Hi @fastback3000 Mark, oh gosh. This must make you and your financé very anxious. The waiting is the hardest part. I bet it seems like this is happening really fast and excruciatingly slow at the same time.

It sounds like the referring hospital has made the referral to Mayo Clinic Rochester correctly. I'm glad that she called to follow up. Now waiting until Monday or Tuesday seems like a long time. What is likely happening during this time is that the oncology experts are reviewing her case with their colleagues and assessing next steps and schedulers are making necessary arrangements for the necessary imaging studies (PET scan, brain scan, etc). I encourage you to follow up on Tuesday or Wednesday if you haven't heard.

I know it feels like the cancer must be growing and getting worse during this time. It isn't. More important is that she gets the right appointments, the right assessment of the type and stage of the cancer to get the most effective treatment.

I have added your post to the Lung Cancer (https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/lung-cancer/) group as well. I did this so you can meet other lung cancer patients and caregivers like @merpreb @kkckkjm @lls8000 @marcia115 @ta52 @aksinspringfield @linbrew @56899t52 @overcomercynth @dedehans @flusshund and many others. They know what you're going through and will be here with you and your financé through this weekend of waiting. Ask your questions.

Naturally you're both dealing with stress and anxiety, but is your financé feeling any symptoms? Shortness of breath, cough, pain? How are YOU doing?