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Be sure to bring the name, address and phone numbers for your caregiver team to the evaluation. You also need to warn them they will be getting a call to confirm their dedication to being your caregivers either full time or part time. Also when you get to the psycologist test, read the questions very carefully and take your time. They will ask the same question in different ways throughout the test so answer carefully. I was lucky enough to get a psychologist that warned me ahead of time. Take a backpack with water that you can refill from the fountains, snacks, take some type of lightweight sweater or the like as some of those areas are really cold, a cool wet washcloth to wipe your face and arms with during the day because you're going to want a shower many times 🙂 It's not a fashion show, wear whatever you are comfortable in and good walking shoes as you will be going between buildings several times. There is a shuttle that runs through the parking lot, be sure to take that to save a lot of steps. My favorite providers to talk to were the surgeon and infectious disease. You'll find out all kinds of things from infectious disease you never knew you even were exposed to. My least favorite was the the social worker and them trying to get the 20+ vials of blood out of my tiny veins. If you do get a meal break, its much quietier and less hectic to go to the cafe in building three (the same building that hepatology and GI are in) at the very end of the building. It's not the same menu as the big cafeteria but it's so nice to just have some peace and quiet for a few minutes. I've been through these evaluations three times; Stanford, UCLA and Mayo AZ. They are all different but the Mayo was the most thorough. Take a map of what is which building because the appointments all run together when you get tired. Good luck and pace yourself.

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Thank you for all the detail, Kelly! So good to know.