I was referred for an urgent mole excision last year for a mole ticking all the ABCDE boxes - the dermatologist said there was signs of cell changes through the dermascope. It took 8 months before the mole was excised following the dermatologist doing an urgent referral.
I finally have an in-person appointment to receive the results in person in a few weeks, but this is over 4 months since the mole was removed. I was initially told it was likely to be a phone call to get the results, but they are now saying to go in in person, and not releasing the results to my GP or giving me any other details.
I have a lot of anxiety from waiting for so long to receive a biopsy result, and am concerned about the need to attend a results appointment in-person, when dermatology services are clearly very stretched in my area, as to me this suggests that there was an issue with the mole (ie melanoma or not clear margins of a dysplastic nevus).
I'd be interested to hear from others who have had experience of in-person follow ups for biopsy results, as well as if others are experiencing similar issues about extremely long waiting times for dermatology on the NHS for biopsy results?
