Many wait times for appointments are absurd, especially if a referral is involved. Last year, I had something going on with my pancreas. One of my fears for many years is that I would die of pancreatic cancer. Anyway, my PCP gave me a referral to a gastroenterologist, and it was a several month wait for the appointment. I kind of went ballistic, settled down and messaged the PCP and asked if he could mark the referral as URGENT (for my peace of mind). He did. I had an appointment within a week. Sometimes it pays to not just accept what you're dealt. In my case, it turned out to be a bunch of cysts on my pancreas which, apparently, aren't all that serious.