@infodemers We aren't medical professionals here on Mayo Clinic Connect. We do provide emotional support and recommendations for one another. We also do not have information on costs at Mayo Clinic.

Your interest and motivation in keeping yourself healthy is certainly a huge plus factor. In my experience I have entered into medical care such as surgery with my proactive approach to my own health and it has made the recovery process more facile. For instance, when I unknowingly fractured my sacrum a few years ago and learned about the fracture through a CT scan as part of my cancer surveillance appointment I wanted to follow up on the fracture. The physical therapist I saw at Mayo Clinic told me that he did not expect to see me walking into the exam room or moving around so easily. He said that at my age (71 years old at the time) and the fracture he usually sees people with a lot of pain and disability. My experience is a Mayo Clinic Connect way of supporting of letting you know that your efforts in good health and willingness to try new treatments will serve you well. If I were you I'd want another opinion on options for treatment. Maybe there is a research clinical trial available?

Will your oncologist in Canada refer you to Mayo Clinic? You can self refer but a physician referral is a good method for getting in at Mayo Clinic.

Where are you located? Is there a possibility of going to another cancer center in your province or can your oncologist refer you to a different province?