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Mayo clinic is nothing more than a parrot for big pharma and the corrupt FDA. For example, there is an all natural and non addictive supplement out there, now getting protection acts throughout the country, called Kratom. It has saved literally thousands of lives from opioid addiction as well and these people talk about it like it's crack. They don't like big pharmaceutical companies getting circumvented and patients actually getting a solution to opioid addiction, anxiety and depression or pain relief. It is appalling!

Mayo only prescribes pain meds if you are dying. I say this from personal experience. I am a patient at Mayo in North Phoenix. Neither my GI nor PCP at Mayo prescribes pain meds now that im past my surgeries and had my colon taken out. Even though my severe refractory disease no longer responds to treatment and I am in pain, they couldn't care less. My PCP can't even look me in the face and say I am not allowed because I work at Mayo. Instead, she offers a 3-week program to learn about alternative methods, as if I hadn't already tried everything under the sun. The program requires you to be on the Mayo campus every day, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., for three weeks. It's insulting, this pcp knows I have lost several part-time jobs bc of my pain, and the little amount of work that I have now doesn't pay unless I complete the job. When she looks at me and says useless responses at every appointment, it makes me feel sick—fake doctor. Save your money, go somewhere else.

Sugar is not harmful for cancer patients? I beg you pardon? I think you need to get out of your box which you are living within, and get to study the scientific and published and peer reviewed works of: Dr. Jamnadas, Professor Thomas Seyfried Dr. William Li, Dr. John Campbell Dr. Sten Engberg ... and thousands with them - and get to a better and more concurrent conclusion than what you publish on your page numbered 20044714 (under diseases-condition, cancer, in-depth, cancer-causes, art-20044714) It is unacceptable that you write such things on your page, and that you write that all cells depend on sugar (glucose), while fact is that indeed you can have your body cells largely feed on ketosis (!), you can do fasting, you can do lots of things which will stall or even in some cases cure your cancer. Well. It would be desirable that you get into a serious revision of your statement here, and come back stronger and more wise. Sincerely

As a highly decorated, 100% disabled Air Force combat veteran--a retired Lieutenant Colonel who served in four combat operations (JOINT ENDEAVOR, ALLIED FORCE, SOUTHERN WATCH, and ENDURING FREEDOM)--I came to the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville for one reason: to survive. After four years of debilitating long-COVID, I flew over 4,000 miles from our home in Portugal, desperate for the world-class care Mayo claims to offer. I rented a car, spent over $2,000 on an Airbnb, and planned to stay a month--possibly even relocate--if I found the help I desperately needed. I arrived at the ER early on March 23, 2025, exhausted after driving the streets of Jacksonville all night. Why? Because the Airbnb host refused to give me access unless I signed an agreement outside of Airbnb's policies--and I refused. I walked into the Mayo ER asking for help. Instead, I was immediately sedated, stripped of my rights, and held against my will. Within hours, I was labeled "suicidal and homicidal" (a laughable claim given the circumstances), and involuntarily committed to a mental institution for 72 hours. Let me ask you: Would a suicidal or homicidal man fly 4,000 miles, rent a car and an apartment, and spend thousands of dollars trying to get medical care only to become suddenly suicidal or homicidal? Of course not, that's ridiculous. But the Mayo Clinic didn't care. Once I escaped this nightmare, I booked the first flight out of Jacksonville and immediately contacted an attorney. Mayo Clinic's ER staff violated my civil rights, plain and simple--but in Jacksonville, Mayo is apparently untouchable. No lawyer will take them on. And now? They're trying to bill me over $10,000--despite the fact that I'm fully covered by Tricare for Life and owe nothing. They've even threatened collections! DISABLED VETERANS BE WARNED: The Mayo Clinic is not the caring, elite institution they pretend to be. They will violate your rights, detain you without cause, and profit from your suffering. I was told by several multi-hospitalization patients as well as a few River Point Behavioral Health staff (who will remain nameless)) that this deplorable Mayo-River Point financial collaboration has been going on for quite some time. This is not care. This is medical abuse. DO NO HARM? CombatCritic Gives The Disgraceful Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville ZERO BOMBS OUT OF 10 ... And A Permanent Spot On My WALL OF SHAME™ ... More Bombs Are Better (Unless You're On the Receiving End)

After reading several of your negative reviews, I wondered if it was about the same place. One late evening I went to the emergency room thinking I was having a Stroke. After several tests, blood work, x-rays were completed, it was determined I had a bout with Vertigo. The staff were extremely friendly and courteous. Doctor Jones was very Professional and personable, and listened. The nurses were very pleasant and kind as well. I left my hat in the room I was in and Caroline N. called about it. We were quite a ways from hospital and didn't want to go back. She offered to mail it to me, and a few days later I received it. Keep up the good work, and thanks for a very pleasant visit......Tony

I had a telehealth visit with the Gastroenterology Department on April 7, The following week I delivered my images and test results. I emailed the portal and let them know they had all of my information. The response was from someone I never spoke with who said I will let them know. It’s been three months since my telehealth appointment without so much as a word. I AM A HUMAN BEING - NOT A PIECE OF TRASH. It is nothing short of CRUEL to give a patient the false hope they will be treated and then ignore them.

If people are wondering why some reviews for Dr. Pedro Malavet are good and some are bad - it is because the good reviews are from male patients. Pedro Malavet (I will not call him a doctor) HATES women. I was another unfortunate female patient victim of his. I was there for eye and lung problems since childhood, and I had those medical records with me that my doctors gave me to bring. He treated me like he was a veterinarian, and I was a stray dog. I showed him my medical records. He said “hmph”, gave them back to me, then lied in the medical records and said no medical history for ophthalmology and pulmonary among other things. He kept asking instead if I had muscle problems and seemed fixated on that. I kept telling him NO, and re-iterated the eye and lung problems I was there for. I requested my medical records of him afterwards, and lo and behold, he wrote “the patient’s primary concern is muscle pain which cannot be explained.” He lied. This guy is not smart enough to be a real doctor. His bio supposedly says he went to medical school in Puerto Rico. But Pedro Malavet is a common name there, like John Smith here, so he is probably using someone else’s medical diploma. Then back to my clinic visit, randomly in the middle of the appointment, he said it’s time to do a little neurological test. He told me to stand in the middle of the room on one leg like a crane. It was taking forever and it was hard for me to balance. Then he walked over and shoved me really hard and hurt me. That was his special neurological test. Then after that he told me to lie down on the exam table, and there was no chaperone in the room. Then he started hyperventilating and panting, and yanked my pants and underpants down by surprise, and put his face in my lower private area and just kept it there. This is the most traumatizing thing that has happened to me in my adult life. I have had nightmares from this trauma for years. MAYO CLINIC – get your act together and investigate this guy! Also, he ordered tests and physical therapy (?) and things that were not related to any of my complaints or medical issues, just to run up my bill since insurance would cover it. I did not go to those tests and appointments, because that would have been dishonest. So he is involved in insurance fraud too.

We contacted Mayo Clinic with hope and trust, looking for a possible treatment for my father, who suffers from a complex coronary condition considered "inoperable" in Italy. From the very beginning, we made it clear that - living in Europe - we would only be able to travel to the U.S. if a surgical or interventional possibility could be confirmed after reviewing the medical records. We were told that a review would be carried out and were even asked to provide additional testing, including a new angiography - which we did entirely upon Mayo Clinic’s request. We submitted everything: translated reports, DICOM files, clinical summaries, and filled out every form carefully. After months of effort, back-and-forth emails, and respectful communication, we were finally told that no possible treatment direction can be discussed unless we come in person, which completely contradicts what we had been told at the outset. To make matters worse, we were informed that the person who had been following our case from the beginning no longer works there, and that we should now simply "decide" whether to come - without any indication or reassurance, despite having provided everything required. This approach may work for local patients who live a few hours away. But for a fragile international patient, expected to travel across the ocean without a single preliminary indication, it is not only impractical ...it is deeply dehumanizing. The disappointment is not just medical. It is human. I write this in the hope that Mayo Clinic will consider not only the excellence of its clinical services, but also the importance of clarity, consistency, and empathy - especially when working with international patients who are already navigating pain, risk, and hope from afar.