Hi all, 

I found a lump in my breast at the start of February and contacted my gp straight away. They referred me to the breast clinic and I was seen by a consultant about 10 days later. She could feel 2 lumps in the same breast but was reassuring to a degree because they became difficult to feel when I was sitting upright compared to lying down and she felt it was most likely just my natural breast tissue. To be sure she booked me in for a mammogram and ultrasound. Since then I've heard nothing.
It's now been over 3 weeks since I had my appointment and I've still not received my next email appointment for these scans. I called the secretary for the consultant to see if the wait was typical and she forwarded me the number for there imaging department so I could chase it up. She said they are very overstretched at the moment and recommended I keep persevering with them. I've tried to call several times but so far I've been kept on hold with no one picking up. I was just wondering if anyone else has found a delay in getting recommended tests/scans done and how long it took to be seen? My consultant was reassuring at my initial exam but that doesn't stop me from worrying, particularly when I have a history of breast cancer at a fairly young age in my family. I'm just finding the wait a little tough with no idea of how long it's going to be.