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@jordyndill Hello. Do you have a physician or medical specialist who will make a referral for you? A referral from a medical provider will speed up the process for reviewing your request for an appointment.

In my case I had a physician referral for endometrial cancer and I had an appointment within a few days as there was no treatment for gynecological cancer where I live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. In another instance the orthopedics department at my local medical center has a policy of not making referrals. So I filled out an appointment request and send my x-rays to Mayo Clinic Orthopedic Surgery. My case was reviewed and I had an appointment within a few months.

I hope this information is helpful to you.

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Hi Helen,
Thank you for the information that you shared, it is very helpful! I will look in to getting a physician referral. I hope that you are doing much better. I am wondering if you can answer this question for me too, if you don’t mind. I have a Mayo Clinic patient ID number, does that mean I have in fact been accepted as a patient?