Several years ago, I was diagnosed with a condition called Barrett's Esophagus quite by accident. I had had no symptoms, but while checking the cause of some chest pains I was having, it showed up during an upper endoscopy. Apparently only about 1 in 10 develop the condition and about 10% of those develop esophageal cancer. While those sound like positive odds, just knowing that the threat is there causes a bit of concern every 2 years when I have to have the test run again. Yesterday was the day of my biannual test...Good news! No pre-cancerous changes so I am in the clear for another 2 years.
Now I'm off to a dance tonight to celebrate!
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