Hi MattC11,

The wait for results vary from person to person so there's no way of knowing until you get those results. I can imagine you would be thinking the worst, it's what we all naturally do, but this is counterproductive considering some things are just out of our hands. While it seems like a long wait, it'll be the middle of May before you know it, You can also try these tips here to help with the wait.

All the best for your results,

Moderator Anastasia

Hi Charlotte, 

sorry I know you wrote this a while go... did you get your results? 
thanks x

Hi,

yeah I got them back, it was just adenoid tissue thank god!! 
 

are you waiting for results?x

Hey, 

well i am awaiting urgent biopsy! 
my ent specialist made me think I'm dying (probably just the way he talks) 

said it's very rare to have enlarged adenoids as an adults and that he would be very surprised if this isn't something else. 
he showed me it on the endoscopy camera to me it obviously just looked like some extra tissue behind my nose.

how did you find the biopsy? Did you have it whilst asleep? And how long did it take for results? 
thanks for reply x 

Aww don't worry! I know it's easier said that done but honestly I'm sure it will be fine. 
 

it's less likely to be something sinister than it is to have an enlarged adenoid. 
 

im 28 and when I went to my intial ENT apt I was told it's larger than you would expect for someone my age so she wanted it investigated. Made me feel like it was serious and I suffer with anxiety so this didn't help.

I was crying for days leading up to the apt for the biopsy because I'm very much an 'ignorance is bliss' kind of girl and said I would rather not know.

when I went for the biopsy apt the doctor was absolutely lovely, I asked him how many times he had done this kind of biopsy and how many times it turned out to be something serious and he said he had done thousands none of them had been anything bad. 
 

I was awake for the biopsy, it's some long pincher type thing and they literally pinch and pull. They take the smallest piece of tissue from it. It just a pinch which lasted for a second, I even asked to see what it looked like I did get a small amount of blood down the back of my throat but didn't last very long. 

i can't remember how long the results took to come back, but no longer than a couple of weeks. I kept checking my NHS gp app and my letters section and I saw it on there before I received it in the post. 

please don't worry, I'm sure its absolutely nothing x

Ah ok, are you in the uk? Can you private message on here? X

Hey Alice, 

I just wanted to quickly stop by to let you know that private messaging is available on the forum and you can find out how to use it by clicking here.

I hope this helps but if you have any problems, just give me a shout and either I or one of the other moderators will be along to help :happy:

Kind regards,

Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator

Hi Matt, 

sorry I know this was a while ago... did you get an outcome with this? 
 

exactly the same has happened to me regarding findings on mri and also 2 lymph nodes under my ear have been noted. 
hope you got a good outcome 

thanks