I have a biopsy 5 weeks ago but still no news is that a good sign or bad been so worried 

I had 3biopsies done on fast track. 4weeks and still no results. I phoned every 5days to be told still not back. Not phoning any more!!!!! 

Hi Suzy,

You are definitely not being at all unusual with your meltdowns. As I said previously, most of us have them and they will eventually settle down as you find out more about your diagnosis.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi I know how you feel, I had biopsies done two weeks ago was told two to three weeks of been two weeks today and I'm going crazy I hope you have had yours now 

hi

i know how you feel I waited 4 weeks for my results, it does get easier I didn’t think it would. I have had my results back and great news the cysts are benign .. hope you get the same results 

good luck 

That's great news, I'm starting to think maybe the old saying is right no news is good news, let's hope so although the consultant said at the very least I needed the duct removed 

Hi all. 
I can see that these are fairly old posts. Though I also wanted to ask how long urgent biopsy results ? Melignant Melanoma should take? 

I had a very quick referral to the dermatology specialist, who strongly suspected my large lesion on my upper back was a MM. She then referred me for an urgent excision and said the results would be around 2 weeks.

Within a week and a bit I then had an urgent excision and they said policy was 3 to 8 weeks, though it was fast tracked , so I should recieve mine quicker. GP said 2 to 3 weeks also. 
 

it's just coming up to 4 weeks since my procedure and following advice, I was told to ring and just ask for an update. 
 I wish I hadn't, as I felt a pain to them for doing so. Only to be told that they hadn't been reported on and they take 8 weeks, do not ring again, as I will be told by letter when they are ready.

This does seem a long time scale for the fast track system and I know they are probably very busy people. Just feeling a little dispondent now. 
 

Many thanks. 

Hi Rosie,

A very warm welcome to our forum. I am sorry to hear that you are having to wait so long for your biopsy results. This seems to vary a lot from one hospital to the next, especially in the current pandemic. When I had a biopsy of my leg and face I was told that the results would be back in 4 weeks, but when the appointment came through, it was for 4 months.

I had an appointment to get some of the stitches in my face removed a week after my biopsy and when I mentioned this to the nurse, she went off to find my consultant. He phoned his secretary and was able to give me the results there and then.

Waiting for results is always an anxious time. I hope that your results come through soon. Eight weeks doesn't seem an abnormal return time, although I know that the waiting time seems interminable.

Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi Jolamine

Thank you for your post. I should really should be more patient! 
On a brighter note, the house is spotless and the garden is immaculate

The not knowing is the worst, though I hope you had positive news from your results! 
xx

Hi Rosie,

It's hard to be patient when so much hangs on the outcome. I have had 2 bouts of breast cancer in the past 11 years, but have also had 3 skin biopsies for what my dermatologist and plastic surgeon were pretty sure were cancerous lesions. Fortunately, in all cases they were clear. I cannot fully express what a huge relief this was. The not knowing is terrible and unfortunately, our vivid imagination tends to lead us to all sorts of dark places.

I hope that your results don't take much longer to come through and that it is good news when they do. Don't let the frosty reception you got when you phoned put you off phoning again in another 2 weeks. Sometimes we've got to stand up for ourselves in these situations.

Now that all the cleaning and gardening is done, it's time to do something more pleasurable. Please keep in touch.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hey, 

im in a similar situation, I had my first ever smear a few weeks ago and that's come back HPV positive so they've told me that likelyhood is I will develop cervical cancer it's just waiting for it to make itself known.

on top of that doctor found a lump in my breast, went to hospital just over 3 weeks ago they done scans and biopsies but no ones got back too me yet, I'm not too sure what I'm meant to do now, I don't actually have a registered gp at the moment and last time I rang up as they told me they would have the results within a week, they just said they aren't able to tell me anything and that the consultant would be ringing me...two weeks later I've still not heard anything from anyone. The waiting makes it so much worse and my boob is just so achey! 
 

Any advice or tips are really appreciated x

Hi Clee,

A very warm welcome to our forum. If you haven't heard anything by now, you might be as well phoning up your consultant's secretary again. Make sue to tell her that you were told that the results would be back within the week and that you are still waiting. If you are told that the consultant will be contacting you again, ask when this is likely to happen and say that you have already been told this, but that you still haven't received a phone call.

Waiting for results is always a worriesome time and I hope that you hear soon. Please let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi Clee,

A very warm welcome to our forum. If you haven't heard anything by now, you might be as well phoning up your consultant's secretary again. Make sue to tell her that you were told that the results would be back within the week and that you are still waiting. If you are told that the consultant will be contacting you again, ask when this is likely to happen and say that you have already been told this, but that you still haven't received a phone call.

Waiting for results is always a worriesome time and I hope that you hear soon. Please let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx