Social Health

So for all of you who have no idea how social health works, I want to give you a GREAT example.
I have been having problems with my hands falling asleep. It occurs at night time while I am lying in my bed, no I am not lying on my hands, lying flat on my back. During the night I am awoken various times by a horrible, painful numbness in my hands. I finally made an appointment to see my general practitioner, which is usually pretty quick and you can get in from one day to the next. She then examines me and decides if she can treat me or if I need to be referred to a specialist. Well this is my second appointment with her for this problem and after exaggerating and breaking down in tears she finally gave me a referral for a specialist, a neurologist. I was given an appointment for a month in a half later. So this Monday I went to my appointment where I was examined by the neurologist. He took out his little hammer and hammered on my shoulder, neck and hands. He made me bend my arms behind my back, turn my head and wiggle my fingers. Then he typed in his notes to his computer and asked if I had been given ¨the test¨, which I responded ¨no¨. He then gave me a referral for ¨the test¨, which supposedly is to see if I have any nerve damage and a referral to see the neurologist after my test. I went to the secretary with my referrals and she gave me an appointment for ¨the test¨in OCTOBER 2010 and then proceeded to tell me that the neurologists agenda is closed and I have to call in September for an appointment. I did the obvious jaw drop and said ¨October¨ and then began to laugh hysterically. All I could think about was that if I didn´t have any nerve damage now it is very probable that I will have some by the time October rolls around. I also know that when I call in September for the neurologist appointment I am more than likely to get one months down the road. Then when I finally get in to see him/her I hope that I am not told ¨oh these tests are from last year, they are too old and we need to repeat them¨. HA!
So what are my options til October. I have decided to either sleep standing or sitting, take massive muscle relaxers and therefor will not be awoken by the pain, or drink large quantities of alcohol in hopes of passing out and not waking til the next morning. HHMMM I will let you all know the decision I make.