Poo test - how long ?

Wibbles
Wibbles Online Community Member Posts: 3,040 Championing
edited April 2024 in Rare, invisible, and undiagnosed conditions
I have been waiting 12 days for the results of a poo virus test on a sample handed to my GP on 10th April - how long should I wait for the results ?
nb NOT bowel cancer screening (I've had those already)

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  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 15,319 Championing
    I've had relatives not having been contacted after sending off samples, apparently you have to initiate the contact

    Nothing was out of the ordinary, I'd like to think if it was anything sinister, they would have made contact
  • kreacher
    kreacher Online Community Member Posts: 336 Empowering
    i would ring your gp surgery in the morning
  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Online Community Member Posts: 5,423 Championing
    If you have online access to your medical records, the results might be shown on there.

    Even before Covid I had to ask for the results of a stool sample though.  So as above, it seems like they don't tell you unless there's something wrong.
  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Online Community Member Posts: 3,040 Championing
    OverlyAnxious said:
    If you have online access to your medical records, the results might be shown on there.

    Even before Covid I had to ask for the results of a stool sample though.  So as above, it seems like they don't tell you unless there's something wrong.

    No they don't and I have just asked my surgery  for an update - nothing available yet - the lab haven't got back to the surgery yet !!
  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Online Community Member Posts: 3,040 Championing
    UPDATE
    I have been told that "nothing untoward" was found in my poo sample
    BUT I have been told that a CT scan was being arranged for my bowels !!!

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