Guest guest Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 Hello everyone, how are you all doing? I have a question. I know I asked to many of them. I was telling my husband that i have had Hep C for 7 years now and never had a biopsy done. So of course he started to try to talk me out of it. My question is how will I know that I need one or do I just come out and ask my doctor to give me one. I have never had one done and I am wondering exactly what do they do and will they put me to sleep for it or what. I am the biggest baby when comes to pain. I am sry for asking so many question but I figured as the pop into my head I might as well go ahaead and ask about it before I forget. Thank u all for being there not only for me but everybody in the group. Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 hon,, you are NOT a bother and YOU ask as many questions as you need to,, thats what we're here for... Ok typically a biopsy is done after you get diagnosed with Hep C, so you probably should have had one 6 years ago when you got your diagnosis. Why your doc didnt do one, I have no idea, Are you seeing the same doc still? If so, you should ask him why he didnt do one.. If this is a new doc, you just ask him to do a biopsy so you can see how much damage you do or do not have.,. You need a 'baseline' so that you can tell if you are getting better or getting worse, Typically biopsies are done every 3-5 years.. What you do is to DEMAND to have 'conscious sedation' while they do the biopsy, What they do is give you two medications through your IVline,, one is a sedative and the other blocks your memory of the event. Typically, they will do an ultrasound or ct and mark the area that they will take the biopsy from. They mark it with an X with indelible ink. Then they give you the two meds and then the doc will insert a long needle into your liver which has a small end that will snap a very small piece of liver tissue.. Its over within a second, With conscious sedation, the doc will ask you to hold your breath when he takes the sample,, you wont remember a thing,, then they will make you lie on your right side for a couple of hours while you wake up. They will take your blood pressure every 15 min to start, then eventually take it every hour or two hours and within 6-8 hours you will be released to go home. You will need someone to drive you home becaue you will have been sedated. You will have a very small bruise at the site that they used to get the sample,, They will cover the site with a simple bandaid. I had my biopsy on Fri and was back to work on the ambulance on Sunday. I was not allowed to lift anything heavy for 2 weeks but I was back to work fast. I worked with some great men who carried all the patients and the med kits and all Ihad to do was to use my brain.. Its a very simple proceedure and I did not have any long lasting pain or anything. The only issue was that I developed a small blister from the adhesive on the bandaid! My gastro actually let my husband be in the room when they did my biopsy and he watched everything. I would never hesitate to have another one as long as it was done like the first one I had done. But you have to ask , no demand 'conscious sedation'. you wont remember a thing,, piece of cake honey,, I was terrified before having one and had I known then what I know now, I wouldnt have been afraid at all.. Please ask ANY question you have,, remember, thats what we are here for! OK? hugs jax STEPHANIE COFFEE wrote: Hello everyone, how are you all doing? I have a question. I know I asked to many of them. I was telling my husband that i have had Hep C for 7 years now and never had a biopsy done. So of course he started to try to talk me out of it. My question is how will I know that I need one or do I just come out and ask my doctor to give me one. I have never had one done and I am wondering exactly what do they do and will they put me to sleep for it or what. I am the biggest baby when comes to pain. I am sry for asking so many question but I figured as the pop into my head I might as well go ahaead and ask about it before I forget. Thank u all for being there not only for me but everybody in the group. Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 If you have never had one then it is important that you have one , it is the only way to tell what kind of damage you have . The procedure is painless and there is some discomfort afterwards but not so painful you have to have pain meds for . They use sedation when they insert the needle so you don't feel it . Biopsy Hello everyone, how are you all doing? I have a question. I know I asked to many of them. I was telling my husband that i have had Hep C for 7 years now and never had a biopsy done. So of course he started to try to talk me out of it. My question is how will I know that I need one or do I just come out and ask my doctor to give me one. I have never had one done and I am wondering exactly what do they do and will they put me to sleep for it or what. I am the biggest baby when comes to pain. I am sry for asking so many question but I figured as the pop into my head I might as well go ahaead and ask about it before I forget. Thank u all for being there not only for me but everybody in the group. Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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