Hi I am still waiting for my biopsy results and it’s been over two weeks I am assuming this means it is bad news as I would have heard if it was good news by now. The anxiety of waiting is so bad. 

HI Ohnonotagain,

A very warm welcome to the forum.

I am not one of the nurses, but I noticed your post and appreciate your frustration, as I have had 2 cancer diagnoses within a year of each other.

I am sorry to hear that you find yourself back and waiting for results again. Please don't place any significance on how long it takes to get your results back. This bears no significance whatsoever on the results. This is usually an indication that your consultant or your laboratory are very busy and running a little behind. If you were told that it will take 3-4 weeks to get your biopsy results, then this is likely to be when you will hear. I know that this is always an anxious wait and hope that your new symptoms are all due to the anxiety rather than anything sinister. It is very common for us to imagine all sorts of additional aches and pains at this stage, but thy usually settle down once we get a diagnosis. Try to hold on for a little longer and don't catastrophise,

Waiting for results is always one of the worst parts of our cancer journey. Try to distract yourself from the wait by keeping busy, whether with work or pleasure. Try to steer clear of consulting "Dr Google," as much of the information is poorly researched, out of date and aimed at the more spectacular cases. This will only serve to scare you further and will serve no useful purpose.

I sincerely hope that all turns out well for you. Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

HI Ohnonotagain,

A very warm welcome to the forum.

I am not one of the nurses, but I noticed your post and appreciate your frustration, as I have had 2 cancer diagnoses within a year of each other.

I am sorry to hear that you find yourself back and waiting for results again. Please don't place any significance on how long it takes to get your results back. This bears no significance whatsoever on the results. This is usually an indication that your consultant or your laboratory are very busy and running a little behind. If you were told that it will take 3-4 weeks to get your biopsy results, then this is likely to be when you will hear. I know that this is always an anxious wait and hope that your new symptoms are all due to the anxiety rather than anything sinister. It is very common for us to imagine all sorts of additional aches and pains at this stage, but thy usually settle down once we get a diagnosis. Try to hold on for a little longer and don't catastrophise,

Waiting for results is always one of the worst parts of our cancer journey. Try to distract yourself from the wait by keeping busy, whether with work or pleasure. Try to steer clear of consulting "Dr Google," as much of the information is poorly researched, out of date and aimed at the more spectacular cases. This will only serve to scare you further and will serve no useful purpose.

I sincerely hope that all turns out well for you. Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx