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So many questions. Seeing Rheumatology and GI at Mayo JAX

Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Apr 17 12:32pm | Replies (49)
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@caringwife

Thank you for response. We live in Aberdeen SD and use our Avera Health system, which is only in SD. Kens main oncologist was in Sioux Falls SD at the Avera system. The Dr here at home is a general surgeon, and one of the Drs that does endoscopies. He was the Dr. that diagnosed his Lymphoma back in 2018. He sees Ken now for the GI issues and told us that he knew Drs at Mayo clinic and said he sent Kens records over there. We asked the Sioux Falls oncologist if Ken should see gastroenterologists at the clinics in Sioux Falls, and he told us to go the route to Mayo. Kens original oncologist from Sioux Falls left for Tennessee fall of 2020, before he left, he suggested immunology/Rheumatology as a suggestion to go forward but am so unsure. Can you give us your opinion please? We feel like the people that we talk to here think Ken is overreacting, but sincerely he is not, he gets to the point that he has told me he just wants to give up. It is unbearable.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Feb 21, 2022

@caringwife, I believe you may have a couple of options.
1. If Ken's doctor is willing to pursue Mayo Clinic in Rochester, I would accept his offer for a physician referral to another relevant department. Immunology or rheumatology may be an option if the GI department cannot see him. At this point in time, several departments receive more requests than they have capacity. But it doesn't hurt to try.

2. You may also consider the Mayo Clinic Care Network https://www.mayoclinic.org/about-mayo-clinic/care-network/about
The Mayo Clinic Care Network is a select group of independent health systems that are granted special access to Mayo Clinic's extensive knowledge and world-leading medical expertise. In South Dakota, Monument Health https://monument.health/ is a Mayo Clinic Care Network partner.

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