Hi there, probably I already know the answer to my question is to just wait and results will come when they come.
I noticed a mole on my rib area had grown quite a bit and seemed to me to meet the criteria for suspected melenoma, size shape etc and so I contacted my GP. I send her a picture and within a week I had an appointment with the dermatologist who booked me in for an urgen excision biopsy. I had this procedure on the 23 of feb so it's now been around 4 weeks and I am very anxious waiting for the results.
im based in Edinburgh and the dermatology team have been fantastic and really fast in terms of sending the initial picture to having the biopsy. I called my GP yesterday just to check if they had heard anything and to double check that the dermatology dept will contact me when they have results and they told me they would hear the same time as me and that she is pretty sure they will contact me. She said from my records she could see they referred me for urgen biopsy but maybe urgent is just because I was part of that 2 week time scale referral thing.
my GP told me I can call the dermatology department to chase up results but I feel quite awkward doing this and wondered after how long it's appropriate to call them back. I know with the current situation everyone is behind and working under a lot of pressure. The nurse at my excision said it would be 3-4 weeks but the letter I took home said 6-12, so maybe I shouldn't expect any news for another two weeks.
appologies this is quite a long a borning post!
All the best,
Eevee
