New here, around 5 years ago I had to have lletz treatment for cin3, a couple of years ago I developed a constant itch on both sides of the vulva which I presumed at the time was also causing the tiny sores I had (due to me breaking the skin) fast forward to 5 weeks ago I had my regular colposcopy so had my regular biopsy of my cervix (cin1 last time), mentioned this persistent itching so also had a biopsy of vulva, I rang the clinic a week ago to be told my results were with the consultant and I'd receive a letter in 7-10 days, I haven't heard anything as of yet, if I rang the clinic again would they be able to tell me if I have any follow up appointments coming up, that way I suppose I'll be aware if anything is wrong or do I just wait over Christmas for the letter to drop on the mat. At this point in time I'm over the results it's the waiting that's doing me in, I hope this makes sense and I'm not waffling
Hi chizzabob and welcome to the community.
I am one of the community champions, a volunteer for Macmillan, and I’m usually most often to be found in the cervical cancer group, but your post caught my eye as you mentioned you’d had some biopsies done recently.
Normally, admin staff in a clinic do not give information over the phone as they don’t have medical knowledge so it would be difficult for them to answer any questions you might have. The best person to tell you what will happen next is the doctor/consultant who performed the procedures.
It can take time, especially at this time of year, to hear anything. Do you have the NHS app on your phone if you are in England? Sometimes future appointments will appear there-all of my test results and appointments normally appear there, often before I receive a letter.
Normally, in my own experience, you will be contacted by letter with an appointment to discuss the results of the biopsies in person and decide what the next steps are if any are required. It’s very hard waiting for results, but I’m not sure that calling the clinic will move things forward for you as you have been told of the likely timescale to receive them.
I hope there is nothing of concern for you when you find out what’s next, but we do have specific support groups within the community which I can link you to if you need them. It might be best for now just to sit tight and wait until you hear something, and I hope everything goes well for you.
Sarah xx
I found the NHS app really difficult to sign up to-it stopped me mid way during the sign up process for some reason and it took weeks to resolve that. It has good and bad points for me-I get notifications of my appointments but I also get test results dumped there which say they have been discussed with me, when I’ve never seen a doctor about them!
I found out one time that I’d been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease from some tests I’d had which gave me a bit of a shock! So sometimes, when you can’t get to speak to a doctor in person, it’s really not too useful.
I have always much preferred having a face to face appointment for things to be explained, and hopefully you won’t have to wait too long to hear more.
Sarah xx
