Hi GrandmaJ,

A very warm welcome to our forum. I am so sorry to hear of all that you've been through.

I am glad to hear that your CT with contrast is due on Monday, so hope that you'll get some answers after that.

I had a 3" gallstone, which blocked my gallbladder and caused empyema. At the time, my consultant wasn't sure that I'd pull through. I was put on to IV antibiotics for 2 weeks, to reduce the infection prior to surgery. When I went for my operation, I stopped breathing on the table, before any surgery could be carried out. I then had another 2 weeks on IV antibiotics before they tried again. Fortunately, they were successful that time. Because of the size of the stone, they had to do a full open cholecystectomy - no keyhole surgery for me. I lost 5 stone in 3 weeks, but put it back on as soon as I began to recover. I was in hospital for nearly 3 months. That was 26 years ago now and I still lead a busy life, despite since having had 2 bouts of breast cancer.

Biopsies take longer to come back in some areas than others, but I would expect yours to be back soon. Why don't you phone up your consultant's secretary and ask whether or not they are back yet? Sometimes the delay is for the meeting, which your care team hold to discuss your results and what they are going to do about them. This is called a MDT meeting (Multidisciplinary team). They are usually held about every week and you won't usually get your results until after this has been held.

Waiting for results is always a worrying time. Irrespective of the results, it is always a relief when you actually know exactly what you are dealing with. Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

I shall be thinking of you on Monday and keeping my fingers crossed.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx