You will meet with Dr. Lelwica one-on-one, either in person or virtually Dr. Lelwica will have reviewed all of your intake information so she will be very familiar with your health status and situation before you meet in order to make the most productive use of your time together. Sometimes you will be asked for additional info before your first visit. You will go through your current history, past medical history, family history, review of medicines, vitamins and supplements as well as assessment of your nutritional and lifestyle path. Dr. Lelwica will want to know where you’ve been, what you have done and where you want to go. Together we will come up with a plausible idea of what the root cause of your current health status is and a plan to get your health back.

Dr. Lelwica will review your intake and any other lab reports/medical records/documents you have sent before your visit. In addition. That, along with your first visit scheduled for an hour, costs $329.

ABSOLUTELY! In fact, Dr. Lelwica will require that you have and continue your relationship with your primary care provider. Your PCP will be your main physicial for your annual physicals, etc. While most PCP are focusing on the treatment of disease, your Functional Medicine physician is focused on root cause of that disease and turning the trajectory to avoid or reverse disease.

NO! The only individual who can tell you to stop taking your medications is the prescribing doctor. If you plan to stop taking any medication on your own, please notify the prescribing doctor. Also, keep in mind that all Functional Medicine doctors do not prescribe prescription medicine. Dr. Lelwica does not, and works with others if you need that or works with your PCP physician for pharmacy prescribing needs.

We understand that there are times when you must miss an appointment due to emergencies or obligations for work or family. We believe our business model is very fair in that when you book an appointment, you will pay a $50 deposit. If you cancel within 48 hours of your appointment, that is refunded. If within the 48 hours and we can fill it with someone else, you will also be refunded.

Insurance or Medicare does not cover our services. We can provide you with an invoice of your services from Living Well Functional Medicine and you may be able to use your FSA/HSA however, please first check with human resources.

Bloodwork can either be performed at your Primary Care Provider office if they agree and can be covered through your normal insurance. It can also be drawn at the Minneapolis area or Brainerd Lakes area clinic and paid self pay which saves a lot of money on labs for the patient. Additional functional lab tests such as stool or urine are done in the comfort of your own home. We provide you with a kit and clear instructions. Most payments are made directly to the lab and some can be purchased directly from our website and will be sent to your home.