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Hi again @rosemarya,

I was referred to Mayo Phoenix and Mayo is going through the process of working with my insurance which should be finished in the next couple of weeks. Anyway, I would like to take you up on a question about the evaluation process. I was unable to find the answer myself. So... When going through the evaluation it seems that it could take up to a week. Do you know if I'll be admitted to the hospital for the evaluations?

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Hi!
My husband had his evaluation done at Tampa General and he was admitted. He was there about 9 days.

@klm3, The evaluation is typically done as an out-patient. And it seems to be a normal Mayo/Rochester pattern to schedule a 5 day period of time. I honestly don't know whether it takes the full 5 days for the evaluation, but I feel confident to say that it depends on the patient and the particular liver disease and underlying medical needs of the patient.
I had a unique situation: I was already in the hospital at Mayo Rochester when I was determined to be strong enough to undergo evaluation. Out of necessity, some of the evaluation was completed as inpatient and some after release to outpatient, as I needed a liver and a kidney evaluation.

So to answer your question - The outpatient scheduled evaluation procedures could take 5 days. You should get a schedule of the appointments prior to your visit.
I'll be looking forward to hearing about your schedule when you get it. ❤

@klm3 I don’t know about liver transplants. I had a pancreas transplant. I have also gone through pretransplant evaluation for kidney transplant at Mayo Transplant Center in Rochester, MN. The initial evaluation was outpatient and took about a week. It was 5 days full of appointments to check me out head to toe. It was impressively thorough. There were a bunch of staff / disciplines involved to address everything including insurance coverage. I received an itinerary before I went and help with lodging and transportation issues. In the years since then I’ve returned for a few days to review and update some of the tests to keep current. I suspect procedures are similar at the AZ and FL campuses.