Chinarl...hope you were able to sleep lastnight. This does not sound like a fun procedure!
I have also had bad heartburn since I was...hmmm....13 or so, I lived on rolaids and tums. I was prescribed Ranitidine (twice, am on that again now...but the effects wear off) and losec. The heartburn don't go away, I have the opportunity to take this test as well, but I am scared to! If the surgery you were talking about is needed, that don't sound fun either. A doctor I seen told me you wouldn't be able to burp for the rest of your life, the gas would have to escape the other way ....I guess the same as throwing up, nothing comes back up!