Thanks Eva.
I went to see my GP today and he arranged to have the path report faxed to him. It turns out I have to be patient for a while longer... unfortunately because the cells were necrotic (dead), they were only able to confirm that it was B cell lymphoma, there were no viable positive cells to test any further... and the recommendation is a rebiopsy! I can't believe I have to go through this whole process again (waiting, surgery, more waiting).
On a positive note, on the suggestion of one of the Cancer Council staff, I rang the clinical nurse technician at the hospital. I explained my situation and he has promised to follow it up for me on Monday. I don't expect to jump the queue or anything, but don't mind being switched over to another doctor who has less of a wait time, he was going to look into it for me.
I felt more reassured after speaking to him. He said that the wait for an appointment is most likely due to the fact that this lymphoma is localised, and is in the early stages. He said I should be fine to go back to work part-time, as a lot of people work through their treatment.
So I've booked a meeting with my manager next week to discuss returning to work. I want to keep the arrangements flexible so that I can take time off for treatment and appointments as required, but at least work will keep me busy and keep my mind off things a bit. I want to think about something else other than cancer!
The next step (after seeing the specialist) will most likely be a PET scan to see if the lymphoma has spread anywhere. If not, they'll then make a decision on how they are going to treat the localised cancer (radiotherapy, or radiotherapy + chemo). He said unfortunately it won't be over in a few weeks.
So, all in all, even though I haven't progressed any further, I'm glad that I followed up on this today. At least I'm not waiting for results anymore... I know that there are no results to wait for, if that makes sense!
Unfortunately I still have the headache, but hopefully a good night's sleep and some strong pain killers tonight will fix that :)
Sue