Dear PAT CHAP, The pain experienced after biopsy varies from one individual to another, in general you should be seeing some improvement in a couple of weeks to a month. Although if there was more manipulation during the procedure, or accompanying bruising the discomfort may last longer. You should be seeing that the discomfort is lessening.
Let me know what you find out. I am leaving for vacation and will be gone 2 weeks. My dr. is out of town for a meeting. He is ALWAYS in the road. He is chief of surgery at the medical school nearby.
I too, have been having pain since my bx on Feb 20. Post op pain subsided after a week and then a new pain, near the bx site started, painful to the touch, etc. about 2-3 weeks ago. I'm going to see my doc next week. Suggest you call your dr and let them know.
Good luck!
it's hard to predict how long pain will last: if it's due to nerve irritation, for example, it can take several weeks or months, but ought to slowing improve along that timeline. The main thing is being sure there's no sign of infection, which usually would mean redness of the surrounding skin, and fever.
Thank you for the response. I will continue to monitor it for a while longer. I do not see any signs of redness in the area, just one little spot at the end of the incision, but not very much. I have not been running fever so I guess that is the good sign.
Pat