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Originally Posted by MrGolf
I had a similar surgery performed at the UPMC facility in Pittsburgh prior to moving here. My neurosurgeon recommended an annual follow up down here. Can I ask the name of the surgeon or head of neurosurgery that your husband used at Mayo. I know there is no one locally that can review my case. I had complications as a result of the surgery and am currently having Physical Therapy done to try and reverse a paralasys issue.
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I cannot answer your direct question on neurosurgeons, but I can tell you exactly what happened with my problem.
The doctor here, who discovered my problem, called a specialist at the Mayo Clinic (while I was actually in his office), spoke with him and explained my situation and then told me I would get a call from Mayo. They called me the very next day, explained their billing etc., asked me some questions and then said I would be receiving a package in the mail. It was a three page itinerary of medical appointments over a two day period.
My initial consultation was with the primary consultant, from there I went through an extensive physical, and from the results of that I had appointments with various specialists. I did not meet the actual person who did the surgery until the day before surgery, he just had all my information from the team of consultants I had seen. I got the distinct impression they work as a team, not a single doctor.
So I rather think the best thing to do is to have your local doctor contact Mayo to get you in quickly, or to find a Neurosurgeon from their list of doctors on their website and go from there.
By the way, if I remember correctly, at my initial visit I had an appointment with one of their financial people who explained their way of doing business.