I think I'd had it about 9 months, but I'm not sure b/c when I first got heartburn I didn't realsie what is was! I thought I was just unfit. I didn't have much scarring, but my doc said there was a little.
I was on a PPI for about 4 months...I had also limited the GERDs triggers in my diet. By the end of that period I was having no GERDs symptoms so I came off the PPI and have been off it ever since. I have to be careful with diet (I've been having a GERDs flare recently b/c of too much spicy food on top of stress) and I occasionally have symptoms, for which I usually take Zantac as it's OTC. I may have to do another course of PPIs in the future (very likely IMHO) but no, I don't need them permanently. GERDs can be stabilised and so go into remission which is nice!
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I thought I was just unfit. 
I didn't have much scarring, but my doc said there was a little.
