@jorgy20 Dain, I'm sorry I missed your post here, but I was traveling that day. Mayo would likely not be scheduling surgery the same day as your consult. If you were in an emergency situation and transported to the hospital with a substantial spine injury, you could have surgery the same day with a surgeon who is on emergency call that day. You will have your consult, and if they think your best option is surgery, they will schedule it according to the surgeons schedule. It may be in a couple weeks, but that depends on when the doctor is available for planned surgeries and not attending medical conferences, etc. I was looking for the doctor you mentioned, but can't find them. Is that spelling correct for Dr. Mikula?