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Does anyone have experience with Palliative Care?

Chronic Pain | Last Active: Jul 29 9:27am | Replies (154)
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@antillon8084

Too bad I just saw this in Dec 2020 but Palliative care is definitely for you. You have many issues that interfere with daily living. Each specialist needs to input into request for Palliative care. Everyone needs to see the WHOLE picture...

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ashby1947 | @ashby1947 | Dec 13, 2020

Hi - I'm told by Mayo Palliative care to get a referral from my doc. I'm seeing my PCP this week. When I have my initial consultation at PC, I assume at that time we talk about all my docs and how/ir they are involved. I'm so new to this, just taking it one day at a time. Any suggestions you have as to how best to work with PC would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Sue

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Dec 15, 2020

Hi @antillon8084, I'm glad you found this discussion. At Mayo Clinic, and I believe elsewhere, a patient doesn't require multiple referrals from specialists for access to palliative care. A referral can be made by your PCP or a particular specialist like an oncologist, cardiologist, pulmonologist, neurologist, etc depending on the underlying condition that is initiating the referral.

Antillon, do you have experience with palliative care? How did you get referred?

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