Why was I granted a visit and then denied with no reason?

Posted by bella13 @bella13, Apr 4, 2025

Mayo ID called me after getting a referral and told me they would check me head to toe and then denied me a week later with no reason? Why won’t anyone tell me what’s wrong and just leave me like this? Why won’t they sit me down and talk to me so I know what to do with my life?

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@jenatsky
My son has been battling a parasitic infection for 18 months . I’ve seen the worm like critters poking from his skin myself . Long story short , he has visited emergency 9 times and was dismissed each time . His GP diagnosed him with dilusional parasitosis . And with that on his file , no doctors would treat him for anything else . Was refused treatment at infectious disease due to his file . He went to a psychiatric assessment and was cleared of all/any psychosis and psych requested more medical treatment be carried out . Has fallen on deaf ears . We had to travel to Mexico to buy medications not available in Canada. My conclusion is that GPs in small towns or even in general lack the knowledge to assess . In our case , the doctors have stuck together and none of the 14 doctors in our town will see my boy . It’s ridiculous that my boy may die of this hyperinfection due to the arrogance of our community doctors

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@stacker1, did the medication from Mexico work. You might look up images of parasitic infection on the internet and see if they look like what you saw on your son. It is possible to buy some of these medications from online pharmacies. https://www.redboxrx.com/treatments/permethrin-cream

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@stacker1, did the medication from Mexico work. You might look up images of parasitic infection on the internet and see if they look like what you saw on your son. It is possible to buy some of these medications from online pharmacies. https://www.redboxrx.com/treatments/permethrin-cream

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The medication ( Albendazol , Ivermectin and Prazi-q were sourced immediately upon landing in Mexico . Within 3 days of medication and 20 hours/ day of sleeping there was a dramatic turnaround . We have since sourced out a pharmacy with the help of our local naturopathic doctor , who fully supports a parasitic diagnosis but is unable to refer as the medical system won’t allow.

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Maybe something in your medical records? We tried to get in to pain clinic but after reviewing my husbands records, they said there wasn't anything they could do that couldn't be done closer to our home. I appreciated that as it's a 6 1/2 hour drive one way to Mayo.

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