The Colon Club

How long does it generally take for random biopsies results to be available?

I had my colonoscopy/endoscopy last Thursday... I would have thought my results would have been posted by now...

I've found it depends on the Dr. My first colonoscopy, where they found the tumor, pathology took a week. My surgeon, on the other hand, calls me personally within 48 hours. I like my surgeon better.

Kathy

Called lab yesterday to see if any results were in... no call back. Called my gastro doc today, left message regarding results... no call back.

It's odd to me only because I am on their online health chart system and generally results go in there quickly... as well as notes.

I'm probably over worrying.

I hope you are just worrying. We were already looking at a "mass" when we went to dr. Got into a GI earlier & he called while we were working to say yes it was cancer 2 days later.
Another person I know waited on her appointment a month later with 4? polyps & I big one, non cancerous. It will have to be surgically removed. I hope you are worrying for nothing

Thank you all. I'm just not a patient person! Feeling poorly makes a person desire answers.

8 days since my procedure.... still no biopsy results.

In what I thought was an unrelated cardiology visit yesterday - it is mildly suspected that I may have a carcinoid tumor or pheochromocytoma.... now also awaiting those blood tests.

Sigh....

I hope you get your results soon!*hugs* Waiting is really hard!*hugs* My first biopsy results didn't take too long but my post surgery pathology report too a long time.

DarknessEmbraced wrote:I hope you get your results soon!*hugs* Waiting is really hard!*hugs* My first biopsy results didn't take too long but my post surgery pathology report too a long time.

*hugs* Thank you!

I just found out today that 2 of my aunts (by marriage - one on Dad's side and one on Mom's side) have cancer... this world is getting so crazy... Life is so short... <3

I'm so sorry to hear about your aunts!*hugs* Hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! All the best in 2016!

DarknessEmbraced wrote:I'm so sorry to hear about your aunts!*hugs* Hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! All the best in 2016!

Thank you! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Blessings!

p.s. 9 days and no results posted...

I'm sorry your results weren't posted! Hope they are posted soon!*hugs*

Results were negative; however upon reading the pathology report, the "random" biopsies were not from the areas noted on my ct scan. Go figure!

New post today regarding questions about things seen on my spleen during a recent ultrasound.

duveduve wrote:"random" biopsies were not from the areas noted on my ct scan. Go figure!

That was a long wait for nothing! Does that mean they will do another colonoscopy ? Maybe thats why it took them so long to answer.
Next one oughta be free but I don't see that happening.