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Any experience with Residential Chronic Pain Treatment Programs?

Chronic Pain | Last Active: Jun 9 2:32pm | Replies (48)
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@alh123

Thank you very much for taking the time to look this up for me . I will do as you say , a question I had was what do mean by being denied a medical evaluation ? I presume u were looking for further treatment options ….is it an online thing or something you go to physically ? I sort of thought by looking at the pain program that the treatment side of things was part of the program, or if they think there is a therapy that might help , is it an entire different program on its own . Eg SCS ?
Last Q. What kind of place did you stay in ? The mayo site mentions their own places that are close by and have shuttles . I’m not well enough to drive or live in a hotel , doing my own cooking , laundry unfortunately . I will , of course , ask them myself, but just wondered what your experience was .
Thanks again for your help.

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Rachel, Volunteer Mentor | @rwinney | Apr 27, 2022

@alh123 You are correct, I applied to Mayo originally with hope of finding a different medical treatment that would help. After being denied, I chose to rethink my approach and apply to the pain rehab program and learn how to shift my dependency from doctors, medications, injections, etc... to my own self-help management with the tools provided by PRC such as physical strength and conditioning, cognitive behavioral therapy, occupational therapy, reduction of chemicals, stress management, bio-feedback.

The Pain Rehab Center takes on patients that have moved past acute to chronic symptoms. PRC requires your doctor to fax your medical records to be reviewed. There will then be an interview (mine was on zoom) with a Mayo medical doctor followed by a Mayo psychologist to determine if they think their program can assist your needs.

I stayed at the Mayo campus hotel across the street which provided shuttles. I advise to discuss your concerns with the coordinator as we all have different needs and circumstances. They are very accommodating.

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