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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a suspicious lump. The soonest I can get a second scan and biopsy is in September.

I called another radiology company. They said they can't use the film from the first company and they are scheduling 5-8 weeks out just for a diagnostic test.

Anyone else in a similar boat? This is nuts.

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Why is it nuts? You have to wait for your turn. September is only next month. [/quote]

She has a suspicious lump, PP. While most are benign, as someone with BC I can assure you that her concerns are valid. “Wait your turn?” How many threads to you s**t on daily? Do better.

Have you tried Community Radiology, OP? Also, I would call your OB to see if they can get anything expedited on your behalf.[/quote]

Seconding community radiology, they have a ton of locations so if you're willing to drive you can be seen much sooner.  [/quote]

They do not have centralized scheduling. I've called and spoken to schedulers for six or seven locations. All of them are scheduling into September.

No other place (Luminis, Adventist, etc) can get me in any earlier.

Part of the reason is that I have to drive a CD to their office and drop it off. The images can not be sent electronically. I would have to take time off to drive them to the office so a radiologist could review them. The review takes two to three days.

So, I am stuck waiting until whenever and will hope this lump does not move cancer into my lymph nodes.

OP[/quote] sorry you are having an issue. I had an abnormal mammo last year at community radiology and when they called, the scheduler transferred me to someone who could look system wide for appointments. I ended up at 4 different radiology locations in my diagnosis journey 
 Once the 2nd mammo/ultrasound came back with bad news, the radiologist gave me a card for the biopsy scheduler, who could check all locations and got me an appointment 2 weeks out.  
I am also going to suggest if you haven't already, that you contact some breast surgeon offices and try to get a chart set up. They won't give you an appointment before you have the biopsy done, but some offices have a month or more wait for an appointment. 
I was lucky enough to find a breast surgeon appointment within a week of my biopsy results, but it was still 8 weeks from meeting the surgeon to my actual surgery, as I had to get pet scans and meet the plastic surgeon and get preop labs and EKG and then the insurance had to authorize it.
There are more speed bumps ahead if you don't get cleared by the biopsy
Just breathe through it

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