I had some bloods drawn Wednesday morning which was the full range including liver, kidney functions etc. but the other one was a coelic test.
The main blood tests normally come through quite quickly but I am being told that all these tests can take up to 10 days due to the coelic test.
My question is seeing that the normal blood tests can take up to 48 hours for results do you think that they would run the normal blood tests & if anything was abnormal they would send the results through to the surgery or would they wait till the coelic test is done and then regardless of result send it all through in 10 days?
I am just going slightly out of my mind with worry here....
Any advice would be appreciated.
Written by
Kayanne1980
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .
thats what I thought or they might run the normal tests and if there is any abnormality then they would tell the GP before the result of the celiac test.......
I do smoke too and had a chest x-ray in January....why you having blood tests and chest x-ray if you do not mind me asking?
I have aniexty/depression lost a lot of weight and feel dizzy and sick all the day, had most tests done all come back negative but doctor said to rule everything out had bloods and wanted me to go for this X-ray
Ah ok, it is very scary to wait for results and stuff isint it....my chest xray was back within a day, hopefully that can be the same for you...all this worry is driving me insane...
in reply to
At first thought it was a brain tumour then googled every night which was the worst thing I could of done had a full ct scan everything come back ok
in reply to
My doctors says which rightly so you are scared of getting cancer but you are still smoking
You should ask for copies of your results!! Receptionist will print them off for you.that way you can check them yourself. For example without going into lots of detail you could be just within normal range on some of the tests. So as I said my B12 is 347 pg/ml the normal range is 187/883. So mine are on the lower side!! This is the case with all my blood results. So I'm now taking supplements and feel so much better 👍
i think if it was an infection or something that could be treated then they would get in touch with the surgery. why would they leave it longer leaving whatever it was to get worse. im not saying there is nothing wrong but definately if it was something that needed urgent treatment they would be in touch. thats what happened to me. i had an infection and had a full set of bloods taken for many things but within two days the doctor was on the phone to me and get me onto anti biotics that day. all the best dear. try not to worry they wont leave you if its important.
I have been ringing them non-stop and the last time I rung which was 10am they said nothing is back and should allow 10 days because of this celiac test....
My GP surgery the results usually take a week. If there is a problem you would normally be told sooner rather than later. I've had a phone call in the past asking me to ring them. So they do say no news is good news!! Easier said than done I know but try not to worry.
Im just wondering if they do the celiac test first and once thats back then only do the normal blood tests or do they do the normal ones and keep the results and once the celiac is back they send it all together
So i was referred for a colonoscopy on Wed and received my referral letter this morning!! My anxiety is sky high and dr only refers on the 2 week urgent referral if they suspect cancer!!!
I now have a fear of the blood results and the fear of him referring me urgently!!! Anxiety is sooo high right now
Based on the symptoms you've told him/her they would not take it upon themselves to dismiss cancer or any of the 100's of other reasons for a colonoscopy. They would be negligent to do so. If not an urgent referral you'd be waiting 8months or more for one, so they've done good getting you seen quicker.
The blood results, if Dr doesn't have them back from lab yet, i would feel reassured.
Try hard to not worry, my mum just had an urgent colonoscopy as she mentioned weight loss and not feeling too great. (Results are fine) No good Dr will "wait and see" if they value their jobs and patients
I made my appointment today for the Gastro doc and it is for Sep 22nd, I ask if this referral was marked as urgent from the GP and she said no, she said the reason I got the referral letter so quick was that they are not too busy right now with their admin...
Slightly but now I am obsessed with checking the bottom of my eyelids and if they pale it means iron deficiency which again a big symptom of what I fear.........
How about taking a short course of vit c and iron supplement?
If it was caused through any internal bleeds or serious gastric/bowel problems it would be much much more obvious, you wouldn't be very well at all. I know that won't ease your worries much, I know with health anxiety you will *always* find something that concerns you if you look for it.
Only 23 days left until you know what's going on, try hard as you can to give yourself at least 20 days break from worrying.. You deserve it!
I know and I keep saying that to myself but there is a demon in my head pushing my anxiety further everyday...
I cant take any vitamins unless prescribed by my GP as I am on warfarin for DVT & have been for 16 years, do you think if there was any internal bleeds there would be visible blood due to the warfarin?
You are going to make yourself sick worrying about all this. I thought I had breast cancer when I had to have a biopsy. I thought for sure it was cancer why else would dr want biopsy. Well my anxiety was so bad I lost over 15 lbs in a month. Couldn't eat sleep or concentrate on anything I was so anxious felt so bad I even had to take a sick leave from work.when my anxiety got to the point where I thought about taking all my anxiety pills to stop the hurt went to hospital and blood pressure was so high. I was given a stronger anti anxiety Ned and talked to a councillor. To make a long story short the biopsy results were negative but I ended up in a deep depression with severe anxiety. I know what your going through and it is very hard to be positive when your scared about your health but this anxiety is more likely worse than anything physically wrong. And the waiting for results is just agonizing isn't it? All the what ifs and your thinking worse case scenarios. My thoughts are with you. Your gonna be ok. Hope this helps calm you if only for a little while.
Sorry never posted but the results were all normal including celiac, I have the gatro appointment next week Thursday BUT I am really really really freaking out now....since July 28th I have lost 7 lbs...........OMG feels like my life is falling apart right now and 1000000% convinced THIS IS THE BIG C....
Content on HealthUnlocked does not replace the relationship between you and doctors or other healthcare professionals nor the advice you receive from them.
Never delay seeking advice or dialling emergency services because of something that you have read on HealthUnlocked.
and the last time I rung which was 10am they said nothing is back and should allow 10 days because of this celiac test....
Test results
Blood Tests
Test results 
Confused re blood tests
Repeated Blood Test Concerns
