Hello everyone,
Thank you so much for the support and advice. I managed to get into see another doctor, but only after the pain finally started to subside as the cyst collapsed. I think that wait times to see specialists (or anyone) in the US are less because there is no limit on the # of doctors who can practice, as there is here. There's something to be said for allowing market forces to work. And, all of my doctors in the US had a policy whereby their receptionist phoned any patients if the wait was getting over 1/2 hour. Otherwise, their patients would simply go to another doctor. I don't think that actual medical care (or quality of doctor) is any different between the 2 countries.

Thanks again, I'll try to log in again to keep a watch on you all.