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Replies to "Colleen, I live north of Atlanta, GA and was diagnosed with Gleason 4+3=7 by Johns Hopkins..."
I'm in Atlanta as well. Active surveillance 3 years and so far so good. Gleason 3+3, PSA stable around 3.8. I got a second opinion from the Busch Center here in Atlanta. State of the art MRI, run by Joe Busch who is a radiologist and well respected. He is a major proponent of the TULSA procedure and offers it at the Center---maybe the most experienced in the country. I'm not pushing that procedure, but be aware that is his business. That being said, I got a valuable second opinion in a very timely fashion along with an additional MRI that was much better quality than Piedmont Hospital. Hope this helps.
@bnga, good questions. I can answer some of them.
Mayo Clinic welcomes both new and existing patients for virtual and in-person care in adherence with federal and state executive orders and guidance. Virtual care is available for out-of-state patients IF the provider you are seeing is licensed in the state where you live. So while you are insured in GA, the Mayo provider will also need to be licensed to practice in the state where you live.
Video and phone visits can be great options for appointments before, after or in place of face-to-face care. Not all appointments are permitted virtually.
Appointment coordinators will recommend a virtual visit if it best fits your individual needs. I suggest contacting an appointment coordinator. They can answer the other questions about time frame and cost. Here's the contact information and how to get started with submitting an appointment request: http://mayocl.in/1mtmR63