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New appointment: Staying until a diagnosis is found
I have to fly to Mayo. My dr here said I’d basically stay until they found out what was wrong. Mayo wants me to go...
Support Group: Visiting Mayo Clinic
Last active: Feb 25, 2025
Inexpensive lodging near St Mary's: Please help!
I need to be in Rochester near St Mary's hospital for about 14 days while my husband undergoes open heart surgery. His surgery is scheduled...
Support Group: Visiting Mayo Clinic
Last active: Dec 1, 2024
Suggestions for a stay at Mayo Rochester
My husband has been seen several times at Mayo Rochester this summer and will be having difficult major surgery later this month with a potential...
Support Group: Visiting Mayo Clinic
Last active: Aug 8, 2019
Lodging at Mayo Clinic MN and can insurance cover any of it?
Hello! I have my first appointment at the Rochester, MN Mayo on February 23rd. Thankfully, that's only about 3 hours away from where I live...
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Last active: Feb 13, 2023
Appointment scheduled for end of April
Hello, I have my appointment scheduled for the the end of month April 30th in Rochester. I’ve been watching the weather and it looks like...
Support Group: Visiting Mayo Clinic
Last active: Jun 7, 2024
Mayo Clinic PHX AZ
I have an appointment for evaluation with the Hematology department at the MAYO clinic in AZ. It’s scheduled for around 3 p.m. in May. I...
Support Group: Visiting Mayo Clinic
Last active: Apr 22, 2023
My experience with Endocrinology and more at Mayo Clinic
not sure where to post this. but I just wanted to say how GREAT my experience at Mayo was. I had 11 appts including lab...
Last active: Nov 15, 2019
First visit: Evaluation in MN
Hi everyone, I have my first visit to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester in January... my referral was for GI stuff so I’m seeing gastro-...
Support Group: Visiting Mayo Clinic
Last active: Nov 16, 2025
Shuttle service At Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida
I am planning my first visit to Mayo Clinic in Florida. I have heard there is a shuttle service. How does this work? I'm 3...
Support Group: Visiting Mayo Clinic
Last active: Jun 5, 2024
Looking for female companion to accompany me while at Mayo, Rochester
I'm a female and don't require any medical care assistance, but coming in from WI alone for several appointments (meeting with primary care MD first)....
Support Group: Visiting Mayo Clinic
Last active: Jun 25, 2023
How to best plan and prep for my visit to Mayo Jacksonville
I have appointments scheduled at Mayo Jacksonville and want to make sure the trip is as efficient and effective as possible given cost and travel...
Support Group: Visiting Mayo Clinic
Last active: Mar 7, 2022
Out of state - how to get referred to multiple departments
I have my first appointment next week in Rochester. I have Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency and am seeing a pulmonologist that I was referred to. Unfortunately...
Support Group: Visiting Mayo Clinic
Last active: Jul 10, 2024
Can in-person consultation be changed to virtual appointments?
I have my first Mayo clinic in-person trip booked for an initial consultation/assessment with several doctors/specialists over a three day period. I am having problems...
Support Group: Visiting Mayo Clinic
Last active: Apr 15, 2024
Need help to avoid appointment cancellation!
Have been working to get my mom an appointment with Rheumatology for the past two months. We finally have one coming up on Thursday morning....
Support Group: Visiting Mayo Clinic
Last active: Apr 9, 2024
Diagnosed in FL, but need the treatment in GA - 4hrs away
Hello - I am desperately trying to help a friend who has no family and people have pretty much given up on helping her. It...
Support Group: Visiting Mayo Clinic
Last active: Jan 23, 2025
Planning Mayo Clinic Visit for Epilepsy: How does it work? Lodging?
Greetings,I'm planning to make a trip to the Mayo Clinic to get reevaluated for my current condition. I been living with Epilepsy (Grand Mal Seizure)...
Support Group: Epilepsy & Seizures
Last active: Jan 16, 2018
Meningioma and Chiari Malformation
I am currently here at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. I was diagnosed with a small meningioma in November of 2024. In November of...
Support Group: Visiting Mayo Clinic
Last active: Oct 15, 2025
Mayo Rochester- my suggestion for lodging when having SURGERY
I had my first Mayo Rochester visit earlier this month. I had a surgery scheduled along with various other appts (ultrasound, biopsy, and virtual and...
Support Group: Visiting Mayo Clinic
Last active: Aug 27, 2023
Still trying to decide on Mayo - I feel too sick to get well
I am UN-well enough that I really don't have a normal life and no local doctors can find answers for me. I have a lot...
Support Group: Visiting Mayo Clinic
Last active: Apr 15, 2020
Desperate, want to see the Mayo Clinic, but skeptical
I have a longstanding issue (about 3 years) of pelvic pain which has received no help from two trial of PT, some lifestyle changes (I...
Support Group: Visiting Mayo Clinic
Last active: Feb 9, 2024