Well, upon further clarification, namely that I got to speak to the physician's assistant who normally sees me for skin cancer issues, I feel reassured that the procedure can wait until the end of March, and my chances for M developing are 20%, since the lesion isn't big. So heck, my chances are good. Now I can relax more. I told the PA that the office person had been a bit too vague, and thrown the decision about having the procedure sooner back on me, which disconcerted me. So I spoke up for myself and a clumsy process of revealing biopsy results, and yet did it in a non-judgmental and kindly manner. But what really helped was my husband getting on the phone and explaining I was worried and unclear after speaking to them. Hooray for deep voices!
Right speech in biopsy results reporting is clearly very, very important.
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