I have arthritis and taking methotrexate 2.5mg x8 once a week. Prednesone 2.5mg once a day. Folic acid 1mg once a day. And diltiazem 120mg once a day. The pain and swelling in hands has almost all subsided. Recently I was diagnosed with breast cancer. In left breast. It is stage one. I found lump. 12:30 6cm from nipple. 11mm. It did not show up on mammo and only showed up on ultrasound because I pointed out lump so they knew where to search. They could not schedule surgery til into first part of Oct. I am flipped I have to wait so long. The mri says they could not see under axillary area. I am worried it is under my arm too because I had silicon under arm from old implants leaking. Mostly waiting so long for surgery because they do not have or surgeon and plastics guy til then seems crazy and I am worried my cancer is going to spread while waiting. Is it normal to wait so long? I am sick with worry. They also want me to stop the methotrexate for 2 weeks prior to surgery because of infection concerns. Off my meds causes my swelling to return and pain so bad I cannot get out of bed. Also I am worried that cancer can spread under my axillary area into lymph nodes if it hasn't already. I am in california. If I fly to mayo can they do surgery faster?