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Alzheimers care and treatments: Consult with Mayo Clinic?
Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Mar 27 6:23am | Replies (88)Comment receiving replies
@paul55 I am taking my husband(74) to Mayo in Rochester for the four day testing regimen next week. We were on the wait list for four months, after his neurologist made the referral. When I inquired without the referral it was a 6 month wait to make an appointment.
I got a call in January for a March 30 appointment. I am not sure if they schedule quarterly or bi annually.
I am relieved to finally have a diagnosis as to what type of dementia he has. I hope that the results will help plan for our future.
Hang in there and remember patience is a caregiver’s mantra.
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@upgirl2013 thanks for your information. Hope things go as well as possible. Just wondering what you told your local neurologist was the reason you wanted a referral to Mayo? Just that you wanted a second opinion or something else, or was it your local neurologist idea. Based on your info, I am thinking of asking our neurologist who is a Alzheimer’s specialist, for a referral if it will speed things up. But obviously I don’t want to alienate our local neurologist. I think any good doctor would not object to getting a second opinion, but who knows.