Appointment at Mayo Clinic!

I just got off the phone with Mayo Clinic and I am happy to say mom has an appointment!  Now, the appointment isn't until October 23, BUT they said we can call every day to see if there is a cancellation. The scheduler said they often have cancellations.  They said to expect to spend approximately a week there.  Mom will first be seen by a doctor in the Consultative and Diagnostic Medicine Department and then will see at least 3-4 more specialty physicians over the course of several days.  I am so relieved to finally have a "plan".  A plan that just might get us the answers we need.  A plan that doesn't involve bouncing back and forth between doctors who look at you and say, "I just don't know", and then run more shot-in-the-dark labs.  Labs that you wait for over a week to hear back from and then it's another waiting game until you have another appointment which is usually several weeks to months away.  It's a vicious and maddening cycle and I think we have let it go on for too long.  We can't look back now.  We are looking forward and praying this is the right path.