So saw the original surgeon who done my bowel resection nearly 10 years ago . He and the MDT checked my recent scan I had which has a abnormalities on my lungs abdomen and pelvis. They thought it was a small bowel cancer recurrence, but now he’s thinking it’s such a late presentation that it could be a sarcoma. Last Thursday he said he was referring me for a biopsy not heard anything anyone know how long it will take to hear after a referral is made!
Usually this would be 2 weeks if cancer is suspected ,chase it up with the secretary if no word in the 3rd week. I was delayed for months despite ringing regularly. Don't wait indefinitely.
I will thank you. It’s a week today and they do suspend t it’s cancer. So I will give it another week, the waiting is horrendous . I go on holiday 16th September and now made my mind up I still want to go. It’s just down to a caravan in Berwick. I’ve canceled a holiday to Spain we were going end of August for my husbands 70th.
Cath
Let the secretary know your dates, you can always come home if needed, keep safe xxgoodluck
Got a phone call today pre biopsy appointment is the 8th September and the actual biopsy is the 9th. So there will be an appointment made for a discussion regarding the results when I don’t know. And I go away for a week 16th September and I really want to go before I start any treatment.
Cath
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