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@SusanEllen66 has a point. General internal medicine is a very busy department. They receive more requests than appointments available.
@jatantum, it sounds like you self-referred to Mayo Clinic to request an appointment. Since your rheumatologist and neurologist suggested Mayo Clinic for you, I recommend asking one of them to make a physician referral on your behalf.
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I feel like the referral should come from their primary care preferably internal medicine.
I've noticed a pattern where Referrals to GIM from Rheumatologists tend to get denied more often. That can happen with other specialties as well.
I think with staffing what it is , that if they see you are already established with a specialty at home they are less likely to pick you up in GIM , and feel you should just refer to that specialty at Mayo perhaps.
Just my take on it from what Ive seen. A lot has changed since COVID and the availability and flexibility just isnt there.
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When you get a physician referral they generally include necessary medical info. If you have medical history through something like MyChart they should have access to that also which may include x-rays, MRIs. etc.
My referral took abou a month to make it through and they already had a treatment plan when I arrived.