It's hard for me to remember all the details, which is why I posted. I know I was very anxious about being accepted as a patient at Mayo. I had a pretty severe orthopedic problem and was facing surgery on my upper spine. At some point I went back and "rewrote" my answer to the question, incorporating a lot of the specific medical terminology that I'd picked up from one of the clinical reports from a non-Mayo doctor. I don't know if that did the trick, but Mayo did take me on, and the surgery was quite successful. Hoping you have equally positive results.