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@amywood20 May26th is only a few weeks away so the appointment at Mayo will be soon. That's a good thing.
At Mayo all the staff works together. I love the collaboration and as a patient know that they are all on the same Electronic Medical System, they read each other's notes and tests results and refer to one another. Just as. you experienced with the endocrinologist.
We have wonderful neighbors who take care of our cats when we've been at Mayo but like you I don't want to leave the cats for very long. They are my babies. How wonderful that you've worked in cat rescue and you have the very soft spot for all cats. I've volunteered in animals shelters too. Since our local domestic violence shelter does not have the capability to allow domestic violence survivors to co-shelter with their animals, I started a program where we provide safe housing and veterinary care for the animals of domestic violence survivors.
https://sasawin.org/
I never experienced my periods as you do and I'm now menopausal so no periods. Mayo is so good about diagnosis so I'm hoping for you that the doctor you will see will figure out what's going on.
Will you please come back here and let me know what you find out at Mayo? I'll be checking in here with you too.
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@naturegirl5 yes, I LOVE Mayo for all of those reasons. The animal rescue I am the volunteer coordinator for has a special program called Safe Paws Alliance (SPA). It's for women who have fled domestic violence situations and for military veterans who need in-patient care. As long as they are going through one of the women's shelters/VA, we will take care of their pets at no cost, providing shelter, food, medical care, etc., as needed. I love that you started a similar program. Nobody should ever stay in an unsafe environment/not get needed treatment because they don't want to leave their pets. These programs provide such a great service and really, can save lives. 🙂 I'll let you know how everything goes at Mayo!