← Return to Going to Mayo Rochester soon for aneurysm: Seeking tips

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Hi @elainerb, I'd like to add my welcome. I can understand you are anxious. I can assure you that you are in good hands at Mayo Clinic.

For others reading this discussion, a posterior communicating (PCoA) artery that is bilobed with daughter sacs is a form of a cerebral aneurysm with a complex, fragile structure that increases the risk of rupture and subarachnoid hemorrhage.

The neurosurgery department is ranked among the Best Hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings. In a few days, you will receive more information from Mayo Clinic in a package called the Patient Appointment Guide.

I'm tagging a few members like @bonnieh218 @purpleturtle @jenniferhunter @nancy82415 @jlharsh some of whom have been seen by neurosurgery specialists at Mayo Clinic.

Elaine, the Mayo Clinic patient portal is a useful communication tool before you go and while you're at Mayo Clinic. Have you downloaded the patient portal? Do you need help with that?

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Hi @colleenyoung thank you so much for answering my questions and connecting me to other experienced patients. Thank you for explaining my type of brain aneurysm, which is helpful for my knowledge too.
Thank you for the support and reassuring information. I felt like I was just hanging by a thread in St. Louis with the conflicting information I was getting.
I have joined the patient portal which was so easy compared with other hospital systems.
Again I appreciate your caring support and help.
I have been so overwhelmed since this diagnosis.