reasons. I hear they've made advances in their diagnosis of this disorder, so should probably double-check it.