How long did it take to get your biopsy results?

In another thread, my friend PeterDA said that his biopsies took several weeks before he got the results. My results were ready in a few days. So, I was kinda interested in seeing what others experienced...hence this little poll.

Jim

Had the biopsy and was given another appointment in 13 days. I received no phone call.
What I went back the doctor walked into the room and said "Why are you here today?"
I said to find out the result of my biopsy.
He said" Oh"
He looked in my chart for a minute and then said real loud: "My friend you have prostate cancer." Then he told me about DaVinci surgery.
The place was an independent urology group with 10 urologists.

Six days, a call around 5:30 during dinner from the URO, that as I recall, ruined dinner that day.

My uro never gives results except at a scheduled consultation of at least 1/2 hour. Both the biopsy and the results consult appointments are scheduled at the same time, generally two weeks apart. The two week gap is standard for him -- the results should always be back from the lab in two weeks. The three week gap was, I think, a problem with finding an opening on his schedule two weeks out from my first biopsy.

Mine took just over a week. My uro scheduled a consultation with me the day of the biopsy for about 8 days out. I met him then and he gave me the bad news. If I had it to do over again, I would do it the same way. Waiting on the phone to ring all week would have drove me crazy. I rather be told face to face than over the phone. I asked for a copy of the biopsy which he gave me at that time and rescheduled an appointment for 2 weeks later to discuss what treatment option I may want to take.

By the way, on my biopsy, I noticed that the doctor knew the results just a few days after the biopsy.

Bill from Florida

All 3 of mine, results came back in 5-7 days

On 9-12-2012, my Urologist's ordered a Biopsy test for Sept. 19, 2012 because he did an DRE test and my prostate was 4X enlarged and my PSA was 126 (starting PSA). The next afternoon, Thursday, Sept.13, urologist’s DR. called me at home and said my PSA was now up to 128 (in the meantime, my wife and I had been on the internet learning all we could about prostate). I ask my doctor if he thought I had prostate cancer, he said yes. I was scheduled for a return visit Wed., Oct. 3, 2012 for a follow-up report of my biopsy. Monday (Oct. 1, 2012) morning around 9AM, my urologist’s called me at home and gave me the BAD news of my biopsy (all of the 12 cores with high volume and very aggressive and advance; GS-9, 11 cores between 15%-100% cancer-6 were 100%). He told me that his nurse was trying to schedule me TODAY to go have a full body bone scan and a CT. I went for those two tests the next day (Oct. 2nd). Back to Monday morning (10-1-2012), this morning, he was to call in a prescription to start taking Bicalutamide 50 mg, daily (Casodex) ASAP. Monday afternoon, (Oct. 1st, I picked up the Casodex that afternoon and have been taking every day since. Oct. 3rd, appointment with my urologist’s, told me the bad news of the bone scan showing evidence of metastases from my right skull down to my toes (hadn’t gotten the CT report yet, this was 3:30PM). I ask my Doctor how long to live, Dr. told me I had 4-5 years at the most to live. I didn’t want my wife to come to this visit as I had a feeling with so much lower back and right hip pain for several weeks, it wasn’t going to be good. Dr. nurse gave me a double injection of Firmagon (Degarelix) and was to get a single injection every 28 days starting Nov. 2, along with a shot of Xgeva. He also had me to start taking 800-1000 IU/day of Vitamin D and 1200 MG of Calcium.

After the phone call, for about 15 minutes, I was SO overcome with emotions. For the First time in my life it seemed if I couldn't catch my breath. Needless to say, I called my son-in-love and ask him to come and pick me up and for the rest of the day, I would go to my daughter and his house. Emotions out the walllllllll. I stay there until my wife got off of work and shared the news with them all!! Let the tears begin, (and they sure did). After the fact, I would have rather met him face to face instead of the phone call on Monday! Two days later (Oct. 3), the Dr gave me the full reports of all the test except the CT. I was along in his office as I didn't want my wife to be there and see her break down. BTW, her parents both died of Cancer 1 1/2 years apart (mom 50 and dad was 57). Left four of my wife's brothers and sister's under the age of 16 which we took in along with our only child, daughter, 5 years old. She is the oldest of 13 kids (12 still living).
But as you can see from my signature, I'm doing much better. Just taking it a day at a time..

Sorry I'm so long! AGAIN, SO GLAD I FOUND HW.

Dave in Bartlett, TN

I voted one to two weeks, but it might have taken longer because of a move to a new facility.

Got ticked about waiting, called, talked to the "fill in" guy and he told me over the phone, "You have cancer."

Ok, so I'm unusual. When talking to guys getting their first biopsy I will crank back the time they should expect to wait to about a week (plenty long enough) unless I find out they have the same urologist as I do.

One day. Biopsy 4/15/13, phone call the next day about 5pm. The uro asked me how I was doing, any issues from the procedure. I said no, felt pretty good. Then he said, "do you have a few minutes to talk about the results?". I found a conference room, closed the door, and heard "You have cancer, about 80% involved, all Gleason 9." Dave (grandpaof4), that's when suddenly I couldn't catch my breath either. Uro said it's serious but very likely we caught it just in time. He told me, "You're the guy we're trying to catch through screening". There were options and several more tests we needed to do.

I appreciated the very quick turnaround for results. My profession requires always looking at the worst case and establishing countermeasures, so the longer I wait the more my brain churns!

Had my biopsy on a Monday and was told i would recieve a call with the results that Friday.  The uro told me it would probably be a nurse calling, because he didn't think I had anything to worry about and it was going to come back negative.  Friday came and went, with no call.  i called his office Monday morning and was told the uro would call me back.  He didn't call until Tuesday at around 5pm, and gave me the news I had cancer.  That weekend and Monday seemed to take forever, and although I obviously wan't happy to hear I had PCa, it was a relief to know "something". Met with the uro that Friday to talk about the results and had done so much reserch, I was finishing sentances for him!