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Online endocrinologist?

Diabetes & Endocrine System | Last Active: Jul 7 6:47am | Replies (7)

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Hello @tiredandthristy,

Mayo Clinic Connect is an online community where members share their experiences to help support members through their medical journey and to help craft talking points for visits with providers. Here is more information about Mayo Clinic Connect, https://connect.mayoclinic.org/help-center/.

If you'd like to seek an appointment with a Mayo Clinic provider, you can request an appointment here, https://mayocl.in/1mtmR63. Mayo Clinic does offer some virtual appointments so you can select that as an option while filling out the form.

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Hi Justin, Coincidentally, I recently tried to schedule an online appt w an endocrinologist at Mayo with no luck, so I called the number listed for assistance. The operator told me that usually you have to have been seen by a Mayo clinic doc in person before you can schedule a virtual appointment. That's just my experience. The operator did offer me an alternative route to a Mayo clinic doc which is to see a doc at an associated hospital in my area. That doc would then have access to resources at Mayo for a more informed opinion. I have not done that yet as I am waiting to see my GP next week so I have current blood work available. My reason for being interested in this is that I have had high serum calcium and high PTH intact for my past two tests, but my local Endo is hesitant to suggest surgery, because I have had two prior parathyroidectomies, the second resulting in a paralyzed rt vocal cord. Scar tissue makes a 3rd surgery precarious. I am interested in a second opinion at a higher volume parathyroid clinic than is available in my medium sized city. I tried two other well known clinics (not Norman), but each charged ~2K for second opinions.