Waiting on Biopsy results

I actually just looked up the place i went to.  they said they do in house pathology and have dermopathologists on staff that can provide quick turnaround if needed.  I'm assuming if they thought what was removed was cancerous, I would have a quicker turnaround.  I'm assuming other pigmented lesions that are not of high concern take up to two weeks t be processed.  Like I said, I'm assuming here.  I had the spot removed on 12/23 at 11am in the morning.

I'm just looking for positives right now, to quell the anxiety….

So my biopsy results aren't back yet as of close of business today, the biopsy was taken at 11am on 12/23/15. Taking into the whole holiday account I'm probably not going to find anything out until next week.  My anxiety is up and down.  The easy thing to say is don't be anxious until you get the results.  Easier said than done.

 The spot (it wasn't refered to as a mole) had been there for several years at most, light bown in color and only until i damaged it with a double application of nair and loffah did it change.  The change was that it ruptured inside the macule area ans turned bright red due the chemical burn.  The derm i went to is known to look at patients like cash registers as opposed to patients (they literally have a chain of offices that are in NJ, PA, VA and Texas.  She removed it because I was fair skinned and she referred to it as irregular,,,but leaning towards it being okay since it hadnt changed shape or size and only real change was when I damaged it.  That actually passed a skin cancer screening in August f 2014. I've posted links to the pctures here showing when it was damaged and how it healed,  but the other non irregular  features were obvious symetrical borders and the margins from the  border to the red area inside the spot were even all around.  The size was about 6mm.  Always had a light brown, even red tinge to it.  The reason I had it removed………anxiety related from a totally different issues made me fixate on it and voila, the next day I was in teh derms office, hoping they would say it's not a problem but that didnt happen.

After that visit, the following week on 12/30/15 I went to a new dermatologist.  Someone affilaited with Robert Wood Johnson/Rutgers in NJ.  They couldnt fine anything to remove.  They don't eye anything up either, they use new generation dermoscopes that magnify 10x and illuminate anything under the skin to get a better view of the lesion structure. So I was happy about that.  I told him about the spot I just had biopsied and showed him the picture of it.  It was a close up picture that detailed pretty good.  He remarked that the color variagation isnt there, it's flat, symmetrical and the redness aligns with a picture I showed him from when i damaged the spot 18 months ago.  He didnt think it was a mole and remarked that it wasn't likely melanoma either.

Anyone would probably feel better at that point….not me.  Getting the results will be my closure.   Just a general question, when skin biopsies go through pathology, and the dermopathologist sees something malignant, they dont throw those reports in a bin to be sent back to a dermatologist a week later do they?  I would imagine they would most likely get a hold of the dermatologist as soon as possibe……This office (Dermone) advertises that they do everything in house so they don't send away samples and can get results quickly.

I can't fathom some place would make anyone wait 2 1/2 to 3 weeks to tell them something is malignant….or am i bing totally naive here?

Finally got my results.  To my surprise it came back severly atypical.  I'm going to have my new derm take a look at the pathology report and request the slides.  But i know the deal, further excision etc.

Finally got my results.  To my surprise it came back severly atypical.  I'm going to have my new derm take a look at the pathology report and request the slides.  But i know the deal, further excision etc.

Finally got my results.  To my surprise it came back severly atypical.  I'm going to have my new derm take a look at the pathology report and request the slides.  But i know the deal, further excision etc.

So my biopsy results aren't back yet as of close of business today, the biopsy was taken at 11am on 12/23/15. Taking into the whole holiday account I'm probably not going to find anything out until next week.  My anxiety is up and down.  The easy thing to say is don't be anxious until you get the results.  Easier said than done.

 The spot (it wasn't refered to as a mole) had been there for several years at most, light bown in color and only until i damaged it with a double application of nair and loffah did it change.  The change was that it ruptured inside the macule area ans turned bright red due the chemical burn.  The derm i went to is known to look at patients like cash registers as opposed to patients (they literally have a chain of offices that are in NJ, PA, VA and Texas.  She removed it because I was fair skinned and she referred to it as irregular,,,but leaning towards it being okay since it hadnt changed shape or size and only real change was when I damaged it.  That actually passed a skin cancer screening in August f 2014. I've posted links to the pctures here showing when it was damaged and how it healed,  but the other non irregular  features were obvious symetrical borders and the margins from the  border to the red area inside the spot were even all around.  The size was about 6mm.  Always had a light brown, even red tinge to it.  The reason I had it removed………anxiety related from a totally different issues made me fixate on it and voila, the next day I was in teh derms office, hoping they would say it's not a problem but that didnt happen.

After that visit, the following week on 12/30/15 I went to a new dermatologist.  Someone affilaited with Robert Wood Johnson/Rutgers in NJ.  They couldnt fine anything to remove.  They don't eye anything up either, they use new generation dermoscopes that magnify 10x and illuminate anything under the skin to get a better view of the lesion structure. So I was happy about that.  I told him about the spot I just had biopsied and showed him the picture of it.  It was a close up picture that detailed pretty good.  He remarked that the color variagation isnt there, it's flat, symmetrical and the redness aligns with a picture I showed him from when i damaged the spot 18 months ago.  He didnt think it was a mole and remarked that it wasn't likely melanoma either.

Anyone would probably feel better at that point….not me.  Getting the results will be my closure.   Just a general question, when skin biopsies go through pathology, and the dermopathologist sees something malignant, they dont throw those reports in a bin to be sent back to a dermatologist a week later do they?  I would imagine they would most likely get a hold of the dermatologist as soon as possibe……This office (Dermone) advertises that they do everything in house so they don't send away samples and can get results quickly.

I can't fathom some place would make anyone wait 2 1/2 to 3 weeks to tell them something is malignant….or am i bing totally naive here?

So my biopsy results aren't back yet as of close of business today, the biopsy was taken at 11am on 12/23/15. Taking into the whole holiday account I'm probably not going to find anything out until next week.  My anxiety is up and down.  The easy thing to say is don't be anxious until you get the results.  Easier said than done.

 The spot (it wasn't refered to as a mole) had been there for several years at most, light bown in color and only until i damaged it with a double application of nair and loffah did it change.  The change was that it ruptured inside the macule area ans turned bright red due the chemical burn.  The derm i went to is known to look at patients like cash registers as opposed to patients (they literally have a chain of offices that are in NJ, PA, VA and Texas.  She removed it because I was fair skinned and she referred to it as irregular,,,but leaning towards it being okay since it hadnt changed shape or size and only real change was when I damaged it.  That actually passed a skin cancer screening in August f 2014. I've posted links to the pctures here showing when it was damaged and how it healed,  but the other non irregular  features were obvious symetrical borders and the margins from the  border to the red area inside the spot were even all around.  The size was about 6mm.  Always had a light brown, even red tinge to it.  The reason I had it removed………anxiety related from a totally different issues made me fixate on it and voila, the next day I was in teh derms office, hoping they would say it's not a problem but that didnt happen.

After that visit, the following week on 12/30/15 I went to a new dermatologist.  Someone affilaited with Robert Wood Johnson/Rutgers in NJ.  They couldnt fine anything to remove.  They don't eye anything up either, they use new generation dermoscopes that magnify 10x and illuminate anything under the skin to get a better view of the lesion structure. So I was happy about that.  I told him about the spot I just had biopsied and showed him the picture of it.  It was a close up picture that detailed pretty good.  He remarked that the color variagation isnt there, it's flat, symmetrical and the redness aligns with a picture I showed him from when i damaged the spot 18 months ago.  He didnt think it was a mole and remarked that it wasn't likely melanoma either.

Anyone would probably feel better at that point….not me.  Getting the results will be my closure.   Just a general question, when skin biopsies go through pathology, and the dermopathologist sees something malignant, they dont throw those reports in a bin to be sent back to a dermatologist a week later do they?  I would imagine they would most likely get a hold of the dermatologist as soon as possibe……This office (Dermone) advertises that they do everything in house so they don't send away samples and can get results quickly.

I can't fathom some place would make anyone wait 2 1/2 to 3 weeks to tell them something is malignant….or am i bing totally naive here?

I actually just looked up the place i went to.  they said they do in house pathology and have dermopathologists on staff that can provide quick turnaround if needed.  I'm assuming if they thought what was removed was cancerous, I would have a quicker turnaround.  I'm assuming other pigmented lesions that are not of high concern take up to two weeks t be processed.  Like I said, I'm assuming here.  I had the spot removed on 12/23 at 11am in the morning.

I'm just looking for positives right now, to quell the anxiety….

I actually just looked up the place i went to.  they said they do in house pathology and have dermopathologists on staff that can provide quick turnaround if needed.  I'm assuming if they thought what was removed was cancerous, I would have a quicker turnaround.  I'm assuming other pigmented lesions that are not of high concern take up to two weeks t be processed.  Like I said, I'm assuming here.  I had the spot removed on 12/23 at 11am in the morning.

I'm just looking for positives right now, to quell the anxiety….