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Neuropathy | Last Active: Aug 17 10:08pm | Replies (34)

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@aaroncush

If I thought it would help, I would contact them. I did contact them once (many, many years ago) and did not feel like it did anything.

My family doctor (also at Mayo and my doctor for longer than she has been at Mayo) described what she has been seeing - the Neurology department is moving to be consult-only and to not take on patient care anymore. If this is true, then my doctor leaving Mayo has further context as he was about patient care.

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Oh my goodness, that is interesting. I'll need to find out more about that. I don't know what "consult only" practice means unless it means that you must always be referred to each appointment with a neurologist rather than establishing with them after an initial referral.

I wonder because the onset of peripheral neuropathy is what sent me to my Primary at Mayo Scottsdale last September, and it's worsened quite a bit since then. I was diagnosed with kappa free light chain MGUS. My next appointment for follow-up labs and doctor meeting is in June. I'm expecting to request a sural nerve biopsy at that point since this is affecting my balance and ability to get around.

I don't mean to highjack you here. I think we may have some similar concerns.