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[angelindskiexx]

I called the hospital this morning for my endometrial biopsy results... the Secretary said she can't interpret the results so she has to run it by the doctor first.  I don't understand this because the doctor told me to call the Secretary for the results anyway... I am really scared I am going to get bad news!

[CLKD]

As a medical secretary we are caught between a rock and a hard place  - it isn't up to us to 'interpret' anything.  If she has offered to speak with the Consultant then perhaps he/she will ring you directly.

Has a copy been sent to your GP? perhaps ring the Surgery if that is where your referral came from?

[angelindskiexx]

You're a sweetheart for writing back to me so quickly! Thank you so much! I thought the results would be straight forward.... i.e. normal and abnormal.

She said the doctor needs to interpret the results and then call me back.  So now I'm walking to the darkest corner in my head and thinking the worst.....  I am so exhausted and mentally drained with menopause.  I've been on this roller coaster ride for many years now and I am so fed up 

God bless all you lovely ladies out there..... the support here is what keeps me going some days!

[jedigirl]

Hi, the same happened to me last year with my ct scan results.
The secretary wouldn't tell me a thing, i waited all day for the gp to call me later and say all was fine.
I guess they have protocols to follow. xx

[angelindskiexx]

Hi, the same happened to me last year with my ct scan results.
The secretary wouldn't tell me a thing, i waited all day for the gp to call me later and say all was fine.
I guess they have protocols to follow. xx

The waiting is horrible isn't it?!

I keep thinking about my poor mum and how she must have felt when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer....   It is so hard to think positive sometimes! Xxx

[CLKD]

Also the Staff etc. will be busy: clinics, patient communication, operations so although she may have asked the Doctor he/she may well be otherwise occupied.  If a test is thought to be 'abnormal' it is flagged usually with a red-sticker and brought to the eye-line of the person who will report findings. 

I doubt if med secs are covered by insurance, when I think about the questions we were asked to answer 

[angelindskiexx]

Also the Staff etc. will be busy: clinics, patient communication, operations so although she may have asked the Doctor he/she may well be otherwise occupied.  If a test is thought to be 'abnormal' it is flagged usually with a red-sticker and brought to the eye-line of the person who will report findings. 

I doubt if med secs are covered by insurance, when I think about the questions we were asked to answer 

Awww, thank you! I feel a bit more reassured ... still waiting tho.....    xx

[CLKD]

Get on with your chores, make a list of 2-do for the morning, keep occupied.  It is what it is  …….. if we had a time-scale for these results we wouldn't worry as much, have to remember too that we have had 2 Bank Holidays 

[oldsheep]

I hate waiting for results too so I really feel for you. Hope it's all ok.

[angelindskiexx]

Get on with your chores, make a list of 2-do for the morning, keep occupied.  It is what it is  …….. if we had a time-scale for these results we wouldn't worry as much, have to remember too that we have had 2 Bank Holidays 

Well they have put me out of my misery! I was never like this with the first biopsy but this one really disturbed me. I had a very painful experience with this biopsy compared to the first one I had.  All in all it's been a nightmare ...  I still don't feel 100 per cent a week later....  I'm relieved the results came back normal.  I can breathe now.  Thank you for being here for me xx

[angelindskiexx]

I hate waiting for results too so I really feel for you. Hope it's all ok.

Thanks oldsheep...  I have to pluck up the courage to have a mammogram now. I'm 54 and haven't had one yet.....  I just hate it all xx

[toffeecushion]

Get on with your chores, make a list of 2-do for the morning, keep occupied.  It is what it is  …….. if we had a time-scale for these results we wouldn't worry as much, have to remember too that we have had 2 Bank Holidays 

Well they have put me out of my misery! I was never like this with the first biopsy but this one really disturbed me. I had a very painful experience with this biopsy compared to the first one I had.  All in all it's been a nightmare ...  I still don't feel 100 per cent a week later....  I'm relieved the results came back normal.  I can breathe now.  Thank you for being here for me xx

That's good news.  Horrible to be kept waiting though.

[oldsheep]

I hate waiting for results too so I really feel for you. Hope it's all ok.

Thanks oldsheep...  I have to pluck up the courage to have a mammogram now. I'm 54 and haven't had one yet.....  I just hate it all xx

me too. I read a consultant's reports on the large no of false positives and I know I'd not deal with it right at the moment....I do do the examination thing. I have an appointment in July that I'm mulling over.
In some countries, they seem to tell you the results the same day. I wish they did that here, might make it easier.
Just had a normal smear test result. It took a week. Even though I was expecting normal, I got very nervous opening the letter.
Glad your mind is at rest now.

[angelindskiexx]

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That's good news.  Horrible to be kept waiting though.
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Thank you tc. Xxx

[angelindskiexx]

I hate waiting for results too so I really feel for you. Hope it's all ok.

Thanks oldsheep...  I have to pluck up the courage to have a mammogram now. I'm 54 and haven't had one yet.....  I just hate it all xx

me too. I read a consultant's reports on the large no of false positives and I know I'd not deal with it right at the moment....I do do the examination thing. I have an appointment in July that I'm mulling over.
In some countries, they seem to tell you the results the same day. I wish they did that here, might make it easier.
Just had a normal smear test result. It took a week. Even though I was expecting normal, I got very nervous opening the letter.
Glad your mind is at rest now.

That's what worries me.  The number of false positives is really putting me off.  I've had pain in my left breast on and off for years..  I had a breast injury in my 20s and since that time I've had intermittent pain.  Its been getting somewhat worse during the last two years so I really must go.

I'm so glad your smear test result came back normal! Waiting a week for results is a nightmare, especially for those of us who suffer health anxiety!
Bless you, old sheep.....xx