I’m sorry to hear of your mother’s diagnosis. The early stages of diagnosis and treatment planning can be frustrating when you want to see action. Her current doctors are being careful, and want all of the possible information before doing surgery or taking other action. As a patient, that’s frustrating, but it may be necessary to find the right care plan.
Is your mother is good health otherwise; strong heart, decent mobility? Consider your mother’s age and the impact that travel to Rochester and treatments may have on her too. Surgery and treatment on a lung is difficult for even the healthiest patients.
I’m sorry if this seems harsh, I’m a stage IV lung cancer patient at the age of 52, I have a very different outlook on age and what I want the end of my life to look like. It never hurts to step back and take a pause and assess if a treatment is the right thing based on the overall situation. Take care, I wish you and your mother the best. Peace.