From the
time Dr. Kelly suggested I see Dr. Mayo in July 2013 until now, Dr. Mayo has
moved from Tacoma to Seattle at Harborview Hospital. Dr. Mayo works in the
Orthopedic and Trauma center and only does open surgeries, no arthroscopy. He
is THE doctor you want to see if you have a complex hip issue.
I called
Harborview and requested to make an appointment. They require a message into
his scheduling coordinators. His coordinators then called me back within a few hours,
amazingly! She pre-screened me over the phone; it is my understanding he does
this for all of his patients and I certainly do not blame him one bit! She
asked me to fax my chart notes and mail my imaging. Given that I have over an
inch thick of medical notes and about 7 discs of imaging over the years, I
asked if I could hand deliver everything in person. She was happy about that
and I did just that the next morning which was a Friday. She told me he would
be reviewing my case on that coming Monday. I couldn’t believe how fast this
was moving along. I had such a hard time last time when he was at the hospital
in Tacoma so this was a major relief! Dr. Mayo reviewed by notes and imaging
and would like to see me in persion. His coordinator did not elaborate WHY he
wants to see me. It is also my understanding per my fellow hip buddies that if
he wants to see me he thinks he can help me! I don’t think he would be wasting
my time or his… he is just too busy for that!
I am super nervous about needing to see him. If I need a PAO, this means
I may have been misdiagnosed for quite some time having the wrong surgeries to
correct my bone anatomy. That is a hard thing to swallow… I have to trust that
this has happened for a reason!
My appointment was supposed to be January 12th 2015, but I was able to get it moved to January 5th 2015. I truly believe he is
either my answer or can help get me to the right answer and direction. In order to seek well rounded
PAO opinions, I have an appointment scheduled with Dr. Downer at Orthopedic
Specialists on January 23rd and Dr. Lee at Virginia Mason(again) on
January 29th. It can be awhile to get into these folks and if I end
up not needing to go the PAO route they would still be good specialists to see
for a hip scope since they can do either procedure. I have all of my questions typed out and my
sister will be going with me for support. Wish me luck!!! I will update once I
have more information.
Dr. Mayo is the man 8D What I loved about him is that he wasn't dismissive at all. I had someone from the PAO group tell me I was crazy, and that my problem was all in my head. She didn't imply it, she actually said that in a private message. I blocked her after that but the damage was already done. Combine that with my parent's emotional abuse and self-hating nature, I was worried that maybe I was. My pain was real though, I knew that much.
ReplyDeleteYeah, Mayo's office didn't tell me why he wanted to see me. He does reject certain patients, so he has something important to tell you. I feel like if I lived in Washington things would have worked out with him. Only time will tell if Sink made the right surgical decision. But if my most recent surgery fails a derotation of some sort is needed.
Another thing about Dr. Mayo is that he is tall. Most ortho surgeons are short XD And he doesn't care that much about what other surgeons think unless it's Ganz or Jefferey Mast.