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I have a good friend who needs a referral to a good doctor - someone willing to go above and beyond to pursue the right diagnosis. She lives about an hour away from Las Vegas - but she really would like to go to the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona. She doesn't know how to go about getting a referral - or even what kind of a doctor to look for. She is suffering greatly right now - but cannot find a satisfactory answer from several doctors in her area. She has been diagnosed at various times with different heart conditions associated with a racing heart beat. She has COPD as well - though she has never been put on oxygen - just various respiratory medicines. The slightest effort - even eating - sets her heart to racing and she is extremely tired all the time. She feels exhausted all the time and feels very anxious all the time. The most worrisome thing to her however, is the pain that she has. It is like a band tightening around her diaphram - mostly on the left side. I think that rules out gall bladder pain which I know from personal experience can cause a great deal of pain. At least I think gall bladder pain tends to be on the right side and/or the back. She says she feels as if something is growing inside. She has had CAT scans and MRI's - but nothing shows up. Medicines have been altered numerous times - but no improvement. She is feeling very discouraged. Her daughter wants to bring her to the Mayo clinic - but neither know how to go about choosing a doctor there. Do any of you know of a doctor that you or a friend or relative could personally recommend? Alternatively, is there a good way to get a referral rather than choosing randomly from a list of who is available under a variety of specialties? I would think that a good internist would be the best way to start. If you have any ideas for me, I will be so grateful. I just don't know how to advise her. Thanks for any ideas you can offer! Jacquie “Education is not about filling a pail, it’s about lighting a fire." ~ William Butler Yeats ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jacquie Henry, MLS Ruben A. Cirillo High School (GHS) Gananda Central School District 3195 Wiedrick Road P.O. Box 609 Macedon, NY 14502 315-986-3521 x 3144 jhenry@gananda.org Library Page: http://www.gananda.org/library/mshslibrary/indexgcl.htm Blog - Library Links For Teachers: http://rachslibrary.edublogs.org/ Blog - WanderingsL http://wanderings.edublogs.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, you send a message to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * LM_NET Help & Information: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/join.html * LM_NET Supporters: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/category/links/el-announce/ --------------------------------------------------------------------