Hi Rachel, my fear is, that one or more of my specialist would wonder why I want to go to Mayo Clinic. I have my positive Diagnostics and a name for most if not all of the diseases and conditions I have, so even though three of them are rare, and my specialist tell me I'm a complicated patient, I think that they would think there's nothing more any other doctor could do. I hope that makes sense to you. I just don't want to compromise the good relationship I have with them and risk them feeling that I don't think they're care is good enough. After working in healthcare for so many years, I do understand that really good doctors do not become offended if patients want a second or third opinion and in fact I have that going on right now with two different neurosurgeons we are Consulting with over my severe canal stenosis surgery. They keep telling me I'm very high-risk for surgery and I have such a poor history of unmanageable post-op pain and healing that I just don't want to face it until I absolutely have to have the decompression surgery. It's just never simple is it?

Thank you very much for your input, it is very much appreciated! Take care, Sunny