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[Fuzzwhizzer]

I was referred by my doctor to Gynaecology on 19th August under the ‘Urgent 2 week pathway’, after erratic periods and a 9mm lining. Scan detected 31mm cyst on right ovary a simple clear fluid filled cyst. I received a letter that said it might be longer and only contact them if nothing heard by 16th September. The NHS APP said it could be anything up to a 24 week wait! That would take me to February. I actually didn’t phone them until today. They told me it could be a 58 week wait! That’s more than a year! Gulp. How is that urgent I’m very confused! She said she’d put me in the short notice cancellations list, which I agreed to. I’m going to try and book a private consultation I think, then let them know to take me off the list so it frees a space for the next person. The stress is giving me mental pain as well as the body pains.

[bombsh3ll]

I can understand what you are going through - I had a very similar experience recently with dermatology, the NHS appointment took over a year to come through after being referred urgently with a suspicious mole.

However I think a similar thing has happened here - you have had imaging with benign findings and have subsequently been down-triaged on the back of this.

If your scan had shown anything sinister you would have remained in the urgent lane and probably been seen and had further imaging/biopsy by now.

In my case the photographs sent by the GP had been reviewed by the dermatologist and I had been taken off the melanoma pathway - which would have been nice to be told, but still!

[CLKD]

It's disgusting and a letter to your MP, copy to the Health Minister if he/she stays in post long enough?

What they don't take into consideration is the stress of waiting plus the fact that there will be waiting times due to staff shortages, holidays, strikes .........

[Fuzzwhizzer]

Ooh I’m hoping it is because of the original findings, but yes CLKD, my stress has been building over the weeks, because the original pains were in spring and it took me that long to get anywhere at the docs originally. It’s all a worrying state of affairs for everyone these days. I never ever wants to be a fussbudget but the weeks pass us by week in week out and the panic simmers gradually as we all know. Concentrating on life can be quite hard when it’s all you can focus on.