# How long **URL:** \ **Category:** New diagnosis and before diagnosis\ **Created:** [3 July 2012 21:37 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/how-long/17369 "2012-07-03T21:37:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Inactive\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Inactive\_User](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Inactive_User)\ **Post date:** [3 July 2012 21:37 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/how-long/17369/1 "2012-07-03T21:37:26Z")
Hi still awaiting my Nero appointment it’s been about 5 weeks since I’ve seen my gp I had seen a Nero 5 years ago , just getting soo fed up waiting is it normaly this long . Xx ---
**Author:** ![Inactive\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Inactive\_User](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Inactive_User)\ **Post date:** [3 July 2012 21:47 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/how-long/17369/2 "2012-07-03T21:47:27Z")
It can be the NICE guidelines-see are you a…professional/doctor section and they reckon 6weeks. Just chase your doctor, not literally. Mike ---
**Author:** ![Inactive\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Inactive\_User](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Inactive_User)\ **Post date:** [3 July 2012 21:48 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/how-long/17369/3 "2012-07-03T21:48:52Z")
Sorry-punctuation. It an be, the NICE guidelines. Mike ---
**Author:** ![Inactive\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Inactive\_User](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Inactive_User)\ **Post date:** [4 July 2012 09:08 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/how-long/17369/4 "2012-07-04T09:08:27Z")
I heard the other day that the waiting list for neuros in some parts of the country is more than 6 months. If your symptoms are bad then you should get your GP to push hard for an earlier appointment. Most neuros have spare capacity that they can assign themselves. Karen x