and anyone who has been to Mayo in MN..I need some fast info...

[Guest guest]

Hi All

I just got off the phone with Medicare and Mayo takes Medicare..but I

may have to pay them from a check Medicare sends me.I'm having terrible

pain in my bile duct....The intake worker asked me if I had test

lately..No, I have not..I don't want to have test here then pay for them

again at Mayo plus the trip.

I guess I will drive up..It's 700 miles from Ohio...She asked me to have

my doctor call them and she will..My family doctor has been after me to

go up north...

So I need to know from those who have been to Mayo MN.

Where to stay?

How hard is it to get around the area?

Can I ask for a Doctor or do they assign you the doctor ?

Do I have to take someone with me or can I go by myself ?

Thank You,

in Georgia from Ohio

[Guest guest]

Hi - we've only been there once for a week (going again

Saturday for 10 days). If you go to the www.mayoclinic.com

website*, they have some excellent maps that show where lodging is

relative to the Clinic. We stayed at the Kahler Inn & Suites the

first time because it was connected to the subway directly

accessible to Mayo, a 5-minute walk (they offer rates for medical

needs). This time we're staying at Holiday Inn City Centre, also

easily accessible to clinic.

(*If you go to www.mayo.com, you'll get the Hellman's Mayonnaise

site - ha!)

When (if) Brad begins radiation/chemo, we will try to get into the

Gift of Life Transplant House or Hope Lodge. Information about

those places is also at the MayoClinic website.

We found the area around Mayo to be very easy to get around, if one

is able to walk. And if a wheelchair is needed, there are

wheelchairs everywhere you turn.

Hope this helps a bit, .

Diane

husband Brad - UC/j-pouch 1982; PSC 2005; CC 2006

>

> Hi All

>

> I just got off the phone with Medicare and Mayo takes

Medicare..but I

> may have to pay them from a check Medicare sends me.I'm having

terrible

> pain in my bile duct....The intake worker asked me if I had test

> lately..No, I have not..I don't want to have test here then pay

for them

> again at Mayo plus the trip.

> I guess I will drive up..It's 700 miles from Ohio...She asked me

to have

> my doctor call them and she will..My family doctor has been after

me to

> go up north...

>

> So I need to know from those who have been to Mayo MN.

> Where to stay?

> How hard is it to get around the area?

> Can I ask for a Doctor or do they assign you the doctor ?

> Do I have to take someone with me or can I go by myself ?

> Thank You,

> in Georgia from Ohio

>

[Guest guest]

Hi - we've only been there once for a week (going again

Saturday for 10 days). If you go to the www.mayoclinic.com

website*, they have some excellent maps that show where lodging is

relative to the Clinic. We stayed at the Kahler Inn & Suites the

first time because it was connected to the subway directly

accessible to Mayo, a 5-minute walk (they offer rates for medical

needs). This time we're staying at Holiday Inn City Centre, also

easily accessible to clinic.

(*If you go to www.mayo.com, you'll get the Hellman's Mayonnaise

site - ha!)

When (if) Brad begins radiation/chemo, we will try to get into the

Gift of Life Transplant House or Hope Lodge. Information about

those places is also at the MayoClinic website.

We found the area around Mayo to be very easy to get around, if one

is able to walk. And if a wheelchair is needed, there are

wheelchairs everywhere you turn.

Hope this helps a bit, .

Diane

husband Brad - UC/j-pouch 1982; PSC 2005; CC 2006

>

> Hi All

>

> I just got off the phone with Medicare and Mayo takes

Medicare..but I

> may have to pay them from a check Medicare sends me.I'm having

terrible

> pain in my bile duct....The intake worker asked me if I had test

> lately..No, I have not..I don't want to have test here then pay

for them

> again at Mayo plus the trip.

> I guess I will drive up..It's 700 miles from Ohio...She asked me

to have

> my doctor call them and she will..My family doctor has been after

me to

> go up north...

>

> So I need to know from those who have been to Mayo MN.

> Where to stay?

> How hard is it to get around the area?

> Can I ask for a Doctor or do they assign you the doctor ?

> Do I have to take someone with me or can I go by myself ?

> Thank You,

> in Georgia from Ohio

>