nice work on the upgrade, sorry you aren't getting to use it right now. Heal up quick.
My 3 to 2 took forever, about 7 or 8 years, but then my 2 to 1 was quick, just a few months. But as I was a sprinter so it just took one stage race and a few extra races to get my Cat 1 upgrade, being a sprinter it is not as hard IMO. I was in a rush as well because that was the olympic trials year and I wanted to do the big races. Of course as soon as I got my 1 and did a couple big races I opted not to do the trials races cause I knew there was no chance and it was too expensive.