Guest guest Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 In a message dated 5/27/2004 8:38:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, kl35923@... writes: I had my biopsy yesterday. How long does the pain normally last? I tried to go into work this afternoon - only lasted two hours. I thought I'd be okay, because it's just a desk job. On a scale of one to ten, I'd call it a six or a seven. Don't know if this is normal or if I should be calling the doc. Thanks! Kristi Personally, I'd call the doc. I was lucky as my pain only lasted for about 15 seconds, then nothing ever again. But I was lucky, it can't hurt to call. W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 Hi Kristi, I had my second biopsy on a Friday, so I had the weekend to recover. I was fine by Monday. If you do not feel better in a couple more days, I would call your Neph just to be on the safe side. I hope you can rest and feel better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 Why would u need a second? would not one be good enough do fine to get dx? just wondering. Poneyboy " The Needs of the Many Outweigh the Needs of the Few...or the One. " Spock Star Trek II The Wrath of Kahn Yahoo: Poneyboyfx Hotmail: Poneyboy1967@... Re: biopsy pain Hi Kristi, I had my second biopsy on a Friday, so I had the weekend to recover. I was fine by Monday. If you do not feel better in a couple more days, I would call your Neph just to be on the safe side. I hope you can rest and feel better. To edit your settings for the group, go to our Yahoo Group home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iga-nephropathy/ To unsubcribe via email, iga-nephropathy-unsubscribe Visit our companion website at www.igan.ca. The site is entirely supported by donations. If you would like to help, go to: http://www.igan.ca/id62.htm Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 Why would u need a second? would not one be good enough do fine to get dx? just wondering. Poneyboy " The Needs of the Many Outweigh the Needs of the Few...or the One. " Spock Star Trek II The Wrath of Kahn Yahoo: Poneyboyfx Hotmail: Poneyboy1967@... Re: biopsy pain Hi Kristi, I had my second biopsy on a Friday, so I had the weekend to recover. I was fine by Monday. If you do not feel better in a couple more days, I would call your Neph just to be on the safe side. I hope you can rest and feel better. To edit your settings for the group, go to our Yahoo Group home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iga-nephropathy/ To unsubcribe via email, iga-nephropathy-unsubscribe Visit our companion website at www.igan.ca. The site is entirely supported by donations. If you would like to help, go to: http://www.igan.ca/id62.htm Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 Why would u need a second? would not one be good enough do fine to get dx? just wondering. Poneyboy " The Needs of the Many Outweigh the Needs of the Few...or the One. " Spock Star Trek II The Wrath of Kahn Yahoo: Poneyboyfx Hotmail: Poneyboy1967@... Re: biopsy pain Hi Kristi, I had my second biopsy on a Friday, so I had the weekend to recover. I was fine by Monday. If you do not feel better in a couple more days, I would call your Neph just to be on the safe side. I hope you can rest and feel better. To edit your settings for the group, go to our Yahoo Group home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iga-nephropathy/ To unsubcribe via email, iga-nephropathy-unsubscribe Visit our companion website at www.igan.ca. The site is entirely supported by donations. If you would like to help, go to: http://www.igan.ca/id62.htm Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 I needed a second biopsy because the first one 10 years earlier did not have a good tissue sample and therefore they were unable to get a good diagnosis. The second one was because I began a period of decline after 20 or so years of stability, so my Neph thought it wise to be certain it was IgAN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 Kristi Both of mine put me out of commision for about 2 weeks each. I was inform no major lifting for the first week or two. Not sure if that helps; but I agree with the others if this doesn't feel right call the doctor it can't hurt. Martha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 Didn't they tell you to take it easy for a few days, and didn't they prescribe a pain killer? Even a desk job stresses the incision area, when you're sitting in the chair and doing things with your arms. It IS an incision you have there, and a rod was pushed right through you muscles and other tissues on the way to the kidney. It's not unusual to need some painkillers, but if they don't work, then there's no loss in calling the doctor's office. Pierre Re: biopsy pain > In a message dated 5/27/2004 8:38:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > kl35923@... writes: > > I had my biopsy yesterday. How long does the pain normally last? I tried > to go into work this afternoon - only lasted two hours. I thought I'd be > okay, because it's just a desk job. > > On a scale of one to ten, I'd call it a six or a seven. Don't know if this > is normal or if I should be calling the doc. > > Thanks! > Kristi > > Personally, I'd call the doc. I was lucky as my pain only lasted for about > 15 seconds, then nothing ever again. But I was lucky, it can't hurt to call. > W > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 I don't know how you guys do it these days with the in today out today biopsies. I think that's for the benefit of the budget more than for the patient. When I had mine just a little over 10 years ago, it still required an overnight hospital stay, with monitoring of vitals by the nurses. I have to say mine didn't hurt much after, though. I really had no problems at all, but I did have access to a painkiller - which I don't recall I had to use. I think it was simply a prescription acetominophen (Tylenol) with codeine type of medication. Glad you're feeling better. Pierre Re: biopsy pain > Thanks for everyone's response. :-) > > All I got were instructions to lay down for twenty-four hours. I was thinking after that I'd be fine. And no, they didn't give a script for painkillers. > > I stayed home today, and I'm starting to feel better. Except that all the inactivity is driving me a little batty! ;-) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2004 Report Share Posted May 29, 2004 Calling the doc is the right thing to do. Please let us know what is up. Cy biopsy pain > I had my biopsy yesterday. How long does the pain normally last? I tried to go into work this afternoon - only lasted two hours. I thought I'd be okay, because it's just a desk job. > > On a scale of one to ten, I'd call it a six or a seven. Don't know if this is normal or if I should be calling the doc. > > Thanks! > Kristi > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2004 Report Share Posted May 29, 2004 Calling the doc is the right thing to do. Please let us know what is up. Cy biopsy pain > I had my biopsy yesterday. How long does the pain normally last? I tried to go into work this afternoon - only lasted two hours. I thought I'd be okay, because it's just a desk job. > > On a scale of one to ten, I'd call it a six or a seven. Don't know if this is normal or if I should be calling the doc. > > Thanks! > Kristi > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2004 Report Share Posted May 29, 2004 Hi Kristi, I am relieved you are feeling better. Just don't overdo it this weekend OK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2004 Report Share Posted May 29, 2004 I called the doc yesterday. They said the pain level wasn't normal, but it wasn't unheard of . . . Stayed in bed for another day and am feeling almost normal. :-) Kristi Cy Webb wrote: Calling the doc is the right thing to do. Please let us know what is up. Cy biopsy pain > I had my biopsy yesterday. How long does the pain normally last? I tried to go into work this afternoon - only lasted two hours. I thought I'd be okay, because it's just a desk job. > > On a scale of one to ten, I'd call it a six or a seven. Don't know if this is normal or if I should be calling the doc. > > Thanks! > Kristi > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2004 Report Share Posted May 29, 2004 I called the doc yesterday. They said the pain level wasn't normal, but it wasn't unheard of . . . Stayed in bed for another day and am feeling almost normal. :-) Kristi Cy Webb wrote: Calling the doc is the right thing to do. Please let us know what is up. Cy biopsy pain > I had my biopsy yesterday. How long does the pain normally last? I tried to go into work this afternoon - only lasted two hours. I thought I'd be okay, because it's just a desk job. > > On a scale of one to ten, I'd call it a six or a seven. Don't know if this is normal or if I should be calling the doc. > > Thanks! > Kristi > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2004 Report Share Posted May 29, 2004 I called the doc yesterday. They said the pain level wasn't normal, but it wasn't unheard of . . . Stayed in bed for another day and am feeling almost normal. :-) Kristi Cy Webb wrote: Calling the doc is the right thing to do. Please let us know what is up. Cy biopsy pain > I had my biopsy yesterday. How long does the pain normally last? I tried to go into work this afternoon - only lasted two hours. I thought I'd be okay, because it's just a desk job. > > On a scale of one to ten, I'd call it a six or a seven. Don't know if this is normal or if I should be calling the doc. > > Thanks! > Kristi > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2004 Report Share Posted May 29, 2004 Thanks for getting back to us Kristi. You were in the back of my mind all day. Cy biopsy pain > > > > I had my biopsy yesterday. How long does the pain normally last? I tried > to go into work this afternoon - only lasted two hours. I thought I'd be > okay, because it's just a desk job. > > > > On a scale of one to ten, I'd call it a six or a seven. Don't know if > this is normal or if I should be calling the doc. > > > > Thanks! > > Kristi > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2004 Report Share Posted May 29, 2004 Thanks for getting back to us Kristi. You were in the back of my mind all day. Cy biopsy pain > > > > I had my biopsy yesterday. How long does the pain normally last? I tried > to go into work this afternoon - only lasted two hours. I thought I'd be > okay, because it's just a desk job. > > > > On a scale of one to ten, I'd call it a six or a seven. Don't know if > this is normal or if I should be calling the doc. > > > > Thanks! > > Kristi > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2004 Report Share Posted May 29, 2004 Hi Kristi: After my biopsy last October, I was in a lot of pain for about 2 days, but soon after it subsided. I was out of work about 3 days total, I think. Rita K L wrote: I called the doc yesterday. They said the pain level wasn't normal, but it wasn't unheard of . . . Stayed in bed for another day and am feeling almost normal. :-) Kristi Cy Webb wrote: Calling the doc is the right thing to do. Please let us know what is up. Cy biopsy pain > I had my biopsy yesterday. How long does the pain normally last? I tried to go into work this afternoon - only lasted two hours. I thought I'd be okay, because it's just a desk job. > > On a scale of one to ten, I'd call it a six or a seven. Don't know if this is normal or if I should be calling the doc. > > Thanks! > Kristi > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2004 Report Share Posted May 29, 2004 Hi Kristi: After my biopsy last October, I was in a lot of pain for about 2 days, but soon after it subsided. I was out of work about 3 days total, I think. Rita K L wrote: I called the doc yesterday. They said the pain level wasn't normal, but it wasn't unheard of . . . Stayed in bed for another day and am feeling almost normal. :-) Kristi Cy Webb wrote: Calling the doc is the right thing to do. Please let us know what is up. Cy biopsy pain > I had my biopsy yesterday. How long does the pain normally last? I tried to go into work this afternoon - only lasted two hours. I thought I'd be okay, because it's just a desk job. > > On a scale of one to ten, I'd call it a six or a seven. Don't know if this is normal or if I should be calling the doc. > > Thanks! > Kristi > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2004 Report Share Posted May 29, 2004 Hi Kristi: After my biopsy last October, I was in a lot of pain for about 2 days, but soon after it subsided. I was out of work about 3 days total, I think. Rita K L wrote: I called the doc yesterday. They said the pain level wasn't normal, but it wasn't unheard of . . . Stayed in bed for another day and am feeling almost normal. :-) Kristi Cy Webb wrote: Calling the doc is the right thing to do. Please let us know what is up. Cy biopsy pain > I had my biopsy yesterday. How long does the pain normally last? I tried to go into work this afternoon - only lasted two hours. I thought I'd be okay, because it's just a desk job. > > On a scale of one to ten, I'd call it a six or a seven. Don't know if this is normal or if I should be calling the doc. > > Thanks! > Kristi > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2004 Report Share Posted May 30, 2004 Kristi I'm glad you are feeling better. I know I was on full bed rest for a 24 hours after my biopsy but I was admitted into the hospital for it. When I got out I was put on no lifting for 2 weeks and limited movement for a few days...my b/p was running very high when I had mine done though so my neph didn't want me to start bleeding. I had mild pain in the area for about a week, not enough to really need to take pain meds for but enough to raise my b/p if I didn't take pain meds. Take it easy and let your body heal, remember you just had a piece of it removed. Amy biopsy pain > > > > I had my biopsy yesterday. How long does the pain normally last? I tried > to go into work this afternoon - only lasted two hours. I thought I'd be > okay, because it's just a desk job. > > > > On a scale of one to ten, I'd call it a six or a seven. Don't know if > this is normal or if I should be calling the doc. > > > > Thanks! > > Kristi > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2004 Report Share Posted May 30, 2004 Kristi I'm glad you are feeling better. I know I was on full bed rest for a 24 hours after my biopsy but I was admitted into the hospital for it. When I got out I was put on no lifting for 2 weeks and limited movement for a few days...my b/p was running very high when I had mine done though so my neph didn't want me to start bleeding. I had mild pain in the area for about a week, not enough to really need to take pain meds for but enough to raise my b/p if I didn't take pain meds. Take it easy and let your body heal, remember you just had a piece of it removed. Amy biopsy pain > > > > I had my biopsy yesterday. How long does the pain normally last? I tried > to go into work this afternoon - only lasted two hours. I thought I'd be > okay, because it's just a desk job. > > > > On a scale of one to ten, I'd call it a six or a seven. Don't know if > this is normal or if I should be calling the doc. > > > > Thanks! > > Kristi > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2004 Report Share Posted May 30, 2004 Kristi I'm glad you are feeling better. I know I was on full bed rest for a 24 hours after my biopsy but I was admitted into the hospital for it. When I got out I was put on no lifting for 2 weeks and limited movement for a few days...my b/p was running very high when I had mine done though so my neph didn't want me to start bleeding. I had mild pain in the area for about a week, not enough to really need to take pain meds for but enough to raise my b/p if I didn't take pain meds. Take it easy and let your body heal, remember you just had a piece of it removed. Amy biopsy pain > > > > I had my biopsy yesterday. How long does the pain normally last? I tried > to go into work this afternoon - only lasted two hours. I thought I'd be > okay, because it's just a desk job. > > > > On a scale of one to ten, I'd call it a six or a seven. Don't know if > this is normal or if I should be calling the doc. > > > > Thanks! > > Kristi > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2004 Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 I had my gallbladder out in 1996 (now that's real surgery, not just a puny kidney biopsy). I went in at 9am, and I was home before supper. Later in the evening, the incision on my side started to bleed - rather profusely, I thought. I was dripping all over. It was a little scary. So, I phoned the nurse at the number I was given, and she said, " Oh, that happens all the time. Just hold it til it stops " . No need to panic, apparently Same thing with my fistula surgery. For that, which, after all, involves quite a bit of cutting and sewing in there, I was on my way home within 30 minutes after the surgery. No problems though. So, I guess if you go home after such a short time for those kinds of things, it would be pretty hard to justify admitting everyone overnight just for a needle biopsy. Pierre Re: biopsy pain > I agree with you. I had my biopsy almost 3 years ago and they made me stay in the hospital over night. It was a real pain in the butt, but I would rather be there with trained proffesionals making sure that I was all right. I don't understand why some let you go home. They wouldn't even let me sit up more than a 40 degree angle and wasn't allowed to go to the bathroom, but other places will let you go home? That doesn't make sense! Jill H. > > Pierre L wrote: I don't know how you guys do it these days with the in today out today > biopsies. I think that's for the benefit of the budget more than for the > patient. When I had mine just a little over 10 years ago, it still required > an overnight hospital stay, with monitoring of vitals by the nurses. I have > to say mine didn't hurt much after, though. I really had no problems at all, > but I did have access to a painkiller - which I don't recall I had to use. I > think it was simply a prescription acetominophen (Tylenol) with codeine type > of medication. > > Glad you're feeling better. > > Pierre > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2004 Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 I had my gallbladder out in 1996 (now that's real surgery, not just a puny kidney biopsy). I went in at 9am, and I was home before supper. Later in the evening, the incision on my side started to bleed - rather profusely, I thought. I was dripping all over. It was a little scary. So, I phoned the nurse at the number I was given, and she said, " Oh, that happens all the time. Just hold it til it stops " . No need to panic, apparently Same thing with my fistula surgery. For that, which, after all, involves quite a bit of cutting and sewing in there, I was on my way home within 30 minutes after the surgery. No problems though. So, I guess if you go home after such a short time for those kinds of things, it would be pretty hard to justify admitting everyone overnight just for a needle biopsy. Pierre Re: biopsy pain > I agree with you. I had my biopsy almost 3 years ago and they made me stay in the hospital over night. It was a real pain in the butt, but I would rather be there with trained proffesionals making sure that I was all right. I don't understand why some let you go home. They wouldn't even let me sit up more than a 40 degree angle and wasn't allowed to go to the bathroom, but other places will let you go home? That doesn't make sense! Jill H. > > Pierre L wrote: I don't know how you guys do it these days with the in today out today > biopsies. I think that's for the benefit of the budget more than for the > patient. When I had mine just a little over 10 years ago, it still required > an overnight hospital stay, with monitoring of vitals by the nurses. I have > to say mine didn't hurt much after, though. I really had no problems at all, > but I did have access to a painkiller - which I don't recall I had to use. I > think it was simply a prescription acetominophen (Tylenol) with codeine type > of medication. > > Glad you're feeling better. > > Pierre > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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