Good morning Katelyn. One thing I do know for sure is that your mom is immensely proud of of you. She’s able to see first hand the amazing young woman you have become with how you’re handling her illness and taking on the huge task of battling an insurance company for coverage for her.

You’re being tossed into ‘adulting’ very quickly with being your mom’s champion for finding a diagnosis in hopes of having her get healthy again. It’s positive that your mom has good health insurance and it sounds like she is getting great critical care at the U of M. But so frustrating when you live near Rochester and the insurance won’t extend to the Mayo Clinic.
My knowledge of insurance and how to arbitrate for coverage is limited so I’m not the right person for assistance there. I do have a friend who was able to get coverage for a 2nd opinion at Mayo by talking to one of the benefits experts with her insurance company. So hopefully you’ll be successful for your mom for another professional opinion.

When did the worst of these symptoms start with your mom? It’s like something is being missed but she’s certainly gone through a litany of testing and coming up short with a diagnosis. Could this be something unusual like Celiac artery compression syndrome?
Is she in pain, besides the awfulness of constant nausea and vomiting? Does she ever feel better such as after eating or does that bring on any pain or discomfort?