Going to Mayo Rochester soon for aneurysm: Seeking tips

Posted by elainerb @elainerb, Aug 26 3:03pm

Hello all, I’m a new patient at the Rochester location. I’ll be traveling from St. Louis, MO.

I have a 6.3 mm post communicating artery bilobed with daughter sacs (3.8 and 3.2 mm) brain aneurysm. And family history of brain aneurysm and stroke.

I have also had a right basal ganglia stroke.

I called Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN and I was immediately directed to neurosurgery and I was given an appointment in less than a week. I was told this is serious and I need to be seen ASAP.

I’ve already got the diagnosis and I’ve had a 3D cerebral angiogram with contrast, CT with contrast, and an MRI w/w/o contrast.

Could anyone tell me what to expect at my initial appointment?
I have medical trauma PTSD (13 years of surgeries) and I am anxious and worried about getting up there and having to have surgery.
Would they schedule that while I am there?
Should I plan on being in Rochester for a week?
Thank you all so much for reading all this.