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If you are waiting for test results, what support do you need to help you through this tense time?

• A talk with my GP

• A talk with my practice nurse, health visitor, social worker or practice counsellor

• A talk with the consultant or hospital support team

• A talk with a private counsellor

• A talk with a spiritual guide

• Being able to confide in a friend or family member

• Being able to tell colleagues at work and arrange to be excused from normal duties

• Being able to take time off to go into ‘retreat’.

If you have you been waiting more than a week for test results, it is reasonable to seek help to find out what has happened to your results. You could try telephoning your GP, the practice nurse or your consultant’s secretary. Ask them to chase your results for you. Make it absolutely clear that you wish to receive your results over the telephone or face to face from one of your medical team.