Expander to implant surgery

Hi,

I’m looking for feedback on how long everyone had to wait to have their second surgery to replace the tissue expander with an implant. I’m being told that I’m now on a waitlist for ‘elective surgery’ that could take 12 months. Is this normal? I feel like I’m living in limbo and can’t even begin to recover or move forward until the second surgery takes place. 

I’m in NSW. This is my second breast cancer after my lumpectomy and radiation in 2018. Both times DCIS