Originally Posted by dahlek

they don't know?
Did your doc take the samples? Did you or he/she mail them?
My own experiences were more with blood work and the whole spinal fluid issues....in my case, the doc did take the spinal fluid in his office-then send me directly to an area hospital for blood work and to turn in the vial of fluid.
From the copies of reports I got back some went to Athena labs in CA [even tho there is one on the East Coast?-they send it far away so no one testing will 'know' you-go figger], some went to Mayo and some to Quest or Labcorps... It took about 5-6 weeks to get all results back. Longer to sort out insurance payment issues tho-far longer.
For any skin or nerve biopsies tho, I've read that how they are taken, prepared before sending, how they are sent, and then treated once received can be key to the value of the results. There are a heap of variables in the whole sample diagnostic equation - But, we do what we feel we must to try and GET SOMEWHERE in the whole process. I truly hope that your sample arrived perfectly and that the results are useful for further treatments. It doesn't change your pain levels per-se, but there is sometimes comfort in the knowing what all you will be dealing with.
I truly hope that your holiday was relaxing and even fun! Best always! - j