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why are my biopsy results taking so long??

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i had a suspected granulosa tumour on my ovary (rare type of tumour) they can only call it a "mass" when examining and mri. anyway they removed my whole ovary and fallopian tube, they also took a biopsy of my peritoneum (layer of fat covering the organs), flushed saline through my abdominal cavity and i had pelvic fluid created by the mass which i'm guessing they've analysed to look for cancer cells. it's been almost 3 weeks now and they said it should be no longer than 10 days so i'm getting a bit anxious. i was wondering maybe it's taking so long because they're was a lot to analyse?? maybe it's because it's a rare type of ovarian cancer they're looking for? idk just getting super impatient and i feel like my life's kind of on hold. anyone else relate?  

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    Hello cara123461 and a warm welcome to our forum, 

    I think as they have told you that you would get your results back within 10 days and it has now been almost 3 weeks, you could perhaps give them a call and ask whether they can explain whether there have been any delays or whether they could tell you more as to when you can expect to get your results back. This will give you a bit of an update as to what is going on. 

    It must be such a stressful time for you as you are waiting for these important results and it's normal to feel like your life has been put on hold. I am sure many of our members will be able to relate to your situation and I hope that they will be along shortly to share their story with you. 

    I know it is really hard but try not to worry too much or anticipate what it might be. The best thing to do to avoid thinking too much about this is to keep busy and distracted if you can and avoid looking things up online. I can imagine it is hard for you to do this at the moment but it will help you feel a little less anxious. There are some useful tips on this page to help you cope while waiting for important news. 

    Keeping everything crossed for you that everything turns out fine. 

    Best wishes, 

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

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    Hello cara123461 and a warm welcome to our forum, 

    I think as they have told you that you would get your results back within 10 days and it has now been almost 3 weeks, you could perhaps give them a call and ask whether they can explain whether there have been any delays or whether they could tell you more as to when you can expect to get your results back. This will give you a bit of an update as to what is going on. 

    It must be such a stressful time for you as you are waiting for these important results and it's normal to feel like your life has been put on hold. I am sure many of our members will be able to relate to your situation and I hope that they will be along shortly to share their story with you. 

    I know it is really hard but try not to worry too much or anticipate what it might be. The best thing to do to avoid thinking too much about this is to keep busy and distracted if you can and avoid looking things up online. I can imagine it is hard for you to do this at the moment but it will help you feel a little less anxious. There are some useful tips on this page to help you cope while waiting for important news. 

    Keeping everything crossed for you that everything turns out fine. 

    Best wishes, 

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

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