Liver biopsy

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AI1601

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888 posts

108 months

Monday 26th May
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Anyone had one? May need to have it as doctors don’t seem to know what is going on with my liver.

WyrleyD

2,175 posts

162 months

Monday 26th May
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Yes, I have. I had to stay at the hospital all day after the procedure in the morning, after they had done the biopsy I was wheeled into a ward and told to stay in one position for an extended period (many hours) and not move as this is needed so that the liver does not bleed from the puncture wound. When I had it they took four samples from different parts of the liver. Remember being a bit sore for a few days afterwards but not too bad. My results took about a month to come through when I was called in by the specialist who told me I had a very fatty liver probably the result of a very bad episode of hepatitis where I was laid up in bed for 6 weeks and off work for 6 months, i remember having to have very painful injections for the first week in hospital even though I was more or less delirious for the first 5 days.

Wombat3

13,548 posts

220 months

Monday 26th May
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Yep, I had one about 18 months ago, can't say it was pleasant but not the worst thing either - more nerve-wracking than anything to have someone sticking a dirty great needle in your side!

Quite a strange sensation, almost like being winded a bit.

Was in & out in a day (but took the whole day). Mild discomfort but forgotten about within 24 hours.

Results negative thankfully.

Apparently there can be all sorts of odds & ends can show up from a scan of your liver - some may have been there since birth.

Good luck.

AI1601

Original Poster:

888 posts

108 months

Monday 26th May
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Thanks for the responses. So all in all not too bad then. I would still rather not have it but if needs must..

Cheib

24,427 posts

189 months

Monday 26th May
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Had one about ten years ago when some blood tests showed I might have auto immune liver disease (not the best day when I was told that)..thankfully I didn’t !

As wombat says it is quite nerve wracking but it was over relatively quickly.