The Mayo Clinic experience and patient stories Our patients tell us that the quality of their interactions, our attention to detail and the efficiency of their visits mean health care like they've never experienced. See the stories of satisfied Mayo Clinic patients. Swimming, biking and running through Graves' disease diagnosisLynn Rothmeier doesn't just work with athletes for a living as a certified athletic trainer at Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea, Minnesota. She is an athlete herself and has been participating in triathlons since 2005. "I started with marathons and just running, but realized, because of the field I'm in, that's a lot of pounding on my body," says the 51-year-old. "So I started swimming and biking and doing triathlons. And when I… An emotional proposition for cancer survivorAs a five-year survivor of anaplastic pancreatic cancer, Jim Smith belongs to a small group of people to have reached the important milestone. In the years since receiving the life-threatening diagnosis and ensuing lifesaving treatment at Mayo Clinic, the trauma has begun to fade into memory. Jim, a medical doctor and married father of two grown daughters, lives in Omaha, Nebraska, and works at Creighton University School of Medicine. He has finally begun to ponder… Collaboration that changes livesElyn Simmons was 31 years old and eager to start a family with her husband, Guy. But in 2016, she was diagnosed with a hormonal disorder — PCOS, or polycystic ovary syndrome — that causes fertility problems. Then Elyn began experiencing other symptoms, including unexplained weight gain, increased body hair, migraines, and severe fatigue. Teamwork by Mayo Clinic clinicians and specialists in Mayo’s Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology found the source of Elyn's problem. In 2018, she was… Request an appointment ResearchCosts & insurance Nov. 02, 2019 Share on: FacebookTwitter EndocrinologySectionsOverviewTests & proceduresConditions treatedDoctorsSpecialty groupsClinical trialsResearchPatient storiesCosts & insuranceNews from Mayo ClinicReferrals SectionsRequest an AppointmentOverviewTests & proceduresConditions treatedDoctorsSpecialty groupsClinical trialsResearchPatient storiesCosts & insuranceNews from Mayo ClinicReferrals ORG-20392484 Medical Departments & Centers Endocrinology