Biopsy results

[maria garcia]

Anyone here knows how long does it take for results from a biopsy? It was performed in they eyelid(scar tissue). Two weeks and still nothing.

[HypnoticEyez]

Maria it only took 2 days to get the results from my eyelid biopsy.

[maria garcia]

Wao, there really giving me the run around. first they said a week now they changed it to upto up to 20 days bcse there is only one doctor who does this (there excuse). Im so sick of getting lies after lies. After 14 days and my nagging they finally called the Lab and I was told most likely tomm. afternoon they will have it, I hope so. And this is the best autoimmune eye specialist in Miami FL. Ive had the worse anxiety for the past two weeks. .
Were your results accurate?

[drz]

Anyone here knows how long does it take for results from a biopsy? It was performed in they eyelid(scar tissue). Two weeks and still nothing.

They probably have the results but just haven't bothered to notify you yet. Have you called and asked? Did they have to send it across country to some place special like the Mayo Clinic? I would think you should have it by now unless all the pathologists went on vacation.

[HypnoticEyez]

Although the ophthalmologist suspected I had Wegenger's the result of my biopsy were inconclusive. I was diagnosed after having a VATS.

[maria garcia]

drz you brought a smile to my face"vacation"! Not sure I have nagged enough even emailed the doctor twice and called several times oh and the DR. who performed the biopsy too. Its crazy!! I was told in the begining that it would be sent out. They did not want to do it in the hospital Lab (not sure why). Im not sure how its soppose to work if somethingis soppose to be growing in the scar tissue, Im just making thing up in my mind to find an answer. The truth I have no answer maybe the tissue is in vacation with the pathologist. LOL!

[pberggren1]

When I had my nose biopsy done the results were in the next day.

[Thakator]

Hi Maria - - - Perhaps there is a significant difference in turn around times depending upon what is being biopsied, but I doubt it. In short, you take the sample, you cut it open if large enough, you put it under the microscope and you read what it is you're looking at. Perhaps you freeze it first - - but nothing that would seem to take as much time as yours has. Even if they had to send it off for evaluation. Mine was an open lung biopsy and the results only took 5-6 days even here in little old Kentucky. Ron

[maria garcia]

Hypnotic eyes what is VATS?

[Chris G]

Give us all their phone number! LOL.

Will be waiting to hear the results today! Keep in mind, that the results could be negative, and she could still have wg. It all depends upon whether they got a good tissue sample. For example: when they biopsy the sinuses, unless they can see an area of granulomas, it's a crap shoot! They just take random samples and hope they find one with a granuloma (this is why I refused sinus biopsies). Then, if they all come out negative, it can just mean that they missed!

Keep pushing to see a rheumatologist who specializes in wg.