Hi,

It all depends on which route the GP referred you. If they have referred you under the urgent 2 week cancer pathway route then you should receive an appointment through the post within 2 weeks of the referral & then be seen pretty soon after. If they've referred you under the Non Urgent route it can take about 12 weeks. I think the best thing to do is ring your GP surgery & ask the receptionist to look on your record & tell you if the referral was made as Non Urgent or as a 2 week Cancer referral. 

If it turns out to be a 2 week referral I would then leave it a few days (to give them time to receive it) & then ring Dermatology at the hospital. Explain that you are due to give birth very soon & they will then arrange your appointment for a date that best fits with you. If the mole needs removing they won't do it until after the birth anyway. It's best to try & get a date sorted out before you go to hospital to give birth as I don't think maternity & dermatology would be in a position to confer with each other.

I hope this helps. Good luck, I hope it all gets sorted out OK and please let us know how you get on, both with your appointment and the birth of your little one,

Angie (melanoma patient)

Hi, thanks so much for your reply!

I will call gp surgery on Monday and ask, im annoyed at myself for not asking at the time! I have a c section booked for the 30th September. I'm guessing if the mole didn't look suspicious I wouldn't have got reffered? The doctor said the border looked OK but it has raised quite a bit as it used to be flat and a little itchy sometimes. I must say I thought it was strange that she said to mention it if I was at hospital lol