TRUS Biopsy results by post

Trevol any results we were expecting would be given by the consultant or at worst by a GP or telephone and I would never expect to receive them by post.

Have you been told to expect them like this or are you assuming this is how they are sent?

You were told to expect results in about three weeks. Well we have had the Christmas mail holding post up but it should be back to normal by now so if it was me I would be chasing them up.

Could you not telephone the consultant's secretary and explain that they haven't arrived and ask what they are. For all you know they could have been lost in the post.

When John went for his biopsy he was told that he would get another appointment through the post OR if everything was okay, they would just write to the GP. As it happened, an appointment letter arrived inviting him for an MRI scan so we knew the biopsy had been positive just from that. A couple of days later, the letter arrived with the date of the follow up appointment. So in our area, the fact that you even GET a follow up appointment is the bad news :-(

Oh Trevol, that's wonderful news - congratulations. But now you know and understand how fragile our health and wellbeing can be and as you say, your PSA is a tad on the high side so I hope you were advised that you should get a PSA test every year so that any rise can be investigated quickly. We do have other members here who don't actually have PCa but are seen as high risk or are in that no-man's land of rising PSA and negative biopsy so you are not alone

Great news Trevol. Keep spreading the word

I would like to pick up.on the point of results by phone call. I was told via telephone the results of my biopsy ie I had cancer. I was also told the results of my bone scan and MRI by telephone

Bri

there you go no news in your case was fab news whether by phone, letter or in person.

You are still part of this forum no matter what and please don't wait for any possible symptoms to present, with even a slightly elevated PSA you could still be at risk. So a yearly check up is always a good precautionary step. I hope your GP has already suggested this.

Wonderful to see some happy news

xx

Mo

Having just returned from my first hospital appointment of 2016 it is so pleasing to read a post like this.

My best wishes to you, keep having the tests.

Si

Congratulations Trevol, so nice to hear good results these days. As the others say keep an eye on the PSA levels, harass your doc each year just to monitor if they rise or not.

There is no way that you should be thinking that you are a fraud as up until the results your mind was working just as it would if the result had gone the other way.

One of the best ways to help with PCa sufferers is to spread the word about getting health checks , at any age, it is easy to get PSA test done with any other well being blood test, it will save the NHS money in the long run.

There are lots of men that ignore signs, one of which is frequent trips to the loo at night although it is only an indicator and not confirmation as it could still be caused by enlarged prostate or prostatis. It is a point at which tests can be made, this is what happened to me and after 18 months of 8/9 trips each night I eventually went to GP.

Stay tuned in to this site my friend as information is good and knowledge is powerful. Just reading other folks stories and being able to relate to them and passing it on to others in their time of need will be more than helpful.

Hope you stay well

Kind regards, Chris/Woody

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