to think this wait is cruel?

I had this, I am too an health anxious so rang the next morning and explain, the gp called me back the same day and said my results were all normal.

If they have booked you in for 2 weeks time then they are either totally normal results and if you are still having symptoms they will discuss next steps, or it is something very minor that can wait. Red flags are followed up very quickly, usually by the hospital before they even reach the gp (this is what I was told) so don’t worry.

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There's no way they would call it routine and make you wait for 2 weeks if it was something serious/potentially life threatening.
So please try not to worry.

It's horrible but two weeks is actually good for the NHS. I had cancer and needed annual scans. I usually had to wait 6 weeks. Two weeks would have been much better! However I feel your pain. It's torture.

GP’s appointment - what’s that?!!

If there was something seriously wrong, they would ask you to come in asap.

What on earth are you going to do with a print out? Scans need specialist interpretation not googling to guess the significance, I've had 15y of medicine and still find myself asking what does xxx mean on this scan

My friend went for an MRI almost two weeks ago and she hasn't heard anything back yet. We worked on the premise that if it was serious they would have contacted her. (She went for this after complaining of aches and pains in limbs and suspected fibromyalgia).

The doctor's surgery probably don't get the MRI results from the hospital for two weeks so that's why they have told you to book an appointment in two weeks.

I've got private healthcare and had a scan recently and didn't get the results for a week so I would think the NHS would definitely take a fortnight.

As a dr... if it was something serious you would know by now. You can ask for a phone consultation earlier

I had similar years ago, I had a chest xray in between Christmas and New Year.
Got a call from the surgery early morning on 2nd January saying "Dr wants to see you tomorrow."
I went to see him, they had found a shadow on one lung. He had booked me in for a CT scan two days later.
I imagine if there was anything of concern they would have said it was urgent, not routine.

It's frustrating as we are so used to getting information instantly these days. But if it's a routine follow up then it will be just have a chat about the results. If there was an issue you would receive a phone call from the doctor much sooner. I recently had to wait 4 weeks to speak to the gp about my blood results which was so annoying but it was routine and just required a quick phone call and a recommendation from the gp for a supplement.

If it was anything more serious, they'd see you earlier.

They gave me a same day appointment once when I rang about something I thought trivial - now that did worry me

so I've got tl worry for 2 weeks and there could be something seriously wrong

You don't have to worry. It's a routine appointment, they say, so just call in and speak to someone before your appointment if you can't manage your emotions. There are patients on their roster who are being asked to make urgent appointments: they can rightly worry.

A routine appointment seems to indicate all is well, doesn't it?

Agree that if it's serious they ring you up and tell you, in my experience.

If it was urgent they would see you asap.
Sorry it is so stressful.

My dd had an MRI last week, follow up with consultant isn't for 5 weeks - fortunately not anticipating anything life changing (though it could be), taking thinks one day at a time.

If it was really bad they'd be in touch sooner - your GP doesn't need to see you to make an onward referral I don't think.

If it was serious, I think you'd have to go in to see the consultant, not your GP. However, in your case I'd be ringing up for a same day appointment and ambushing the GP with a discussion about the MRI! Probably morally wrong but there you go.

My fil had a 2 month wait to discuss his results with a consultant. We assumed it was a positive sign. It wasn't, he had cancer and in that time it went from monitoring to needing surgery quickly as it was aggressive to avoid it becoming inoperable.

I think I would give the GP surgery a call to see if there is any way of getting in sooner.

I’d read that as positive. Routine means non-urgent to me.

I really don’t think they would use the word ‘routine’ if there was anything to worry about.

I understand your worry. I honestly think you don't have anything to be concerned about though.

I had an mri and was called the next day to go back in for another scan. It was later that day I was told i had a brain tumour.

If you had anything to worry about they would have an idea straight away and, if serious, they would not leave you waiting two weeks.

I had this as well OP

Two Week Cancer Pathway (just to check, as I have had cancer before) referral for a Endoscopy and a CTi scan.
I, too, waited for a few weeks and got the same message as You
All was fine and I hope its all fine for you as well.

Don't worry OP. They probably just want to reassure you, check up on you and maybe refer you for some different tests if things haven't improved

The one time they had anything really serous to tell me they phoned me and asked me to come in same day - I was a nervous wreck by the time I got there 2 hours later!

A routine appointment is almost certainly a routine discussion they nearly always phone and talk to you with anything nasty

I completely understand you worrying I would too