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So sorry you are so worried about your Mayo visit. Many of us go to our appointments alone. I prefer it. And with Covid it was not the case to increase risk.
For procedures where I require someone to pick me up, I arrange with family. Otherwise, I would call "Visiting Angels" mentioned in one of the above posts and hire one of them. They provide qualified helpers to assist patients.
Regarding getting around, where are your appointments? The Gonda and the Mayo Buildings are more like the same building, just different elevators. Right next to them is the Methodist Hospital combined with other buildings with different specialties. A hotel like the Kahler Grande is across the street - five second walk to Gonda Building
Hotels have room service, but the sub level cafeteria in the Gonda Building is cheap and good. Wheelchairs are available everywhere so no problem to get one.
As far as absorbing everything the doctors say. establish an account on Mayo MyChart. The Doctors post their notes on the visit and all tests' results must be posted by law. That is very informative, and you will want to read results. Also you might engage your local Primary Care Provider to help you get through the documents.
Also remember Mayo is a teaching hospital and research institution. The "big cheese" doctor will see you for the major component of a visit, but you will have preliminary and follow-up by attendants, interns, PAs and nurses. There are many patients requiring attention, so it is a management technique.
Mayo is unique in its organization and scheduling follow-up appointments. You will be impressed.

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Thanks Vic38! I hope I'm in the hands of an excellent Internal MD. I originally was supposed to see Dr. Carabello in Mar, who has been there for many years, but scheduling messed up the appointments and the type of specialists I was to see. When I called to inquire I was told if there not on the schedule, they are not available and he canceled everything and told me to resubmit my application request which was denied.

I then called them and luckily got a hold of a great individual who said I was instructed incorrectly and I should have been told I was fine to come in and Doc will make the necessary arrangements, so I was moved and scheduled to see another great MD, Dr. Kautz, but my eye developed a nasty chalazion, optomotrist injected a steriod shot which created a nightmare and became infected, inflamed, etc and required an incision and surgery and I just got the stiches out this week. I probably should have gone anyway and let Mayo take care of it, but I had no assurance if they could or anyone would be available.

Now, the only Doc available is Dr. Hurt, not one of the other two 🙂

I really liked the ability to see Dr. Carabello given he's been there forever, heard he's great and Dr. Kautz is bit younger, but there for about 10+ yrs and interned and graduated from Mayo.

I looked up the credentials for Dr. Hurt and they're. . . OK I guess. I just hope I'm in good hands having to travel 4.5 hrs and spend $1,000 on transportation one way! Plus the hotel and food.

I pray all goes well and I like Dr. Hurt and he can figure all this out.