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@joan912, Hello Joan. I'd like to commend you for being such a good advocate for your husband. I feel like your husband shouldn't worry too much about Dr. Scrodin's age/experience, because the Mayo only takes on the best to work there. Sometimes 'older, more experienced' isn't always the best thing. Sometimes the older ones get complacent and do not keep up with current trends in medicine. Your doctor will have a team working with her in the way of radiologists, etc. Your husband is going to the best place for what he has going on. On my first initial visit to the Mayo, I had to hand carry in all of my medical records and films and they scanned them into my file there. Your husband needs to bring his test results for the mac, and his Ct scan, and anything else he had done recently. (if you have not already sent his records over) The tests they are likely to do are: bloodwork labs, sputem test, chest x-ray, and breathing tests, and final doctor office visit to sum up what the tests reveal and a plan for treatment. The doctor will compare results to that of his past doctor. Since his other tests are so recent, you may be able to get away with her just looking over what he has had done already and get opinion on treatment. You will be receiving an itinerary in the mail soon that will tell what tests are being scheduled. Your husband being a doctor himself can determine if he really needs re-testing and ask about that. They probably will definitely want to do a sputem test along with a suseptibility test unless they are confident that the lab that did his last one at diagnosis was a competent one. If his last tests were done well, maybe ask for them to be reviewed for a second opinion on a treatment plan and not have to repeat the tests. I hope you will let us know what you find out. Please tell your husband best of luck to him from his friends on connect.

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@boomerexpert , I live in Hilton Head, S.C. All of the drs here stink in my opinion. It isn't just the pulmonologists here, it is all of them. For example, I have a heart condition and went for my annual checkup at the cardiologist and he didn't even put a stethoscope to my chest and take a listen! He just asked if my meds were still working. I have not been back to him or any other dr here, and I won't ever again.