Delayed biopsy results

corlas0105

Hello all! This is the first time I have posted. I went for a routine mammogram. There were some questionable things, so had an ultrasound. They found 3 cysts and one mass that was not "normal." So, they took a biopsy of the abnormal mass. They told me that my results would be back in 5 days. That was June 13th. It is now the 25th, and my doctor's office still doesn't have my pathology report. I would like to know if this has happened to anyone else, and whether the results were benign or malignant. Does anyone else have a similar story? I am just super stressed and worried.

Thanks for any and all information you could provide. I am sure this question comes up a lot, but would love to hear other's experiences.

--Corrie

Scrafgal

You should have the results by now....make noise with the office! I got my results in 2 days...before the actual report was released, my pcp called to get the results..

edj3

Agreed, assuming you're in the US. Time to rabble rouse!

corlas0105

Thanks for your response. I talked to my GP last Wed and today. I will call again soon.

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Welcome corlas! We echo these sediments -- the squeaky wheel gets the oil.

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corlas0105

Thanks for the response and vibes. It is definitely nerve wracking! I will call back tomorrow since the office is closed now, and will definitely update my results!

Salamandra

I had an issue getting my biopsy results. The imaging center swore they faxed it to my obgyn, and my doctor's office swore they had received nothing. My amateur diagnosis is that they were both using 'digital faxing' and somehow their machines weren't talking to each other.

I finally went into the imaging place in person. Then they have to give you your results. The poor receptionist printed it out and handed it to me in an envelope with the malignant outcome. Not how you want to hear it! Then I literally watched her press the buttons to fax it to my doctor's office. They still didn't get it. I ended up taking pictures with my phone and email it to my doctor.

(Luckily the imagine place had more success transmitting my results to my treatment center...)

footballmomma

Go in person to the office and ask for the results.

Time_hope

I have been going through the same thing. I have had two biopsies and both time the results took about 3 weeks or so because they had to be sent out to a different center that dealt with whatever they think it is. In my case, they think it could be a phylodes tumor which is not encountered often, so it is possible that they had to send your stuff somewhere else?!