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@rwinney

Hello @donfeld. I'm interested in your Mayo PRC experience, if you dont mind sharing. I have been recheduled (for 3rd time due to Covid) to now go in October. Did you go while on opiods and if so, were you weaned off while there? I understand your comment about some pains you just cant forget. I'm assuming this is why Mayo touts various percentages of success rates. Each person is different, each case is different. All in all, did you feel it was worth participating in the pain program?

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There is no question that with the physical therapy and lots of deep conversations it does improve your situation as long as you're in classes and dealing with in a daily basis. Once you leave there you've got to keep this regiment up which is not the easiest thing in the world for the average person and I guess you got to be really have a tremendous desire to keep that regiment up. I did get off the opioids during that time which was great but months later my strong pain came back again and I bought that for some time, but I've learned that opioids are not the answer. So I fight that everyday and unless I did a severe injury is the only time I would ever consider opioids again. Physically when I was done there's no question I felt much improvement so I said go experience it and everybody gets different things out of it which is hard to say whether it's a good for you or it's not something that would fit. The staff is great people are great and you're beating lot of nice people who are in the same situation you already. That alone you get a lot out of and you make some new friends. Hope it works for you