Hi there, 

I was given a 2ww appointment and I was seen exactly 2 weeks from the day I went to see the GP. The letter I receive about my appointment stated it could take up to 3 hours at the actual appointment to complete all the necessary tests, my appointment was at 3:20 and I was out of the hospital less than an hour later. It entirely depends on what tests need to be done in clinic, I’m 21 so I only required an ultrasound so I was in and out pretty quickly. Tests they perform can include an ultrasound, mammogram and a biopsy but it’s entirely dependent. Mammograms are usually only preformed on older women due to younger women having denser breast tissue and depending on what a lump looks like on an ultrasound a biopsy might not be required as was the case for me.  

So it entirely depends on what tests you’ll need at the clinic, if you just require an ultrasound you could be out within 30-45 minutes, if your lumps requires further investigation it’ll be longer. 

This was my experience so I hope this helps a little xx

Thank you for your reply. My appointment is tomorrow and I haven’t received the letter yet. I just need to manage expectations with work as to how long I’ll be gone for. I think I’ll allow for 2 hours and if I’m back sooner then all the better xx

Hi there, 

Absolutely no trouble at all and yeah you’re better off allowing for more time just in case. It’s strange you haven’t received a letter yet considering your appointment is tomorrow, my letter came about a week after I had an appointment with my GP so I’m not sure why you haven’t received one yet. But the standard is 3 hours but as I said I was in and out in less than an hour. 

I hope everything goes well for you and you get a good result from clinic tomorrow xx 

Sending hugs for tomorrow xx

Sending hugs for tomorrow xx