Where would you go Mayo or U of Minn... to see Dr. Sutherland?..WHY?

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HI All and Arne,I have a question....I was only told by one doctor I may have PSC..My labs are normal and have been....I do have Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction..And a stent placement 2002 in Pancreatic duct...Mostly pain do to mild Pancreatitis..Who would you go to...Dr. Sutherland or Mayo Clinic?...I need another ERCP and I would assume Mayo will do that ??...Oh, and a colonoscopy..I have Malabsorption SyndromeIf I travel 18 hours up there for the appointment.I'm tired of messing around..I've got good insurance now and want to get some things answered.Esp. my bile duct in Georgia from Ohio

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I'd go to Mayo. My hep has close ties with both UofM and Mayo, and recommends I

go to Abott for " normal " (read, cholecystectomy) surgeries and ERCPs. I had my

gallbladder surgery there, but all previous experience was with local hospitals

who shipped me to Mayo (gotta love them midnight ambulance rides!). I've never

been to UofM for PSC, however.

You're not a very " simple " case (like any of us are?), which I think is even a

better reason in Mayo's favor. I wouldn't worry too much about colonoscopies

(I've had 20 or so with my local GI - lost track). ERCPs, in my experience, are

a lot better done with someone who does it a LOT. When I had mine at Mayo, they

were scheduled every half hour or so - all day long!

I saw several Drs. at Mayo, but not Lindor (Poterucha,

http://www.mayoclinic.org/gi-rst/10441221.html, Loftus

http://www.mayoclinic.org/gi-rst/10640339a.html and Talwalkar

http://www.mayoclinic.org/gi-rst/11799072a.html). According to their website,

they see 900+ PSC patients per year. I don't recall who the endoscopist was - I

could look it up if you'd like.

Arne

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HI All and Arne,

Who would you go to...Dr. Sutherland or Mayo Clinic?...I need another ERCP and I

would assume Mayo will do that ??...Oh, and a colonoscopy..I have Malabsorption

Syndrome...

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I can't say about Mayo. My son goes to U of M and we love his docs. However, he's pediatrics, so I don't know anything about the adult GI's here. I do know that the doctor who does his ERCP's is wonderful. Sorry I can't be of more help. Ami wrote: HI All and Arne,I have a question....I was only told by one doctor I may have PSC..My labs are normal and have been....I do have Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction..And a stent

placement 2002 in Pancreatic duct...Mostly pain do to mild Pancreatitis..Who would you go to...Dr. Sutherland or Mayo Clinic?...I need another ERCP and I would assume Mayo will do that ??...Oh, and a colonoscopy..I have Malabsorption SyndromeIf I travel 18 hours up there for the appointment.I'm tired of messing around..I've got good insurance now and want to get some things answered.Esp. my bile duct in Georgia from Ohio Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell?Check out new cars at Yahoo! Autos. Ami mom to - 9 yrs - Double Lung Tx 2/26/2006, PSC - Pre-Liver Tx, Central DI, Steroid Induced Diabetes, Hypothyroid, GERD, High BP, ADD, Anemia,

Osteopenia, Gastroperesis, Varices mom to Emma - 13 yrs - Migraines stepmom to - 14 yrs - ADHD, ODD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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I would go to the Mayo. I went there when I was first diagnosed and

they did a great job verifing what my local doctor found. Be prepared

for a couple days of test. They do a great job.

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