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Hello Everyone:
I just had my first biopsy; thankfully I didn't have any complications, but it didn't go as smoothly as I had hoped. While being interviewed by the nurse the morning of the biopsy I looked down at my paperwork and saw next to primary diagnosis HIV and next to secondary diagnosis HCV. Well this shocked the s**t out of me because I took an HIV test a month ago with my PCP and was told it was negative (I don't have any real risk factors). It was repeated 2 weeks ago by the specialist because they wanted to have the results for their records. I wasn't told the results by the specialist because the lab screwed up my blood tests a couple of times and they had to be repeated; I wasn't really worried because I knew the first test was negative. Needless to say this concerned me greatly and I asked the nurse why my primary diagnosis was HIV. She said she didn't know and would call the doctor and ask. It was about a half hour before I finally saw the doctor and got an answer. He said it was a mistake and showed me my negative test results. For the half hour not knowing I was starting to get really freaked out. The biopsy itself hurt a bit more than I expected. I got the referred shoulder pain, but I also got another pain I wasn't expecting. It was a shooting pain across my abdomen; the pain started on the right and shot straight across towards my left side. Has anyone else had this type of pain during the biopsy? I haven't read about it before.
Feel free to use this post for any other questions. Thanks!
G
I just had my first biopsy; thankfully I didn't have any complications, but it didn't go as smoothly as I had hoped. While being interviewed by the nurse the morning of the biopsy I looked down at my paperwork and saw next to primary diagnosis HIV and next to secondary diagnosis HCV. Well this shocked the s**t out of me because I took an HIV test a month ago with my PCP and was told it was negative (I don't have any real risk factors). It was repeated 2 weeks ago by the specialist because they wanted to have the results for their records. I wasn't told the results by the specialist because the lab screwed up my blood tests a couple of times and they had to be repeated; I wasn't really worried because I knew the first test was negative. Needless to say this concerned me greatly and I asked the nurse why my primary diagnosis was HIV. She said she didn't know and would call the doctor and ask. It was about a half hour before I finally saw the doctor and got an answer. He said it was a mistake and showed me my negative test results. For the half hour not knowing I was starting to get really freaked out. The biopsy itself hurt a bit more than I expected. I got the referred shoulder pain, but I also got another pain I wasn't expecting. It was a shooting pain across my abdomen; the pain started on the right and shot straight across towards my left side. Has anyone else had this type of pain during the biopsy? I haven't read about it before.
Feel free to use this post for any other questions. Thanks!
G
tikerberi:
I understand the anxiety you are feeling having just went through it myself this week. For every post above where it was a negative experience, there are many more that haven't posted because their biopsy went much easier than they expected. I think for me the problem was before my biopsy was a read only positive posts about the procedure and was completely unprepared for a few things that happened, the pain across my stomach (and under my lower back on the right side) and the false hiv dx. Had I known of the possibility of this type of pain, and that it is normal, it would not have bothered me so much. The pains I had completely stopped within an hour. I know telling you not to worry probably won't help (didn't help me), but remember the actually biopsy is over really fast and the anxiety before hand, for many, turns out to be the worst part of it - so believe it or not, you are right now probably going through the worst part, only you can't see that yet. Monday night you will look back at your post and say to yourself "why was I so worried." Let us know how it goes. And above all - DO NOT DRINK. That is one of the worst things you could do for the hep c and the biopsy.
I understand the anxiety you are feeling having just went through it myself this week. For every post above where it was a negative experience, there are many more that haven't posted because their biopsy went much easier than they expected. I think for me the problem was before my biopsy was a read only positive posts about the procedure and was completely unprepared for a few things that happened, the pain across my stomach (and under my lower back on the right side) and the false hiv dx. Had I known of the possibility of this type of pain, and that it is normal, it would not have bothered me so much. The pains I had completely stopped within an hour. I know telling you not to worry probably won't help (didn't help me), but remember the actually biopsy is over really fast and the anxiety before hand, for many, turns out to be the worst part of it - so believe it or not, you are right now probably going through the worst part, only you can't see that yet. Monday night you will look back at your post and say to yourself "why was I so worried." Let us know how it goes. And above all - DO NOT DRINK. That is one of the worst things you could do for the hep c and the biopsy.
First of all, welcome to the forum. Sorry you have to join us, but you will find alot of information and support here.
Some people have had some bad experiences with their biopsies, but many have not. I had no sedation and it was over with before I knew it. Just felt like a "thump" with pressure, but no pain. Afterwards was uncomfortable because they have you lay on a big pad on your side for awhile but no big deal. Try to stay calm and let us know how it went. Oh, yeah, and skip the vodka........
ambush :)
Some people have had some bad experiences with their biopsies, but many have not. I had no sedation and it was over with before I knew it. Just felt like a "thump" with pressure, but no pain. Afterwards was uncomfortable because they have you lay on a big pad on your side for awhile but no big deal. Try to stay calm and let us know how it went. Oh, yeah, and skip the vodka........
ambush :)
I can't tell if you're just kidding about the vodka or not, but if they see that you are drinking they could put your treatment off for at least 6 months. Don't sweat the biopsy so much, just about everybody here has had at least one and we're still here.
Thanks, the pain is gone now and I feel really good today. Not to scare anyone from the biopsy, the procedure was pretty painless, just the pain from laying on my side could have been helped and the nurse was not very compasionate. Good luck to everyone.
garyford:
I am sorry you had to go through that pain with no help from the nursing staff. It's bad enough when the pain is unavoidable, but when you can be helped and your not it is inexcusable. I hope you are feeling much better and good luck with your results!
G
I am sorry you had to go through that pain with no help from the nursing staff. It's bad enough when the pain is unavoidable, but when you can be helped and your not it is inexcusable. I hope you are feeling much better and good luck with your results!
G
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