Newly diagnosed, how to find best help in North-West US?

Do you know what grade your cancer is? If it's grade 1 or 2, three to five weeks doesn't sound all that bad to me, especially if you don't want to travel. My impression is that doctors across the country (and the world) do lots of robotic-assisted hysterectomies and are quite good at it. Especially if you're at an NCI-desigated cancer center, they should do a good job.

When I was dissatisfied with how long it took for me, (11 weeks from "suspicious for endometrial carcinoma" on an ultrasound to the hysterectomy, where most of that was waiting to get a biopsy), I was trying to figure out how long was reasonable. The best I could find was a paper from the pre-Covid NHS in the UK saying that 8 weeks from the patient presenting with bleeding to the hysterectomy was a reasonable goal. Obviously that didn't happen for me, even though, or maybe because, I was treated at a top-ranked cancer center. Once they got around to it, the care I got was fine. But I was boiling mad when they finally diagnosed it as a grade 3 cancer (and then took 3 weeks to schedule surgery.)

But from reading this forum, it sounds like the Mayo clinic in Minnesota has lots of satisfied customers who were seen quickly. I'm sure people who were treated there will fill you in on the particulars. (I was tethered to local hospitals by Obamacare.)

Hi @jodimj, your doctor may wish to consider referring you to Mayo Clinic. You can refer yourself here: http://mayocl.in/1mtmR63

Or you can give your doctor this link to Refer a Patient https://www.mayoclinic.org/medical-professionals/provider-relations/refer-patient

Is travelling to Mayo Clinic in Minnesota or Arizona an option for you? How are you doing?

Do you know what grade your cancer is? If it's grade 1 or 2, three to five weeks doesn't sound all that bad to me, especially if you don't want to travel. My impression is that doctors across the country (and the world) do lots of robotic-assisted hysterectomies and are quite good at it. Especially if you're at an NCI-desigated cancer center, they should do a good job.

When I was dissatisfied with how long it took for me, (11 weeks from "suspicious for endometrial carcinoma" on an ultrasound to the hysterectomy, where most of that was waiting to get a biopsy), I was trying to figure out how long was reasonable. The best I could find was a paper from the pre-Covid NHS in the UK saying that 8 weeks from the patient presenting with bleeding to the hysterectomy was a reasonable goal. Obviously that didn't happen for me, even though, or maybe because, I was treated at a top-ranked cancer center. Once they got around to it, the care I got was fine. But I was boiling mad when they finally diagnosed it as a grade 3 cancer (and then took 3 weeks to schedule surgery.)

But from reading this forum, it sounds like the Mayo clinic in Minnesota has lots of satisfied customers who were seen quickly. I'm sure people who were treated there will fill you in on the particulars. (I was tethered to local hospitals by Obamacare.)

I’m in oregon, do you really think it can make that much of a difference?
Minnesota is so cold, and I’m not sure I’d know that many people there.
I’m great full for your suggestion, and will be looking into it more.
Have had family visiting lately, drs. Appointment this week to go over results and come up with a plan. Perhaps he can consult?
Feeling a bit overwhelmed by it all. Thanx for reaching out to me. And I shall look into Arizona as well. Many thanx!

Do you know what grade your cancer is? If it's grade 1 or 2, three to five weeks doesn't sound all that bad to me, especially if you don't want to travel. My impression is that doctors across the country (and the world) do lots of robotic-assisted hysterectomies and are quite good at it. Especially if you're at an NCI-desigated cancer center, they should do a good job.

When I was dissatisfied with how long it took for me, (11 weeks from "suspicious for endometrial carcinoma" on an ultrasound to the hysterectomy, where most of that was waiting to get a biopsy), I was trying to figure out how long was reasonable. The best I could find was a paper from the pre-Covid NHS in the UK saying that 8 weeks from the patient presenting with bleeding to the hysterectomy was a reasonable goal. Obviously that didn't happen for me, even though, or maybe because, I was treated at a top-ranked cancer center. Once they got around to it, the care I got was fine. But I was boiling mad when they finally diagnosed it as a grade 3 cancer (and then took 3 weeks to schedule surgery.)

But from reading this forum, it sounds like the Mayo clinic in Minnesota has lots of satisfied customers who were seen quickly. I'm sure people who were treated there will fill you in on the particulars. (I was tethered to local hospitals by Obamacare.)

Do you know what grade your cancer is? If it's grade 1 or 2, three to five weeks doesn't sound all that bad to me, especially if you don't want to travel. My impression is that doctors across the country (and the world) do lots of robotic-assisted hysterectomies and are quite good at it. Especially if you're at an NCI-desigated cancer center, they should do a good job.

When I was dissatisfied with how long it took for me, (11 weeks from "suspicious for endometrial carcinoma" on an ultrasound to the hysterectomy, where most of that was waiting to get a biopsy), I was trying to figure out how long was reasonable. The best I could find was a paper from the pre-Covid NHS in the UK saying that 8 weeks from the patient presenting with bleeding to the hysterectomy was a reasonable goal. Obviously that didn't happen for me, even though, or maybe because, I was treated at a top-ranked cancer center. Once they got around to it, the care I got was fine. But I was boiling mad when they finally diagnosed it as a grade 3 cancer (and then took 3 weeks to schedule surgery.)

But from reading this forum, it sounds like the Mayo clinic in Minnesota has lots of satisfied customers who were seen quickly. I'm sure people who were treated there will fill you in on the particulars. (I was tethered to local hospitals by Obamacare.)