Teresa,
Can you tell me if when I go to Mayo will I have to stay or come back after my initial appt? I am coming from out of town and I am hoping I do not have to go once and come back.
Thanks
Brandy

Lily,
Did they give you a reason as to why you were not accepted?

No, and I wish they would have. So, now I'm waiting to see if I'm accepting a MercyOne Clinic in DesMoines, IA. That clinic will do the same round table discussion as Mayo does. I hope to hear something by 3/17.

Hello,
Im a newbie as well. I was diagnosed in late Nov. 2020. I also have had bariatric surgery, Aug. 2018and I've have the sleeve surgery, so my stomach is the size of a medium banana. On top of everything else I have an ileostomy that was created in Dec. 2016. Needless to say I've got a complex system.

@brandywine8875 – I’m referring to your question about your visit To Mayo.
I have been a patient at Mayo, Jacksonville. Before appointment you will get a schedule for your testing and Dr visit. You may have to stay an extra day or more, depending on the amount of testing done. There are several hotels close by with special Mayo rates. The visit is very well planned.

Well, I was just told Mayo won't take me as a patient. But, I've been to Mayo with my Mom. Mayo is very good about scheduling appointments on the same day, or the following day. I hope you have a successful experience. Mayo is the best. I had hoped they would take me. Oh well.

Why wouldn't they take you? I was referred by my GI. He can't treat me here in GA so he is sending me to Mayo.

I wasn't given a reason. Ive waited 4 months to see if I could get in.

…oh what a disappointment to wait months and not be accepted….I am in Canada, but wonder if Covid has affected the number of patients they see; we only have 2 ENTs where I live and for one it is a 2 year wait if not an emergency, regardless of pain. Receptionist said whereas he, Dr., saw 20 or more patients a day, he now sees 8, due to cleaning after every patient etc: still, might be nice of them to give you a reason for denying you, as well as not wait four months for an answer, do they have any other similar Clinics with comparable good reputation for help?

I am hoping that the Dr. I may see is good. Im trying to avoid going through the hospital clinic that did all my surgeries if I can help it. I want a new set of eyes. Also the place that did all my surgeries is now 5 hrs from me.

Oh sorry didn't read back that you are also waiting to hear from MercyOne Clinic? We live in Northern Ontario and its 4 hour drive to Toronto which is ok when feeling not too bad but not when in pain… wishing you the "best" new set of eyes and some help with your medical problems and pain June

@lacy2 @lily21 When I first went to Mayo MN for my first Gastroparesis appointment they wanted me to have a blood and urine test first. I did it at one of the satellite Mayo's in Rochester the evening before my GI appoint.. then the test where they test the rate of stomach emptying.. that involved eating a standardized breakfast… so make sure you don't eat something first… they give you a certain time to eat the eggs, etc.. (I could not eat that fast without it coming up… and they do NOT want you to throw up…as there is a tracer in the meal.. so they do x-rays every hour for the morning… or as long as it takes… to see how long the meal takes to go through a certain point… I had a hard time keeping it down.. but was successful… You don't want to do that test many times… I spent 3 days there for all the various tests and doctor visits.. Have someone with you to take notes.. its all a blur.. Ken