New Guidelines Urge Limiting Endoscopy for GERD

I've had GERD forever and for the most part it's under control with Nexium, but as my last GI said, there is ALWAYS some acid in your stomach, no matter what pills you take. So if you are prone to reflux, you'd still be at some risk of esophageal cancer, and that's one you don't want to get, from what I've been told. Funny only lately have I come across 2 sites now saying heartburn is the same as GERD. My past GI said GERD has a lot more to it, it's more serious and often needs the PPIs to help rather than the older ones. I'd much rather play it safe and just have the scope done if my symptoms bother me more than usual. As far as the biopsy being necessary or not, this same past GI told me something like "as long as we're down there....", so to play it safe she just did biopsies to BACK UP her findings or to rule out other ones.