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@2boymom Hi Melanie! My apologies for a delayed response. I appreciate your willingness to still be open to a new possibility of rehabilitation despite having been through, as you say, "so many things" over the years. Understandably, the cost is a big chunk of someone's decision.

Here is an overview from Mayo PRC which gives good insight to daily happenings:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/pain-rehabilitation-center/sections/overview/ovc-20481691
Also, you may wish to connect with graduates of the PRC like @tallyteresa, @connie2023 and others here who share their experience in the following discussion:

Anyone Had a Successful Experience With Mayo Pain Rehabilitation?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/has-anyone-successful-experience-with-mayo-pain-rehabilitation-center/
Specifically here is comment with helpful insurance info:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/852600/
I agree that doing your research and knowing what you're up against is very important in making a decision, and each person's experience is their own. I hope this information helps you do some research and decide if the PRC looks to be a right fit for you.

May I ask, what would you hope to get out of the PRC experience that you haven't received from prior experiences with rehabilitation?

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@rwinney I so seldom check in so my apologies. There is a reason for it however. In PRC, we do not talk symptoms, diagnoses, or prognoses because we trick our brain to think we are healthier than we are - and for me, I feel healthier than I did in my forties at 70. I went into PRC with a walker and around the clock oxygen. I also had been given a death sentence diagnosis just before I was to start the 15 day program which may have been a first for them. I was so deconditioned, I could barely get myself from bed to bathroom. Almost 3 years after graduating, I am without oxygen, my "death sentence" issue has stayed stable instead of progressing, I am 40 lbs lighter, and on no prescription meds except for brief, acute periods such as surgery which btw, we recover faster from and with less meds. I call PRC Mayo Clinic School to learn to be your healthiest - and HAPPIEST self because beyond the physical tools, we learn so much more about other things that impact our well being - stress/time/anger management plus forgiveness to name a few. At 67 years of age, I learned that self care is not selfish and that not every relationship has to end in kumbaya. I wish every single person on the planet could attend this program, especially young people maybe in middle school. I am not sure they would ever need a Mayo Clinic if taught about all the ways our health is impacted. My life is so much better though different than when I got here. (I actually stayed in JAX after graduation instead of returning to Tallahassee.) Yes, PRC is a commitment, but there are ways to make it work $ and otherwise. If I can help someone explore options, I am glad to if in a position to do so at the time. Life and health matters still need attention after PRC, but the difference is as a grad, you come away with tools to handle it. And to keep it working, you gotta' work it everyday going forward. I never want to go back to where I was so I tap into the lifelong support available from the PRC team when needed and do my best to follow the program each day. That includes walking 5 days per week for me which I now LOVE as I do volunteer ushering at the historic FL Theatre in downtown JAX. (Photo from the Usher Awards dinner from a couple of weeks ago. I am seated to the right.)