posted by MysteriousPancake
30 April 2024
How commonly are second opinions needed for skin biopsies?
Last reply:
01 May 2024 16:35
How common is it to wait up to 4 months for results and be told that biopsy needs a second opinion?
I had a mole excision 8 weeks ago in a public hospital through a private dermatologist referral, was told I'd get my results 2-6 weeks by post.
Its been 8 weeks and after getting my dermatologist office to chase my results I find out that the hospital refuses to release my results to them or to my gp. I finally got in contact with the hospital and they sent me an email saying that they didn't find evidence of cancer but are sending my biopsy for further opinion to confirm which might take up to 2 months more of waiting, so it'll be around 4 months in total. Is this normal?
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