Hi Ginger:

As I mentioned in a previous post, I now have a wonderful Mayo NP who told me about the education program as well as the Cystatin C as the most beneficial way for determining kidney function values. I have some vein issues as well so she set me up with Mayo physical therapy where no outside vascular surgeon ever talked about. I don't know for certain but I am willing to bet that this department covers other issues as well such as dialysis, or other critical areas of the body. As I said, this program is in Rochester but must be coordinated with an accommodating Mayo doctor, NP, or PA who refers you to the program. The best thing about this is that the patient is the winner. For me, it took a couple of months for the appointment, but well worth the wait. It follows the path that the Mayo Patient Portal is the best I have ever seen with great interaction with my Mayo docs.