Hello, @upnort. I just got back from northern Wisconsin and it’s so beautiful in your area!

I read your post and wanted to see if I could offer any information that would help you. I see that this a good discussion, but I wanted to touch on your question about second opinions within the same department at Mayo Clinic. I actually have a friend that recently went through a health issue and needed a second opinion at Mayo Clinic within the same area, just as you described. She connected with Mayo Clinic’s Office of Patient Experience at 507-284-4988 (https://www.mayoclinic.org/about-mayo-clinic/patient-experience). They were able to help facilitate a new doctor that she moved forward with.

The Office of Patient Experience addresses concerns about your care experience at Mayo Clinic. You can call them or fill out the form on their page (link above). A Patient Experience Staff will contact you within 3 business days.

I hope this information helps. If you care to share, how long have you been experiencing thoracic myelopathy?