Your question about 'wait time' is something I have talked about and others here have mentioned it. When a tumor is discovered, a patient can only imagine it is growing every day. Frankly that is probably true though not as fast as we imagine.

My timeline quickly.... NSCLC noted in a Mayo PET scan July 2021. Surgery November 2021. Chemo and Radiation January 2022. Early August 2022, bladder tumor discovered. End of September 2022, they will do a removal and biopsy.

I can't comment on how long it will take to get into Mayo. Oddly enough, what got me to Mayo was abdominal issues and it took well over a year before they accepted me as a patient. I hope your wait time is much less than mine.