Hi @jseibert, I wished I was able to answer your question. I think the surgeon will be able to tell you at your consultation. I'm glad you were able to get an appointment quickly!

@jseibert Good luck today at Mayo. I had similar appointments for cervical spine surgery. It's the nurse who really knows the surgery schedule, because she will be the one to call the patient to schedule it, and they schedule in groups of patients. It also depends how long the surgery will take. My surgery was 2 hours and was able to fit into a day with another surgery for my doctor. A bigger surgery might be the only one that day and may wait longer because it can't fit into an existing time slot. From my first neurosurgery appointment, I could have had my surgery 2 weeks later because of a cancellation. I wasn't ready with my home preparations, so I waited until the next scheduling session. It was 5 weeks after the initial appointment that I had my surgery at Mayo in Rochester. They have a lot of operating rooms and many surgeons there. Ask the nurse while you are there (after you get the offer of course).

@jseibert - how did the appointment with the neurologist and the neurosurgeon go?