There can be a variety of factors causing the delay, including when, where the testing was done, and what type of facility it is, holiday periods, second opinioins, staffing issues, etc., etc. My biopsy was done at a large university hospital/research center and because the analysis was done in-house where there are scores of specialists who do such things I had the results in just more than 24-hours. My urologist told me he saw evidence of the cancer when doing the ultrasound/needle biopsy but waited for confirming test results before informing me. I've observed that there are folks here who are quick to blame their physicians for everything so don't be too quick to jump the gun and point fingers. Best wishes for good news ahead!
Age: 60 (58 at diagnosis - June, 2008)
April '08 PSA 4.8 ("free PSA" 7.9), up from 3.5 year prior
June '08 had biopsy, 2 days later told results positive but in less than 1% of sample
Gleason's 3+3=6
Developed sepsis 2 days post-biopsy, seriously ill in hospital for 3 days
Dr. recommended robotic removal using da Vinci
Surgery 9/10/08
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Dr. Robert Nadler, Urologist/Surgeon
Post-op Gleason's: 3+3, Tertiary 4
Margins: Free
Bladder & Urethral: Free
Seminal vesicles: Not involved
Lymphatic/Vascular Invasion: Not involved
Tumor: T2c; Location: Bilateral; Volume: 20%
Catheter: Removed 12-days after surgery
Incontinent: Yes (1/2 light pads per day)
Combination of Cialis and MUSE (alprostadil) three times weekly started 9-27-08
Returned to work 9-29-08 (18-19 days post-op)
PSA test result, post-op, 10/08: 0.0; 12/08: 0.0; 4/09: 0.0; 9/09: 0.0