First and foremost, thank you so much for your reply and giving me such helpful info. I definitely want to seek help from The Mayo Clinic, so I'm trying to get things moving forward.

I haven't talked with my doctor to see if I can get a referral, but I have an appointment scheduled to see my doctor (next month) and I'm definitely going to ask him for a referral.

Regarding scheduling an appointment with The Mayo Clinic, that's what I'm having difficulty with now. Here's why: I have a speech impediment and a hearing impairment, so I don't talk on the phone (unless I use the 711 relay, which is very difficult because I type slow, due to my disability).

The good thing is that I was able to schedule a phone appointment with The Mayo Clinic, so things are kind of moving forward.

What I'm desperately trying to do is to have The Mayo Clinic to contact me at my email address for the phone appointment (which will make it possible for me and The Mayo Clinic to communicate & find a secure way for me to give The Mayo Clinic any info they need from me).

Do you know of any way that I can get The Mayo Clinic to contact me at my email address to have the "phone appointment"??