Hi Steve, Welcome to Mayo Connect! You’ve popped into the right conversation as Multiple Myeloma is a hot topic.
First, I’m happy to see that you’re heading to Mayo-Rochester in 2 weeks. They’ll take great care of you there!
That’s my home-away-from-home, having spent many months there with my bone marrow transplant.

I’m going to refer you to this comment I wrote yesterday to another new member, @papadrew. It appears earlier in this same discussion: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/797477/

It will introduce you to other members in the group who are familiar with MM either through personal experience or with family members. Fellow Mentor @gingerw has been on quite a journey with her MM, @agent007, @bscham, @patty67 and others have conversations in this group.

Don’t hesitate to tag any member with their @name to ask questions in the forum. We’re all here to help each other on our journeys.

Are you familiar with Rochester with lodging and restaurants? Is your patient portal set up with Mayo Clinic? That will be your main hub of communication.