Confused about mdt meeting

Hi again. I had a biopsy on my groin nearly 2 weeks ago. I when to my gp last week over concerns about the lump. I ask the doctor if she know anything regarding my biopsy results she saw on system its say appointment due on 4th July to discuss results in mdt meeting.  I asked today if they could ring me with a update on my case from mdt meeting to let me know what's going on. I get a call back to be told my results wasn't ready yet but my name got mentioned in meeting. I don't understand why would it go to a mdt meeting if results are not ready yet. Is this usually what happens? I might get results next week or it may go on for weeks

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  • Hiya.

    Unfortunately, not all pathology results are equal. What i mean by that is, some are done in batches, so maybe yours just missed the deadline. Some hospitals/site don't always have the capacity to deal with some pathology, so the longer wait. Sometimes pathology can be more of an involved process and what can appear as inconclusive in one lab, can sometimes be determined in another. There's a host of other reasons, but I don't think you've been forgotten about, but yeah, the waiting is the worst and to be told you'll get them on X day, then not can be demoralising to say the least.

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  • Hiya.

    Unfortunately, not all pathology results are equal. What i mean by that is, some are done in batches, so maybe yours just missed the deadline. Some hospitals/site don't always have the capacity to deal with some pathology, so the longer wait. Sometimes pathology can be more of an involved process and what can appear as inconclusive in one lab, can sometimes be determined in another. There's a host of other reasons, but I don't think you've been forgotten about, but yeah, the waiting is the worst and to be told you'll get them on X day, then not can be demoralising to say the least.

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