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Any success working with Mayo Clinic without diagnosis?
Chronic Pain | Last Active: Oct 30, 2016 | Replies (11)Comment receiving replies
@berit I completely understand your pain. I have been and still in physical therapy 3 days a week and it has been for 13 months. My insurance ran out a very long time ago.
Pain can be very debilitating. But it sounds like you may have reached a level that is due for a second opinion to find the root cause. Have the doctors given you a diagnosis?
If you would be interested in a second opinion, here is a link to request an appointment. http://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/pain-rehabilitation-center/overview
Pain relief soon
Dawn
Replies to "@berit I completely understand your pain. I have been and still in physical therapy 3 days..."
@berit, like the old saying goes, there are no dumb questions. Mayo Clinic has so many specialities and divisions that it is quite understandable how a person could confuse different areas of Mayo Clinic (I do it all the time).
I believe your question is about the difference between the Pain Rehab Center and the Pain Clinic at Mayo Clinic. Even though they work together, they are indeed two different things. The Pain Rehabilitation Center, found here http://mayocl.in/2dIhiS2, is a three-week (or two-day in Rochester) program intended to help people learn pain management skills and techniques for physical conditioning. The pain rehab center is aimed towards helping an individual reach personal goals regarding self-management of chronic pain.
The Department of Pain Medicine (Minnesota), http://mayocl.in/2dJYsVQ, is a multidisciplinary, team-based approach that deals with the clinical prevention, evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic pain from varying causes.
Your willingness to keep fighting and seek answers is no doubt inspirational to other members on Connect. I hope that this at the very least helps clear up the confusion regarding departments at Mayo Clinic.
Justin,
Thank you for explaining all that. VERY much appreciated.
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Sorry for the dumb question but is the Pain Rehab Center at Mayo the same as the Pain Clinic at Mayo? I've been to Mayo's Pain Clinic where they basically gave up on me. They recommended PT, which I had locally. It sort of helped, then didn't. They referred me to Neurology which is like asking NASA for a trip to the moon - impossible to get, no matter who refers you.
i found a neurologist locally, who sent me to another PT, who found the knotted muscle in my back so at least we know now what is generating the pain. But manipulation only works for a day (wonderful while it does, however) and now that my PT benefits have almost run out it's grit your teeth time.
To be honest, I really don't understand why this is such a tough problem to diagnosis and treat. We can treat cancer, AIDS, heart disease. Is back pain ignored b/c it isn't fatal? It won't kill you but it can sure make you feel like your life is not worth living. I'm not there (yet) but I can easily see how someone could get there. I think the medical community needs to pay more attention to pain and its effects on one's quality of life.