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FNA Biopsy results wait time

Offline StaceyC08 over 4 years ago

Is it normal for FNA thyriod nodule biopsy results to take 3 weeks

I got told my results should be back within 2 weeks

but come Monday it will be 3 weeks and I assumed that because of the jubilee weekend it would not be this week

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Offline MargaretMary over 4 years ago

I'm in Ireland and our system is totally different, but I got an appointment for the results exactly a week after the biopsy. So it is definitely possible for the results to be processed in less than a week.
A wait like that sounds like it could be reassuring though. Of course you can never know, but I always feel they get back to you fairly quickly if there is anything to worry about.
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Offline MargaretMary over 4 years ago

I'm in Ireland and our system is totally different, but I got an appointment for the results exactly a week after the biopsy. So it is definitely possible for the results to be processed in less than a week.
A wait like that sounds like it could be reassuring though. Of course you can never know, but I always feel they get back to you fairly quickly if there is anything to worry about.
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Offline StaceyC08 over 4 years ago in reply to MargaretMary

Thank you for your reply
That's what we were thinking
no news is good news kind of thing
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