Time between MRI and biopsy

[witantric]

I have been given biopsy date 10weeks after MRI. It seems quite long to me. I go to Stanford

health, which is one of the top places and the person doing the biopsy is one of the top uro-oncologists. I am just worried about the time lag. I guess if you go to top places you have to wait.

[cesces]

Logically it's probably ok.But the delay is for their benefit, not yours.

Tell them this is causing you anxiety and you need to get it done sooner and ask them for a referral to some nearby place that will pretend it's important.

Then start lining up places where you can get second opinions. Good places that require plane travel.

[CHPA]

I would suggest if you are being seen by Stanford you are in good hands. I would also suggest that waiting is one of the worse parts. I had about a month in between and you have to take a few deep breaths and just go about your life Take the opportunity during the delay to get in a little better shape with walking and eating a proper diet. Do pelvic floor exercises.

[familyman]

Hi! I had to wait 10 months for template biopsy, following MRI pirads 5, then 6 months from diagnosis to beginning treatment. Waiting times vary, hugely, depending where you live/being treated. Try not to worry, unduly.

[Murk]

I had to push and push hard for moving the process along. I confronted Doc and said hey lets start scheduling this crap in parallel or two steps at a time. Yeah so PCa moves slow but when time allows it to metastasize, time is your enemy. Push and start dialing yourself to get these appointments. Just IMO but that is what I did and it was worth it in the end.

[witantric]

I completely understand the urgency. I got prostate-MRI quite soon (~10days) jus because someone canceled and they needed to fill a spot. The delay in biopsy is creating some anxiety. I also called UCSF and they are even backed up more. I really don't want to get it at some random place, but I will keep pushing.

[Airborn1]

I had the 3tMRI in July 2022 and wont have the biopsy till February, was initially scheduled for Nov, but I ended up canceling as there was a disparity between radiologists on the reading, because I sought a second opinion reading of the images; and whoah was it a conundrum and a sequence of different opinions, but hey if your not satisfied you have to get a second and 3rd opinion if you decide that its necessary. And I have another expert that will look over the reports and images also, in the meantime before the biopsy, I waited a while this was sorted out, oh well some things you cannot rush right into. Before I get a biopsy and or other invasive or radical procedure, we better collectively have it together.

[witantric]

Update on this. A patient dropped out, so the biopsy is on Dec 7. Thanks for the inputs.