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@agmc

Thank you for your post. If you can believe it the Pain Clinic at the Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania. ( the. 9 th best hospital in the US) told me to go to the Mayo Clinic!!!
Yes . It's time to move on to another Pain Clinic.
In the meantime, I cannot work because I have constant lower extremety pain at level 9 and sometimes excruciating for many continuous days and I am trying to pursue a long term disability claim .

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Good luck with your disability claim. I have been fighting for disability for 9 years. I am on my 3rd successful appeal. Get all the physical proof and tests you can, or the judges won't rule in your favor. Use an attorney; they collect a fee only if you win. It is hard to slog through. Good luck at Mayo. I was referred to the Diamond Headache Clinic in Chicago, but I found that they offered only 1 procedure I wasn't already getting, are anti-pain meds, and out-of-network for my insurance. Research what Mayo offers you before you seek treatment there, and see if your insurance covers Mayo. It is extremely expensive to go out-of-network, and travel costs and accomodations for you and a companion are not covered. They may, however, be tax deductible depending on your circumstances.