Information and opinions on health from pensivepete at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/29337/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/29337/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/29337/index http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/29337/17126/opinion Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:03:00 -0500 pensivepete I am 65 years old and have had GERD for about 18 months. I am a research scientist with a Ph.D., but not a physician. Before getting an endoscopy, I got a second opinion from a physician who was a professor of Gastroenterology at Stanford University.  I asked, What do you expect to find?Answer: We look for things like Barret's esophagus but very likely we will find nothing. I then asked, What implications will your findings... http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/29337/17126/opinion