Wait time for colposcopy

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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  • Hi, 

    How long did it take for you to get seen as a lower risk, as i'm sure you must have been seen by now? I've been waiting 13 weeks since my letter came through and i'm getting slightly nervous. This also may sound nuts but I saw a psychic on Saturday and she was concerned about my health and said if I leave something it will cause lots of problems and i'm worried its this. I'm only 25 :( 

    Many thanks, 

    Katrina x

  • Hi Katrina,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat. I just wanted to send a reply to say it looks like the user you replied to hasn't been active on the forum in a few years. Hopefully you'll still receive a reply, but if not you can always create your own new discussion on the forum if you would like to.

    I hope you hear more soon - you can of course give your doctor or the hospital a call to chase it up if you haven't heard anything.

    Wishing you all the best,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator

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  • Hi Katrina,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat. I just wanted to send a reply to say it looks like the user you replied to hasn't been active on the forum in a few years. Hopefully you'll still receive a reply, but if not you can always create your own new discussion on the forum if you would like to.

    I hope you hear more soon - you can of course give your doctor or the hospital a call to chase it up if you haven't heard anything.

    Wishing you all the best,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator

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