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		<title>GERD &amp; Heartburn Advice: wondering if I indeed need endoscopy - DailyStrength</title>
		<description>Hi, I am due to have my endoscopy tomorrow, which I am nervous about simply because I am on anticoagulants, though I am told when there is n...</description>
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			<title>Comment by GeekChick</title>
			<link>http://www.dailystrength.org/c/GERD_Heartburn/advice/10660116-wondering-if-i-indeed-need/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I'm not sure exactly what you can see on a CT scan, but here are some of the more common things the doctor may see/diagnose with an endoscopy: 
  
 * Damage to the esophagus due to the stomach acid backing up 
 * Esophagul constrictions (narrowing of the esophagus), which can cause difficulty swallowin...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 10:24:40 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by NurseTracey</title>
			<link>http://www.dailystrength.org/c/GERD_Heartburn/advice/10660116-wondering-if-i-indeed-need/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Hi swiss, irritation to the lining cannot be seen by a CT scan. It will show any anatomical anomalies or masses.I have to agree with doc. You will have piece of mind if you have an idea of what is going on. Like GeekChick posted, it can show damage on a surface level and things that a CT won't pick ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:48:09 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by swiss1</title>
			<link>http://www.dailystrength.org/c/GERD_Heartburn/advice/10660116-wondering-if-i-indeed-need/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[thanks  kind words and explanations, I had the procedure a few hours ago, not pleasent but a little sedated and still here ha, all clear, in this department which is great, and I can come off omeprezole in the next 10 days, sinus is next, if I can improve that, I think I will feel like a new woman :...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 06:54:16 +0100</pubDate>
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