https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/were-calling-it-planet-mayo-its-so-unlike-any-other-medical-institution/ News Resources Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:02:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/were-calling-it-planet-mayo-its-so-unlike-any-other-medical-institution/#comment-300 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:02:45 +0000 https://sharing.mayoclinic.org/?p=1288#comment-300 […] Al Errato and his wife Mary are from Connecticut, and while we technically could have gotten a video crew to capture their story, we were able to act much more quickly by using a pocket camera on a tripod. […]

]]> https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/were-calling-it-planet-mayo-its-so-unlike-any-other-medical-institution/#comment-304 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:02:45 +0000 https://sharing.mayoclinic.org/?p=1288#comment-304 […] Al Errato and his wife Mary are from Connecticut, and while we technically could have gotten a video crew to capture their story, we were able to act much more quickly by using a pocket camera on a tripod. […]

]]> https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/were-calling-it-planet-mayo-its-so-unlike-any-other-medical-institution/#comment-299 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:11:45 +0000 https://sharing.mayoclinic.org/?p=1288#comment-299 I couldn’t agree more with the sentiments shared in this video! I was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm 6 years ago in LaCrosse, Wi. Both of my parents died from brain aneurysms, so I was very lucky that it was detected. The LaCrosee hospital had scheduled me to make the trip to Mankato, Mn. for surgery, which would consist of shaving the head and an approximate 12 week rfecovery time. I was uncomfortable with that because I had just started a new job. As I was telling my sister-in-law who works at Mayo) about it, she had suggested that I wait until she can make some inquiries at Mayo about the procedure and what elae could be done before I go to Mankato. Just a day or later, I recieved a personal letter from the head of Neurolgy at Mayo. He stated in his letter that they were doing a study on the correlation of aneurysms between siblings at Mayo and that he would love to take my case! Within 1 week, I had visited with him and Mayo had given me an itinerary of all of the necessary pre-op appointments to be taken care of in 1 single day. The surgery was 6 hours, and involved going up to the brain via my blood vessels in the groin and placing coils into the aneurysm. No shaving of the head, I was in the hospital overnight, went home the next day, and missed 1 day of work!!! I couldn’t belive it!! I cannot praise them enough for the entire experience that I went through. I have NEVER seen such friendly, warm, understanding, excellent care givers, ever!!!

]]> https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/were-calling-it-planet-mayo-its-so-unlike-any-other-medical-institution/#comment-303 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:11:45 +0000 https://sharing.mayoclinic.org/?p=1288#comment-303 I couldn’t agree more with the sentiments shared in this video! I was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm 6 years ago in LaCrosse, Wi. Both of my parents died from brain aneurysms, so I was very lucky that it was detected. The LaCrosee hospital had scheduled me to make the trip to Mankato, Mn. for surgery, which would consist of shaving the head and an approximate 12 week rfecovery time. I was uncomfortable with that because I had just started a new job. As I was telling my sister-in-law who works at Mayo) about it, she had suggested that I wait until she can make some inquiries at Mayo about the procedure and what elae could be done before I go to Mankato. Just a day or later, I recieved a personal letter from the head of Neurolgy at Mayo. He stated in his letter that they were doing a study on the correlation of aneurysms between siblings at Mayo and that he would love to take my case! Within 1 week, I had visited with him and Mayo had given me an itinerary of all of the necessary pre-op appointments to be taken care of in 1 single day. The surgery was 6 hours, and involved going up to the brain via my blood vessels in the groin and placing coils into the aneurysm. No shaving of the head, I was in the hospital overnight, went home the next day, and missed 1 day of work!!! I couldn’t belive it!! I cannot praise them enough for the entire experience that I went through. I have NEVER seen such friendly, warm, understanding, excellent care givers, ever!!!

]]> https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/were-calling-it-planet-mayo-its-so-unlike-any-other-medical-institution/#comment-298 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:06:11 +0000 https://sharing.mayoclinic.org/?p=1288#comment-298 […] this year, Al Errato shared his impressions of Mayo Clinic as experienced with his wife, Mary, through our patient blog, Sharing Mayo Clinic. He described the […]

]]> https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/were-calling-it-planet-mayo-its-so-unlike-any-other-medical-institution/#comment-302 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:06:11 +0000 https://sharing.mayoclinic.org/?p=1288#comment-302 […] this year, Al Errato shared his impressions of Mayo Clinic as experienced with his wife, Mary, through our patient blog, Sharing Mayo Clinic. He described the […]

]]> https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/were-calling-it-planet-mayo-its-so-unlike-any-other-medical-institution/#comment-297 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:45:45 +0000 https://sharing.mayoclinic.org/?p=1288#comment-297 I know exactly how you feel. My mother had some medical problems too and were sent to Mayo one year too late and instead of living a healthy life she has spent the past 23 years trying to have Mayo fix what was done at a local hospital at home. Luckily for us that home is less than a 2 hour drive from Mayo in Rochester, MN. I know they’re not infallible but I firmly believe it hadn’t been for Mayo we wouldn’t have had my mother around for the past 20 years let alone whatever she’s with us in the future.

]]> https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/were-calling-it-planet-mayo-its-so-unlike-any-other-medical-institution/#comment-301 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:45:45 +0000 https://sharing.mayoclinic.org/?p=1288#comment-301 I know exactly how you feel. My mother had some medical problems too and were sent to Mayo one year too late and instead of living a healthy life she has spent the past 23 years trying to have Mayo fix what was done at a local hospital at home. Luckily for us that home is less than a 2 hour drive from Mayo in Rochester, MN. I know they’re not infallible but I firmly believe it hadn’t been for Mayo we wouldn’t have had my mother around for the past 20 years let alone whatever she’s with us in the future.

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