@vic83 The only reason that I'm questioning the apparent lack of continuing care by the Pulmonology Department is that I'm being followed by every other department at Mayo Clinic (Jacksonville) for every other chronic health condition that I have (Neurology, Cardiology, Ophthalmology, Gastroenterology, Urology, Sleep Medicine, and others).

Also, I live in Jacksonville so Mayo Clinic (Jacksonville) is my local health care provider.

Finally, with all of my chronic conditions, complicated by the facts that (1) I'm getting close to 70 years old, and (2) I've had Bariatric surgery which causes me to metabolize food, beverages, vitamins, minerals, and medication differently, I'm a complicated medical case so I need to be followed by specialists in an integrated system where the various departments talk to each other and all have complete access to my voluminous medical records. If anything, with the complexity of my situation I'm a perfect case to be cared for at a teaching hospital. I'm what you would call a "head scratcher", someone who's hard to treat because of all of the interrelated health conditions.

@colleenyoung