Hiatal hernia and getting treatment at Mayo Clinic

What test are they doing? Wasn’t the test outlawed in Dec for giving more positive than negative?

I don't know which test they do. I assume that the Mayo knows what they do. One cannot outlaw any tests, one can just advise about them. If I want to have surgery at the Mayo, I have to follow their pre-surgical protocol, and Covid testing is part of it.

I don't know which test they do. I assume that the Mayo knows what they do. One cannot outlaw any tests, one can just advise about them. If I want to have surgery at the Mayo, I have to follow their pre-surgical protocol, and Covid testing is part of it.

Agreed. Covid has changed the fabric of everything. Have been able to see Doctors fairly regularly out here on the East coast but I guess it depends where you are seeking treatment. Best wishes and safe keeping to all those waiting for care…

@lindes and @happy2bhere With my recent Covid test at Mayo~Rochester, it was the swab inserted into the nose to the back of the throat. The nurse who administered the test was so gentle and explained that the long swab gives the bigger picture of where the virus might be. There are cases of people who don't have a positive test with just a nasal sample, but are positive when they test the back of their throat.
While I dreaded the thought of it, in reality, the test was so smooth and absolutely painless lasting mere seconds.
@lindes I see your surgery is coming up Feb 24th. But I missed which Mayo Campus you’ll be attending. Is this Rochester (my home away from home) or Jacksonville?

@happy2bhear welcome to Wisconsin. It’s my home state. I love 30-ish miles southwest of Green Bay. Where are you?

Thanks I was curious. I’ve been choosing strange words these days. Maybe I can blame it on some medication changes instead of reality that my mind is slowly going. Good luck with all they’ll do. As for cold feet, how’s that doing? I’m new to Wisconsin, but my feet have been cold in Miami to Iceland. 😊

This is correct! I will have surgery at the Mayo on Feb 24, and nobody asked me for my vaccination status. I have to pass a Covid test a day prior to surgery, and if this turns out negative, I will have surgery.

@lindes they do not ask your vaccination status because it may have been recorded and shared online…. I think my pharmacy called it GRIT system or something like that.. could be I remember name wrong. I can view it through my Mayo patient portal. If you got your vaccinations and test at a doctor's office they may or may not share. All my covid test are not listed… only the one at the Mayo, but my Covid vaccines are listed.

ZeeGee

Hi Ms. Young and thank-you for reaching out to me. I applied to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota and was quite willing to do whatever it takes to get my serious hiatal hernia fixed even if it meant living in Minnesota for the allotted time period. Initially I self referred not aware that a Dr. referral was needed. So I called Dr. Gutierrez-Brewer at John’s Hopkins who had done my endoscopy in March of last year. She told me I needed surgery but that the way my Hernia presented she did not feel she could fix it. I contacted her recently and she send me a referral which I sent to the Mayo clinic. The Dr. specified that the surgery should be done in a specified manner. Possibly robotically. I am so disappointed and actually scared as I know I need this surgery and I am aware of the risks my long term GERD and hernia has had on my health. I also realize this surgery is not to be taken lightly and I have perseverated on whether having the surgery is worth the risk. Having finally decided to go through with surgery with Dr. Gutirrez-Brewer’s recommendation as well as the Dr. I have seen here in Pa. I was taken a back by Mayo’s refusal to treat me. I am not a high maintenance person and I don’t make decisions lightly so this has been a major set back for me in terms of remaining healthy. I do not want to have surgery unless it is with a highly skilled physician, as mentioned before, the surgery is not to be taken lightly. If you can advise me as to how I can be seen at Mayo I would greatly appreciate it. Would It help to have the Surgeon from Johns Hopkins make another referral as hers may have gotten there a little late? I would even agree to be put on a waiting list if at all possible. Please advise if it is in your capacity to do so. Thank-you. Elleheart

I live in DC and was referred to Dr. Bower and I was wondering if you ever had you surgery. I just had an endoscopy and it seems my hernia as gotten larger and I may need to surgery and I was curious if you had surgery and what your outcome was.