Hi purple squash ...

its so worrying and im sorry your going theough this. Contact the team and ask for their email address... do everything in writing. Ask why the 3 weeks has passed? If they say they are too busy, put a complaint in to your local health board - im currently in a similar situation (kind of) and have had to advocate for my own care big time - shout from the rooftops unapologetically, you have to advocate for you. I hope all is well x

Hey itslaura 

thanks for the advice. It's really stressful to be sat on this just waiting. Half of me thinks it's nothing but the other half is worse case scenario-ing it over and over. I'm just going to have to keep calling and fighting my case. I hadn't thought about email! I'll give that a go. Just wish it was simpler. 
did you have to put in a complaint? How do you do that? 

Yes I am in scotland, i am almost 5 months on with no biopsy results from a 15cm cyst on my ovary and found out last week it has returned as has another one ... its the worst feeling in the world. I managed to get the secretary to email the consultant a list of my concerns. I was fortunate a fanily member paid for me to have a private ultrasound. He didnt reply at all. So i put a complaint in . If you google your local nhs board - and then type in complaints procedure. Be a blue bottle in the room and pester the life out of them! The complaints link should have an email address/telephone number xx

Called the secretary's today and had it confirmed that they are working on a 6 week timeframe. 
so I'm right in the middle of the waiting time :( 

I'm going to have to go private to be seen any sooner. 
thanks for your advice x

This is unfortunately really common right now. Urgent referrals are no longer operating on a 2 week timeframe. I've been having numerous GI issues since February, my urgent Endoscopy referral took 5 weeks and when I asked was it not supposed to be 2 weeks the booking secretary said no one is being seen in that timeframe right now because of backlogs that Covid caused.

I was referred to a Gastroenterologist back in February, my appointment date still hasn't even been set. I ended up asking for a private referral a few weeks ago and I was told the soonest I could be seen was mid-July as so many people are going private now due to the NHS struggling

It's a scary/sorry state things are in right now. I hope you get sorted soon.