Two comments:
If indeed it is acid reflex, try a different medication before submitting to tests. I have had severe acid reflux for 35 years. I take Dexilant and am followed by a local gastroenterologist.
I have had quite a lot of experience with Mayo in Jacksonville as my husband and I have made maybe 35+ trips to Mayo in the last 3 years. For all of them we ended up staying for several days, a week or more and once for a month. The most important tip I can give you is try very hard to get an appointment on a Monday. You probably will be scheduled for additional tests and blood work. The schedulers, and each dept has their own schedulers, try hard to schedule additional appointments during the time that you plan to be there, but that is not always possible. If they hand you a schedule with maybe 2 tests the few days that you are there, then additional tests the following week, and the rest spread out over several weeks, don't despair and think that you have to make multiple trips. There is a procedure called "stand by". You go to the department where your test is scheduled and inquire about this procedure. It worked for us many times. You do have to be there and wait, but it saves additional trips back to Jacksonville. Definitely worth a try.
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