I'm really worried.
I had a colonoscopy 3 weeks ago and during the procedure they took some biopsy's.
My GP has not yet received the results?
Should it take so long to hear?
I'm really worried.
I had a colonoscopy 3 weeks ago and during the procedure they took some biopsy's.
My GP has not yet received the results?
Should it take so long to hear?
I had this proceedure a while back and they just said they would contact me if they needed to. So no news was good news. They told me there and then if there was anything they discovered. Did they mention anything to you at the time?
I had diarrhoea every single day - had it for months and do you know what caused it? Bottled Evian water! Ever since I stopped drinking it the diarrhoea stopped. I tested it out again and it came back.
I hope all goes well for you.
Thank you.
It will be 4 weeks on Monday and I have not yet heard from my GP.
I would ring them but if there was anything I don't think they would have left you this long so maybe this is a good sign.
I hope you have heard something now but if not I would urge you to call the hospital. I recently waited 3 weeks for biospy results which Docs kept insisting they hadnt recieved. When I finally called the hospital I found the reults had been sent the day after the procedure. The originals were never located by my gp surgery and had to be resent
Chase them up and remind them that there's a worried person waiting for these potentially life-changing results. Letters and messages do sometimes go astray and NHS diagnostic services do get overwhelmed by the volume of work and the chronic lack of investment (which CRUK are campaigning to put right).
Please pay no attention to well-intentioned messages saying that "no news is good news". Positive or negative results take exactly as long to come through as each other. Inconclusive results can take longer.
Good luck
Dave
I ended up having to contact the PALS team at the hospital and to be fair they were very helpful and got onto my case straight away. They looked into my case and rang me back within 30 minutes. I was told that a letter had been dictated but that it was waiting to be signed off. They could not tell me what the letter said.
I was told to contact my GP later this week If I had not heard anything.
Thank you.
I've had to take it up with the PALS team at the hospital in order to get it resolved. Hopefully I will hear the outcome this week. Fingers crossed.
I think they would have rang you by now if there was anything.
No news is good news as they say.
I today received a letter in the post from the hospital telling me that all is ok. It was sent by 2nd class post and was dated the 6th September. I have been referred back to my GP.
On the one hand I'm very relieved that it is good news but at the same time the length of delay in waiitng for the results has been very stressful. People say no news is good news but it's still a relief when you know the outcome.
That’s great news and I’m sure a great relief to you and your family :-)