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Overthinking biopsy results

Worrywart2000
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Hello

I am in the horrible position of waiting for some biopsy results. 

I asked the nurse if she could give me a hint & she said no. I then asked if anyone was ever given results over the phone, I meant if they were benign etc. 

She said “no as then they’re on their own”. I’ve taken this as my results are bad so I wouldn’t be able to get phone results. 

I told her I was terrified & she said the nurses will be there. All this has made me so paranoid. Why would a nurse be there for my results?

I don’t know why I’m asking on here. Im so sick of this overthinking and anxiety. 

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    I’m not saying it never happens, but in the UK it is considered bad medical practice to give important news such as cancer-related results or reports over the phone. Also the people taking samples or performing scans are rarely qualified to interpret them. 

    Even if the news is good, we always have questions … even if it’s only “are you sure?”.

    Good luck with your results
    Dave

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    I’m not saying it never happens, but in the UK it is considered bad medical practice to give important news such as cancer-related results or reports over the phone. Also the people taking samples or performing scans are rarely qualified to interpret them. 

    Even if the news is good, we always have questions … even if it’s only “are you sure?”.

    Good luck with your results
    Dave

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