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Inspiration, Acceptance, and Erasing Stigma Apr 20, 2021 | By Dona Locke (@DrDonaLocke)
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@mbadlose

Hello. This is my first post.
I am a 54 year old man who has been diagnosed with MCI in December. Since then I have had over 40+ appointments with my PCP, two neurologists, neuropsychologist, speech therapy, occupational therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, mri testing, sleep study testing, and soon a PET scan. Can there be such a thing as doctor burn out?
I just want to be left alone and live my life.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Apr 6, 2021

Hi @mbadlose, welcome. I can totally understand where you're coming from. Enough with all the medical appointments. You've got life to live.

I'm sure the specialists want the best for you. Have you expressed to your team that you'd like to reduce the medical burden or at least slow things down and see them less often?

If you'd like to connect with others living well with MCI, you might wish to join this discussion group with @helenfrances @emyliander @artscaping @jimwilson4 and others:
- New to Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/new-to-mci/

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Chris Trout, Volunteer Mentor | @artscaping | Apr 8, 2021

Good evening @mbadlose, Welcome to Connect. This is a special post and your first one. Are all of these appointments relative to your MCI condition? How will further evaluation help with your MCI issues?

I am going through several appointments this week for post-hospital stay follow-ups. Today, I had a perfect session with my oncologist. We made several decisions about how invasive further testing might be and if there was value in seeking additional information. She found out that I am not a die-hard searching for a needle in a haystack.

I came away knowing what to pay attention to in my body, how to avoid irritants and practice self-care. As you may realize, learning the ins and outs of this new website has been challenging. I solved it a bit by just printing out Colleen Young's blogs and directions instead of relying on my cognitive abilities or lack thereof to follow directions.

We know that stress causes anxiety which then wipes our memory clean and useless. So, yoga and mindful meditation are very important, So is medical cannabis in the right dosages. I also give myself memory challenges. Right now, because I go to a clinic for UVB cabinet treatments twice a week, I practice finding my car in the parking lot after purposely parking it in a different
area.

Another group I meet with at Mayo Clinic is studying patient burnout. Too many appointments, too much to monitor, long medication lists, daily must-dos and can dos. What happened to live and let live?

May you be content and at peace.
Chris

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