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chickpea
08-10-14, 18:58
Had bloods done last week, and rang the surgery for the results today.
Receptionist said one result was fine, but then listed 2 that are down as being monitored. When I asked her what that meant, she didn't seem to know but said that anything urgent would have meant a call from the doctor.

I'm trying not to panic, but one of the tests being monitored is the CA125 ovarian cancer marker, so I'm concerned.

Any ideas?

---------- Post added at 18:58 ---------- Previous post was at 17:07 ----------

So, GP just called me - all test results were normal, and not even being monitored because they are one-offs.

Don't you just love doctor's receptionists??