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Not being able to see an actual gastro doc at Mayo
Visiting Mayo Clinic | Last Active: Oct 14, 2022 | Replies (58)Comment receiving replies
Well, I tried to get into the Mayo clinic after 9 months of very debilitating GI Issues. I still have them. Maybe it is not the place for me after all. But, where can you go? I live in the Dallas area and to get into the Gastro Dept. at UTSW - Dallas takes 13 1/2 months. No exaggeration - I will not be alive by then. I too only eat a couple of hundred calories per day. No specialist here can figure out what my GI issue is.
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I sat in their lobby in Rochester 3 days waiting on a cancelation to see one. Finally got one but to no avail. Was advised to go get a drink. Self referrals are not heard. I had to come home to get diagnosed and ended up having to have a bowel resection but my mailboxes have been bombarded asking for donations to research. Just find a good word of mouth Dr. locally honey.
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Have you had an endoscopy or colonoscopy lately with an gastroenterologist? That’s where I would start. After my endoscopy (that I asked for) I still had food in my stomach and I had fasted over 20 hrs…. I had a gastric emptying test that lasted 4 hrs that confirmed I had gastroparesis. I had probably had it for years… Lots of bloating & pain after eating only small amounts….. Maybe this might not be your problem, but you need to start somewhere. .Prayers For Comfort and Solutions…..