Hi Steff!

This must be a very worrying time for you!  I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017 and my biopsy results took about 2 weeks to come through.  My sister has been diagnosed with a breast cancer recurrence today and her biopsy was taken a week ago. I think it simply depends on your location in the country and also your Hospital’s practices.

Personally I’ll be having an MRI scan on Sunday to check for ovarian cancer.  The wait is the absolute worst!  Hoping to get results next week but was told that the Doctor would write to me.  Luckily my GP is very good - they received a copy of a letter from my Consultant on Tuesday and called me with the info.  I’m still waiting to receive my copy.

Keeping busy is my philosophy!  

Maybe you could call the hospital to check on timeframes?  Might put your mind at rest.

Take care xx

Hi,

thank you so much for taking the time to reply to me. I was sorry to hear if your story and your current wait for test results. It must be a very anxious time for you and your family.

i think I will give them a call next week if I haven’t heard anything by Thursday. I think it was more that they just didn’t give any timeframe at all and it made me think I wouldn’t hear anything until my next appt in 6 weeks.

I feel totally powerless which is compounded by the fact that I am a nurse and feel I should have known better than to walk out of the appt without checking first .

I will keep everything crossed for you on Sunday and hope the results are positive.

good luck in your journey.

steff x

Hello again!

I would definitely recommend phoning this week to see if they can give you any further information.  You’ve certainly got nothing to lose and if nothing else you should have a better understanding of when to expect the results.  

All this waiting is not sitting well with me and being given confusing information doesn’t help!  I should be getting my blood results tomorrow afternoon from my GP.  Had my MRI today.  Asked when results would be through before I had the scan and was told about 10 days.  After the scan I was told the Doctor would call me to discuss their findings!  So did they find something then???

Still waiting for my consultants letter re the MRI appointment which was written on 8th Feb.  Doesn’t fill me with confidence in getting my scan results quickly.  I personally have decided to phone on Wednesday for an update.

Let me know how you get on with your biopsy results!  I find talking to likeminded people helps as they understand your angst!

Take care xx