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Biopsy Results in Patient Portal

Lung Health | Last Active: Aug 11 7:57pm | Replies (9)

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@colleenyoung

@slaw61, typically results show up in the Mayo patient portal as soon as they are ready. I'm tagging @lls8000 @roch @loribmt who can share more about the patient portal and test results.

As you know, the pathology description of the biopsy results is only one piece of the puzzle and not the whole picture. It is best intepreted by the specialist who has all the pieces of the investigation, including your medical history.

Some people find it helpful to review the report before hand to look up the terms and create a list of questions. But it can also be anxiety-inducing and you may be led to an incorrect assumption for the next 10 days. Given that you're experiencing health anxiety you may wish to repeat the "don't look" strategy you used with the PET scan results. What do you think? What can you do over the next week (especially the weekend) to distract yourself and just have fun?

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I think you are correct, I should stay away from the results at least until the day before my phone appointment. I have plenty of things to do around the house and will find fun stuff, too.

I do appreciate your suggestions. Thank you for your response.