@cookie07
I understand how upsetting it is to be ignored by a surgeon. Sometimes, that may be a blessing in disguise when you find a better surgeon who agrees to help. That happened to me. After being turned down 5 times by local surgeons, I turned to Mayo to Jeremy Fogelson. He helped me and I had an excellent outcome from a cervical fusion.

You are not too old for surgery in your 60s. For scoliosis, you need a deformity expert who has done a lot of scoliosis surgery cases. What matters is other health issues you may have or perhaps having bone quality issues with osteoporosis or if you smoke. Smoking lowers the body's oxygen levels which affects healing after surgery. Spine instrumentation relies on screwing hardware onto the spine, and some implants have spaces where new bone may grow through them to anchor it to the spine.

Surgeons are not all equally gifted, and a complex instrumented surgery needs a real expert. Jeremy Fogelson is one of the best at Mayo; he's a deformity neurosurgeon expert also with orthopedic spine deformity fellowship training. It is definitely worth the effort to travel to Mayo to see him. Rochester has many hotel accommodations and a Mayo has a free Concierge service that can help you find a hotel.

First, you need to find out if Mayo accepts your health insurance. I recommend calling them. Here is the webpage with billing information.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/billing-insurance
If you insurance is accepted, you may begin a request for an appointment with this link.
http://mayocl.in/1mtmR63
Someone at Mayo will call you back to setup an account and coordinate receiving your medical records and copies of imaging. The imaging is the most important and will be review by a doctor at Mayo. When you speak with a coordinator, you can request it be sent to Dr. Fogelson for review. There is no charge to do this to apply for an appointment. Also write a letter to send that describes your symptoms and the history of your condition.

Here is information on Dr. Fogelson
https://www.mayoclinic.org/biographies/fogelson-jeremy-l-m-d/bio-20055624
https://medprofvideos.mayoclinic.org/videos/adult-scoliosis-treatment-options-at-mayo-clinic
He is an excellent surgeon and very caring and compassionate with patients. When you already have enough to worry about, it helps to have a surgeon who is kind. If you have questions, I will try to help any way that I can.