[TIP] Customize the Order You View Posts - See New Posts First

Hi Jake,
Yes, refinements are still being ironed out. There are now different places to search, depending on where and what you wish to search. Each serve a unique purpose.

1. Overall search: this is the search bar at the top of every page on Mayo Clinic Connect.
This will search the entire website. Exact matches, recent post and relevance are prioritize. Results can be overwhelming since it searches the entire website.

2. Search per Group or Blog.
Using the search bar in a specific Group or Blog limits the search results to only that Group or Blog. I find this helpful when I know I saw something in a specific group and want to find it again, but not search the entire website.

3. Search Discussion titles: Search bar on the homepage just below the main image.
This searches just the titles and the initial post. I like this one when I'm searching for a specific discussion on a topic.

4. Search Events https://connect.mayoclinic.org/events/
This search is specific to events listed in the calendar.

I hope this helps you to get by until the search upgrade is complete.

Hi Elizabeth,
The discussion feed disappeared from your homepage a couple of months ago when we made some updates while you were on the site. To make it reappear, please clear your browsing history from you browser.

Which browser do you use? Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Explorer, other?

Hello, Colleen. I've missed you, my lady. @colleenyoung

I use Microsoft Edge now on this laptop. Chrome? Have Firefox and plan to use it for security, but haven't set up yet. I use Bing and Edge.

Just spent entire day at Mayo beginning with referral to rheumatology from nephrology. Recently diagnosed with vasculitis, by nephrology. She wanted confirmation of the diagnosis so referral to rheumatology, which thrilled me since I have Sarcoid and should be seeing this specialty regularly for last 30+ years! Wonderful doc and resident! This has been a pretty rough year for me with a lot of strange, serious, infections and issues. He sent me today for bloodwork, urine, and chest CT. He's very concerned about my scarring in lungs, granulomas and such. I am, too, and have had worsening lung/breathing problems all year.

I currently have sphenoid sinus infection, probably picked up in one of the several hospital stays this year. It's quite resistant to antibiotics and tough to get rid of. Heading for sinus biopsy at rheum. request and then surgery to rid my sinus of this infection, clear out some calcification, reduce some enlarged cartilage and remove or whatever a cyst. I had determined I wouldn't have anything elective that requires sedation as I have to have deep anesthesia due to severe sleep apnea. I told my PCP not sedation....he said it's my decision but it really had to do with the quality of life
He's so right. So, I decided to have the surgery. I'm not sure it's really elective with this infections, etc.

Just saw my test results on portal! Have UTI with blood in the urine and squamous cells. No symptoms. No idea. Vasculitis it must be. Amazing how good this doctor is. His plan which brought me to tears is to treat many if not most of the issues I've had this year, last couple years, as a whole, a whole person, as if somehow they are all connected, caused by one issue.

Well, Vasculitis may well be the culprit. Not good diagnosis, but I have hope now for first time in a while. This fellow will find the answer and treat with some new treatments that work far better and with far fewer negative side effects than Prednisone, which I thought was the primary treatment, if caught early enough.

First, don't know if we caught this early enough.
Secondly, so much to deal with.

I'm encouraged, hopeful, but realistic and know all this is serious. I am so thankful for Mayo. These wonderful doctors and staff have saved my life. I think I would not be alive or be close to death if I hadn't been sent to Mayo by God and His marvelous plan. You must know you and connect have saved me emotionally, literally. I'm not alone anymore. Rarely do I have the overwhelming aloneness, that engulfs you and creates fears of many kinds. Connect and the wonderful folks who I now consider actually good friends, never met nor even know what most look like. If this isn't a miracle, what is?

Chatty Mattie arrived....Thanks for being you and for being there. What a gift you give...Blessings, elizabeth

Hi Elizabeth, you certainly have a lot going on. I'm so glad that you have your cyberfriends on Connect. Now, let's get the discussion appearing on your homepage again so that it will be even easier to stay connected!

Here are instructions of how to clear your browser history

1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. At the top right, click the 3 vertical dots
3. Click History > History.
4. On the left, click Clear browsing data.
5. From the drop-down menu, select how much history you want to delete.
6. Check the boxes for the info you want Chrome to clear, including “browsing history."
7. Click Clear data.

See further help here: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95589

Hello, Colleen @colleenyoung

Good to get your message, but I don't use Chrome. I use Microsoft Edge, bing not google. I don't think I can open Chrome w/o going back to using Google as my brower, right? I prefer to use Edge and bing,. Does this create a problem? I can certainly switch back if needed. Just let me know...

Thanks so much for helping me.
elizabeth

Oops, no need to change browsers. Here are the instructions for clearing your history (cache and cookies) in Microsoft Edge.

Delete cache and cookies in the new Microsoft Edge
1. Open Microsoft Edge, select Menu (3 dots icon on top right corner of the browser) > Settings > Privacy & services.
2. Under Clear browsing data, select Choose what to clear.
3. Select "Cached images and files" and "Cookies and other site data" check box and then select Clear.

See: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/search?query=edge%20clear%20cookies%20and%20cache

@colleenyoung Hello, Colleen. I followed your instructions yesterday. Nothing happened, but today I have my groups listed on the home page! It worked! Thank you, my friend. You are wonderful...this is a good help.
Blessings. Have a day of peace and joy.
Elizabeth

Jubilation!!

I can’t figure out how to send a “Private Message” from my IPhone. Help! Don

Hi Don - Here is how to send a private message — https://connect.mayoclinic.org/get-started-on-connect/#send-private-message