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@summerof42

Wrong on so many levels. I have yet to come across a medical facility charging for mychart messages. As if Mayo is not charging enough already!

My experience at Mayo, unfortunately, was not a good one. I remember leaving numerous messages via Mayo mychart after my visit and when I didn't receive a reply from the Doctor or his nurse or even an assistant, I also called and left several messages, all to no avail. Finally, after 3 weeks of begging and pleading, I said that I refused to hang up unless I can speak to the Internal MD I saw who wrote a Rx. I was told the doctor was too busy and he can't just call you and not get paid for it. What happened to ethics and oaths and just plain compassion and care? He was horrible!

I still cry to this day thinking how it took all my courage and strength and spent thousands of dollars to go to Mayo - all for nothing and received no help. All he did was order a ton of tests, some brutal, like the POTS and didn't even read the results when we had my follow up. In his notes he typed he was waiting for all final results but all the labs were done.

His report also didn't indicate I had LT Covid, yet that is what he told me verbally and prescribed Quanafacine. I had to fight for short term disability just because of his inadequate and incorrect notes. He should have his license revoked. I could file a complaint, but it would get declined and ignored since medical facilities are desperate for doctors. He even told me he was on the board for LT Covid Care Clinic, but knew nothing about Covid.

The only MD that was so wonderful, kind and truly caring, even called me at home every week to see how I was doing, and that was fabulous heart specialist, Dr. Robert Frye. Highly recommend him - FYI, he's in his 90's! That's probably why he's so kind and caring . . . old school ethics.

I know Mayo Clinic is an incredible top-run ship, saved many lives and an incredible facility, but for folks like us suffering with Long Term Covid, there is no help there. If there were, we would all not be on this forum. I do believe there a few small amount of lucky folks that may have received good support and help.

I only wish they would come on this forum for Post Covid Recovery and provide the treatment they received that helped, medications, the Doctor(s) they saw, etc. I know everyone is different but it would really help.

Mayo should provide me a number and name for the Doctors in the LT Covid Clinic Care who can help me since I went out there for treatment. All I received in mychart from an assistant was a link for relaxation, eating healthy foods, take it easy, don't push it, etc. Ridiculous, this is not what I paid thousands of dollars for and is useless, and medications for our symptoms are needed. The Doctor I saw should have connected me to those Doctors.

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I think you can not assume that the people getting over long covid are holding out with some kind of cure or care they received. Truth is many just get over it. I mean treatment is usually patient specific as it could be irresponsible to come on here and start sharing what worked for them. Share docs and clinics, sure. But you will find out that some people who goo to that clinic get results and others don't. BTW, probably working with the wrong facility if you go there for a specific reason and get no treatment; i.e. will referring you to someone else in the network help? In terms of "long covid" associated symptoms, I do not think they even know what causes them (i.e., what is long covid). But keep on looking and I wish you well. People are here to encourage and support you.

YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! You need to talk to the MAYO Clinics Ombusdmen and explain how you were cared for (or lack thereof) What they did to you was an outrage. Old school doctors are far and few these days and I can speak to that because I worked alongside them for 36 years as a nurse and SO many of them just blow you off and want the paycheck with no regards to the oath they took. Shame on them and what goes round comes round. They better be careful about karma because you know what they say about that.