Bravo clip

Yesterday I went to get the Bravo clip put in. Basically they do an upper GI and then place the Bravo clip, which is placed in your esophagus to measure your ph, this is to see if you have acid reflux....
It can be either to my understanding for 24 hours or 48 hours...the only difference is to my understanding , the 24 hour one is placed while you are awake and the 48 hour one is placed while you are knocked out.

We had tried the 24 hour one first back in December ( manometer was done first, couldn't do it). So yesterday was the day the 48 hour one was scheduled. I had felt miserable  the last 3-4 days because had to be off my acid reflux med for a week before the procedure could be done. Anywho, I got there yesterday and had the iv placed along with some fluids and the nurse stated someone would be in to tell me about the lovely box I would be carrying around for 48 hours.....It seemed like eternity before the another nurse came in to tell me about the lovely little box/computer thing the I would have attached somewhat to my chest( actually to be hung around my neck). I got the education and the nurse said in passing that if the doctor gets in there and sees lots of redness then that means you have esophagitis, in which means you have acid reflux and the bravo wouldn't be placed.
The procedure was done and low and behold I didn't have to have the bravo placed, yes that means I had a lot of redness ( esophagitis) you have acid reflux.....I knew that...

My question is this " when I had almost the same procedure done back in December,(minus the potential bravo placement and a different doctor) why couldn't they just stated I had acid reflux then and not have to the same procedure again and put me thru trying to get the manometer in and then having another Upper GI done????


I still haven't seen my neurologist yet to find out what the changes are that the MRI showed...I am sore today around my upper abdomen some, but then again I woke my early this morning with the burning in my throat and of course puked. Thank goodness tomorrow I'm back on my acid reflux med