The Dr who did the biopsy said days, so when it got to 9 days I was getting frantic. Now I'm calmer and trying to fill my time with things to take my mind off it, ha!
Planning to do good things over the next few days, till I get results, to help get through them. Hope you got your results ok and you can now start to look forwards. Whatever lies ahead I intend to do it smiling, hope I can, good intentions and all that, got to be positive. Hi Liz, thanks for replying, it's good to know there are people out there who understand and care. I'm feeling a bit better as eventually got to speak to my GP who said 2 weeks is about normal to wait for biopsy results. Still haven't told my family, the thought of upsetting them is on my mind as much as waiting for the results!
Anyway I'm hoping to find out this week and am trying to be as positive as I can, thanks again, June x. I'm staggered to see that results are sometimes possible in terms of days. I find it impossible to contact anyone to talk to about my concerns, even when the 'phones are actually answered.
My last procedue was 29th January and I have an appointment with the surgeon on 3rd June. What's that - 18 weeks!
I thought there was a two week rule with cancer. I know of the 18 week rule but that is from the time a consultant gets a GP referral letter to the first definitive treatment so I just don't understand why all the waiting.
Although it has been 3 years since diagnosis, I remember them telling me that there was a 2 week wait to see the consultant and biopsy, and then a further two weeks to get results, as they have to meet with a team of doctors to discuss treatment.
I found the breast care nurses very helpful as they should be able to tell you the expected dates etc. Hope this helps. I had a biopsy Friday 15 April for a large type freckle which developed a year ago but then changed to a blister looking thing..
My appointment was just to see consultant on that day, which had been less than 2 week referal time from seeing GP. The consultant said she would prefer to do biopsy straight away, which I was relieved about. She thinks it is very characteristic of Basal Cell Carcinoma.
I was told it could be several weeks for biopsy result for this but was pleased with the initial short time of seeing someone Would be nice to keep the momentum going as time is of the essence. Hi guys. I found a lump 3months ago, it became very big, so I decided to go to my gp last month. I was instantly refefered to breast cancer clinic. The "only" doctor for that clinic was on holiday so had to wait three weeks.
Last Tuesday I went and he did a scan and vacuum biopsy. They said i looked like a build up of tissue! Is this normal? In these cases, the pathologist will ask your doctor to repeat the biopsy, so the pathologist can make a conclusive and accurate diagnosis.
These include shave biopsies, punch biopsies, Pap tests and cervical biopsies, and even some fine needle aspiration biopsies FNABs for the thyroid or lymph nodes. These procedures are usually fairly quick and might take 15 to 30 minutes to perform, depending on the part of the body being biopsied. Typically, the biopsy sample is then saved in a special type of preservative and sent to the pathology lab for processing. Tissue processing takes several steps, but it starts with making sure the correct test was done on the correct patient.
Depending on the type of evaluation needed, the next steps might take a few hours or several days. If your pathologist suspects certain types of cancer, such as lymphoma, he or she might need to perform additional testing to determine the subtype. This process takes an additional 24 to 96 hours, depending on the complexity of the cancer.
It can be agonizing to wait for biopsy results. But be assured that the pathologist is using his or her specialized expertise to make sure you get an accurate diagnosis. Pathologists are the caretakers of tissue samples and must exercise good judgment with them.
Samples allow us to make a correct diagnosis. But we can also use the samples to perform additional tests, such as immunostains, which can identify where a tumor started. This is really valuable in treating cancer that has spread from another part of the body, called metastasis.
Your pathologist will also make sure that biopsy samples are used to identify other factors affecting your treatment and recovery. These can include genetic changes that could guide treatment options or predict your chance of recovery. For example, in breast cancer, pathologists use the biopsy sample to identify hormone receptors such as estrogen and progesterone receptors ER and PR and human epidermal growth factor receptor HER2.
As we identify more precise characteristics of cancer from the biopsy sample, we can identify a growing number of patients who may benefit from new, more effective targeted therapies. Federal law requires laboratories to safely store specimens for a set amount of time.
During a needle biopsy, your doctor uses a special needle to extract cells from a suspicious area. A needle biopsy is often used on tumors that your doctor can feel through your skin, such as suspicious breast lumps and enlarged lymph nodes. When combined with an imaging procedure, such as X-ray, needle biopsy can be used to collect cells from a suspicious area that can't be felt through the skin.
Image-guided biopsy. Image-guided biopsy combines an imaging procedure — such as X-ray, computerized tomography CT , magnetic resonance imaging MRI or ultrasound — with a needle biopsy. Image-guided biopsy allows your doctor to access suspicious areas that can't be felt through the skin, such as abnormalities on the liver, lung or prostate. Using real-time images, your doctor can make sure the needle reaches the correct spot.
During a punch biopsy, a doctor uses a special circular blade to remove deeper layers of skin for testing. Depending on the size, stitches may be necessary to close the wound. A skin cutaneous biopsy removes cells from the surface of your body. A skin biopsy is used most often to diagnose skin conditions, including melanoma and other cancers.
What type of skin biopsy you undergo will depend on the type of cancer suspected and the extent of the suspicious cells. Skin biopsy procedures include:. If the cells in question can't be accessed with other biopsy procedures or if other biopsy results have been inconclusive, your doctor may recommend a surgical biopsy. During a surgical biopsy, a surgeon makes an incision in your skin to access the suspicious area of cells. Examples of surgical biopsy procedures include surgery to remove a breast lump for a possible breast cancer diagnosis and surgery to remove a lymph node for a possible lymphoma diagnosis.
Surgical biopsy procedures can be used to remove part of an abnormal area of cells incisional biopsy. Or surgical biopsy may be used to remove an entire area of abnormal cells excisional biopsy. You may receive local anesthetics to numb the area of the biopsy. Some surgical biopsy procedures require general anesthetics to make you unconscious during the procedure. You may also be required to stay in the hospital for observation after the procedure. After your doctor obtains a tissue sample, it's sent to a laboratory for analysis.
The sample may be chemically treated or frozen and sliced into very thin sections. The sections are placed on glass slides, stained to enhance contrast and studied under a microscope.
The results help your doctor determine whether the cells are cancerous. If the cells are cancerous, the biopsy results can tell your doctor where the cancer originated — the type of cancer. A biopsy also helps your doctor determine how aggressive your cancer is — the cancer's grade. The grade is sometimes expressed as a number on a scale of 1 to 4 and is determined by how cancer cells look under the microscope. Low-grade grade 1 cancers are generally the least aggressive and high-grade grade 4 cancers are generally the most aggressive.
This information may help guide treatment options. Other special tests on the cancer cells also can help to guide treatment choices. In certain cases, such as during surgery, a pathologist examines the sample of cells immediately and results are available to your surgeon within minutes. But in most cases, the results of your biopsy are available in a few days. Some samples may need more time to be analyzed. Ask your doctor how long to expect to wait for your biopsy results.
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