My experience the U.S. is that I often have to wait several weeks/months for an appointment with a specialist, but scheduling a test is never more than two weeks or so.

My neuro is highly rated in Baltimore, and I had to wait 6 months to get in to see him for the first time. When I decided to cancel one later appointment with him as I wanted to give something I was doing more time, the earliest I could get in was 8 months later.

That being said, what you're dealing with IS insane. I assume if you went private, you could get in sooner?