how long for test results

I had my thyroid tested Friday morning. How long is typical for getting
results back? I went to the lab's website and found they actually send the
lab work off to a lab in Va. for the tyroid testing. (today's technology,
and they still send this stuff off... WTF)

I'm curious, I hate waiting, but I feel like a pest calling the doc office
to see if the results are in.

On Tue, 7 Nov 2006 20:25:11 -0500, "LFM" <nothankyou@nowhere.com>
wrote:

>I had my thyroid tested Friday morning. How long is typical for getting
>results back? I went to the lab's website and found they actually send the
>lab work off to a lab in Va. for the tyroid testing. (today's technology,
>and they still send this stuff off... WTF)
>
>I'm curious, I hate waiting, but I feel like a pest calling the doc office
>to see if the results are in.
>

My doctor generally calls me with the results in about two days. On
other hand, I live in VA :-).

Chris
262/130s/130s
started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004

"LFM" <nothankyou@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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>I had my thyroid tested Friday morning. How long is typical for getting
>results back? I went to the lab's website and found they actually send
>the lab work off to a lab in Va. for the tyroid testing. (today's
>technology, and they still send this stuff off... WTF)
>
> I'm curious, I hate waiting, but I feel like a pest calling the doc office
> to see if the results are in.

I know we've already talked about this, but CALL dammit! They don't sit on
the blood specimen for days, they have to do the test within a certain
amount of time, so it is almost certainly done. They are more than likely
sitting on the results, which if you call in should be available right on
the computer screen for someone to look up. My doctor never did call me
with the results, I logged in to the secure site and found the results and
then called my doc to discuss it.

"determined" <determined@comcast.nest> wrote in message
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>
> "LFM" <nothankyou@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:lZ-dndyjaIBhrMzYnZ2dnUVZ_u-dnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>I had my thyroid tested Friday morning. How long is typical for getting
>>results back? I went to the lab's website and found they actually send
>>the lab work off to a lab in Va. for the tyroid testing. (today's
>>technology, and they still send this stuff off... WTF)
>>
>> I'm curious, I hate waiting, but I feel like a pest calling the doc
>> office to see if the results are in.
>
> I know we've already talked about this, but CALL dammit! They don't sit
> on the blood specimen for days, they have to do the test within a certain
> amount of time, so it is almost certainly done. They are more than likely
> sitting on the results, which if you call in should be available right on
> the computer screen for someone to look up. My doctor never did call me
> with the results, I logged in to the secure site and found the results and
> then called my doc to discuss it.
>

My insurance does not offer the option to view results online. In
researching the lab and the particular test - it said something about
sending the results to Virginia (which I find that hard to believe they
would have to send it off).

For what its worth my Doc called me today, although left a message on the VM
since I was at work, so I'll find out tomorrow.

"LFM" <nothankyou@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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>
> "determined" <determined@comcast.nest> wrote in message
> news:7YSdnQE7WqfTaczYnZ2dnUVZ_q-dnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>
>> "LFM" <nothankyou@nowhere.com> wrote in message
>> news:lZ-dndyjaIBhrMzYnZ2dnUVZ_u-dnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>>I had my thyroid tested Friday morning. How long is typical for getting
>>>results back? I went to the lab's website and found they actually send
>>>the lab work off to a lab in Va. for the tyroid testing. (today's
>>>technology, and they still send this stuff off... WTF)
>>>
>>> I'm curious, I hate waiting, but I feel like a pest calling the doc
>>> office to see if the results are in.
>>
>> I know we've already talked about this, but CALL dammit! They don't sit
>> on the blood specimen for days, they have to do the test within a certain
>> amount of time, so it is almost certainly done. They are more than
>> likely sitting on the results, which if you call in should be available
>> right on the computer screen for someone to look up. My doctor never did
>> call me with the results, I logged in to the secure site and found the
>> results and then called my doc to discuss it.
>>
>
> My insurance does not offer the option to view results online. In
> researching the lab and the particular test - it said something about
> sending the results to Virginia (which I find that hard to believe they
> would have to send it off).

I know, but they still have probably had the results for a few days...

>
> For what its worth my Doc called me today, although left a message on the
> VM since I was at work, so I'll find out tomorrow.

Let us know how it turns out.