Newly diagnosed. Am I being mucked around by the hospital?

Hi there @Nattyv63. As has already been said, the grindstone that is public medicine can sometimes be a bit ponderous. One's natural instinct is to get rid of the cancer now...preferably yesterday...or last week, but behind the scenes the wheels are turning. Having said that, I've been known in the past, when getting the general run around waiting to see someone other than a minion still using their training wheels, to dig in my heels. On this occasion I was getting the old "Dr So and So is busy with his clinic right now, but give me your name and number, and his clerk will give you a ring to set up an appointment". This was the third time around with this not-so-merry-go round. I said, "Not to worry, I've bought a packet of sandwiches, a banana and a bottle of water from home, and I also have my knitting and kindle...I'll be happy to wait". After about an hour of watching me munching and yarn flicking...lo and behold...I was called in to see The Great Man himself. The squeaky wheel gets the oil.