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Found a lump and can’t get a docs appointment

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Hi everyone.

I found a lump in my breast a few days ago and I have rang my doctors every morning and can't get an appoinment. By the time I actually get through all the appointments are gone. I have told the receptionist what I'd like the appoinment for on hope they could squeeze me in but no. She told me to try my local walk in centre which actually isn't a walk in centre anymore and have to ring for appointments and the same thing fully booked.

Im 40 this year and my mum had breast cancer when she was 41. I'm trying not to worry or stress as I know a lump could be many different things. But the longer I have to wait the more I'm starting to worry.  What should I do? If I can't get an appoinment tomorrow again then I have to wait all over weekend x

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    That's not acceptable, tbh.

    Tomorrow when you call, and fail to get an appointment, I'd ask to speak to the practice manager. If s/he ain't accommodating, I'd ring your local trust.

    I'm not saying this to freak you out, as the odds are heavily in your favour, but as an example, if my wife had kept being put off, she'd have been diagnosed too late for curative treatment. When her cancer was found and treated, it was on the cusp of being Stage 4. But she was seen the same day as she called by a nurse, not a GP. With the prompt appointment, it meant her cancer remained treatable.

    GP surgeries are overwhelmed, that we all know. However, a worrisome lump takes preference over a sore finger. Don't let them keep delaying you. It's your health, and if you have genuine concerns, be your own advocate and push for an appointment. Badger them until you get to talk to someone who can actually get you in to see or speak to a nurse/gp

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    That's not acceptable, tbh.

    Tomorrow when you call, and fail to get an appointment, I'd ask to speak to the practice manager. If s/he ain't accommodating, I'd ring your local trust.

    I'm not saying this to freak you out, as the odds are heavily in your favour, but as an example, if my wife had kept being put off, she'd have been diagnosed too late for curative treatment. When her cancer was found and treated, it was on the cusp of being Stage 4. But she was seen the same day as she called by a nurse, not a GP. With the prompt appointment, it meant her cancer remained treatable.

    GP surgeries are overwhelmed, that we all know. However, a worrisome lump takes preference over a sore finger. Don't let them keep delaying you. It's your health, and if you have genuine concerns, be your own advocate and push for an appointment. Badger them until you get to talk to someone who can actually get you in to see or speak to a nurse/gp

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