8 week mark

Tomorrow (Monday 13th) will be exactly 8 weeks since I had my skin excision biopsy. 
I am keeping my fingers crossed that this will finally be week I receive my results. It’s been an awful wait since February for this to be over. 
I’m due to go on holiday very soon, so I’m hoping at this stage I’ll have a definite answer. All I have so far is suspected skin cancer. Friends have tried to reassure saying if it was bad it would have come back by now. But then like I say, I really hope it does come back ok. 
but if it’s benign, why are people being made to wait 3 months for that answer; it’s torture for their mental health 

  • Hi, 

    just thought I’d message and say you’re not alone!

    I’m waiting for the same thing and on week 5 so god only knows how week eight feels.

    I don’t speak about it anymore but it crosses my mind every now and then. Now the sun is out it’s made me scared when it used to make me feel excited!

    good luck to you and hope you get your results asap x

  • Really hope you hear something soon. I have another three weeks to wait for my biopsy.

    What's so annoying is that I haven't done much socially these past few months but I have lots of nice things booked for June. I've already had to cancel a theatre trip due to my biopsy being  booked for the exact same day. I'm hoping I can still go away at the end of June for a planned weekend due to my excision being on the sole of my foot. Then it'll be who knows how long for results. You can't really enjoy anything.

  • I'm feeling the anxiety at just under four weeks post skin excision biopsy. I'd be screaming by eight weeks.

    I can't see the "if it was bad" argument. If someone has looked enough to know it is bad, haven't they looked enough to know it is good? I suppose there might be some process of double-checking - and samples that are bad are reviewed immediately. But I have my doubts.

    That might feel negative - but for me, having hoped for good news (because it has taken longer) dashed would be so awful. 

    Hope your torture resolves soon - and is good.

  • I hope you don’t have to wait as long   I still haven’t heard anything yet. The GP has reccomended that if on Friday I still have no results then to call the hospital directly to see what’s happening with them. wishing you the best for you’re results too x 

  • I hope you get to enjoy all the things you’ve booked for June. I’m still awaiting my results. Was hoping yesterday would be the day. I spoke to my gp surgery and they told me that either the labs, or hospital still have not yet released any results for me. This is the 8th week now so I really hope it’s not much longer, the painful wait feels just as exhausting as the process does all together 

  • I feel your torture, I’ve just gone past the 8 week stage for suspected melanoma. Was told this week by hospital that results are taking longer currently and to expect them by 10 weeks. My mental health is terrible this past couple of weeks. It is so cruel especially when I’ve had biopsies from colon and womb with benign results in 2-3 weeks. 

  • If you haven't had your results by now I would ring the hospital rather than your GP. The nurse or secretary should at least be able to tell you if they have been received back from histology & what's happening next. All results, whether positive or negative, have to be discussed at the weekly Multi Disciplinary Team meeting (MDT) before the patient & GP are informed so your GP shouldn't get them any quicker than you do.

    Good luck & please let us know how you get on,

    Angie (Stage 3 melanoma patient since 2009)