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Wait time for colposcopy

ZaC89
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Hi all,

 

I hope you are all staying safe.

 

I just wanted to ask if somebody could give me an idea of how long it usually takes to get an appointment after you get thee smear test results? Mine came back last week and the letter says I need a colposcopy. I'm worried because I'm going abroad for a while to see my family (about a month and a half) and I really don't want to miss the appointment so I'm trying to figure out whether to reschedule my flights. I've called my hospital and they weren't able to give me an ETA because of the backlog created by Covid-19, so I wanted to see if any of you are waiting for a colposcopy as well and ask how long you've been waiting or when you got the appointment letter after you got your smear test results?


Thanks so much in advance!

 

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  • Hello ZaC89,

    Hopefully you'll have an appointment soon or that you're able to move your flights around. It might be good to contact you doctor to clarify how long to wait might be and if they can put you on a cancelation because of your situation. Feel free to read more about how to get the best out of your appointment here. 

    Best wishes,

    Moderator Anastasia

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  • Hello ZaC89,

    Hopefully you'll have an appointment soon or that you're able to move your flights around. It might be good to contact you doctor to clarify how long to wait might be and if they can put you on a cancelation because of your situation. Feel free to read more about how to get the best out of your appointment here. 

    Best wishes,

    Moderator Anastasia

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    Hi Anastasia,

     

    Many thanks for getting back to me. I manged to talk to my hospital and the backlog created by Covid-19 means they are not doing colposcopies for low-grade cases like mine at the moment. The "good" thing is this means I won't be missing my appointment while I'm away. I may go to a private doctor though if the wait turn out to be too long.

     

    Best wishes and thanks again!

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