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  1. Liver Biopsy - no need to worry.

    smile If you are going to have a liver biopsy done I know that you'll probably be feeling very frightened but please don't be. I had mine done last week - it was quick ....

  2. liver biopsy op.

    I found the operation to be extremely painfull.I had it done,9.30am late july 2008.The anathstetic felt like a continuous bee sting,and Icould feel theliquid ooze ....

  3. A worry for nothing

    I went into hospital on Monday for a liver biopsy. I was very frightened after spending the previous evening reading other people's experience of this procedure. ....

  4. Liver biopsy - it was ok

    Its just over 24hours since i had my biopsy and to be honest I feel fine apart from feeling I have done a thousand sit ups around the area where I had my biopsy.

    The ....

  5. No need to worry!!

    The first tip I will give you is not to listen to any horror stories about a liver biopsy! I came home today after having one yesterday afternoon at 2pm.

    The ....

  6. Embarrassment was worse than the op :)

    OK - so I was admitted around 10:30 and waited around for about an hour (booking in procedure, checking of blood pressure etc.)

    Put that funny gown thing on along ....

  7. Liver biopsy- OMG!

    i was really hoped to be able to write something positive on here after having my biopsy done last week however i will give you an honest account of how it was. ....

  8. Liver Biopsy Experience

    I had a liver biopsy on Friday 22nd May at Kettering Gerneral Hospital. ALL the staff were absolutely lovely and really have no qualms about the whole experience. ....

  9. Do not worry about liver biopsy, ignore the scaremongers!

    Before my liver biopsy yesterday (15th.May 2009) I had read reports on this site. Some of these made me very nervous and apprehensive. However I had nothing to worry ....

  10. Liver Biopsy - No Problem, No Pain

    I'm quite surprised by the experiences described here. I had a liver biopsy 2 days ago at Sussex/Brighton Hospital and my experience could not have been better. ....

  11. LIVER BIOPSY OMG!!!! YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN!!!!!

    It was the most terrifying and pain staking procedure of my life!!!!! if they had offered me general anasthetic, I would have jumped to the chance but this was the ....

  12. Liver Biopsy Experiences US vs UK

    Can I just point out that the majority of [b:a983dce3cd]'horror' stories[/b:a983dce3cd] on here tend to be from the [u:a983dce3cd]US not the UK[/u:a983dce3cd] and ....

  13. liver biopsy

    I had a liver biopsy done two days ago. I chose not to have anesthetic (only local) so I could drive myself home as I had no one to drive me. If I ever have it ....

  14. Don't worry about your biopsy had my tenth yesterday

    * After being born with liver disease and having a transplant 16 years ago and now waiting for a 2nd transplant i have had a lot of biopsys i had my 10th one yesterday ....

  15. Liver Biopsy, Fine

    Dont believe any horror stories you hear. The worst pain was injecting the local anesthetic after that it was painless. I worried far more than was needed. It is ....

  16. Not as bad as I expected

    I had to have a liver biopsy to diagnose some lesions I have on my liver that all the other tests have failed to diagnose. After reading some of the posts on here ....

  17. Liver Biopsy fine; almost no pain

    I went in for a Liver Biopsy. Though I had read that the biopsy would be taken from my side, it was actually taken from my front, nearly in line with my belly button. ....

  18. Liver Biopsy-dont worry

    I had a Liver Biopsy yesterday and it was not half as bad as I had worked myself up that it would be. It was at Kings College in London.

    They explained what would ....

  19. Liver Biopsy

    :D [quote:eaf2dd8b18]I had a Liver Biopsy last week which was performed at the University Hospital in Durham.

    I had read a number of comments made by patients who ....

  20. Liver biopsy no problem

    [color=blue:d6924cd8da][/color:d6924cd8da][size=18:d6924cd8da][/size:d6924cd8da] smile

    I just had a liver biopsy as a day patient yesterday.

    I have to admit that ....

  21. Liver biopsy wasn't as bad as i thought

    it was very stressful for me before the procedure, as my boyfriend had to be away for business during the day, and friends and my roomate happend to be away too! ....

  22. liver biopsy don't believe all you read

    i underwent my liver biopsy on Feb 18th. My fears about this procedure were confimred. the insertion of the needle was fine however the actual gathering of the ....

  23. Liver Biopsy

    [color=green:69e41cee26][/color:69e41cee26][size=18:69e41cee26][/size:69e41cee26]I was extremely nervous about this procedure when informed about the risks, I had ....

  24. Liver Biopsy Complication

    My fiance had a liver biopsy on 11-26-07. He was in severe pain immediately. The doctor could not give him enough pain killers to even remotely subdue the pain. ....

  25. Liver Biopsy

    I had a biopsy yesterday and it was no where near as bad as I had imagined. Yes the local anasthestic did sting a bit but only for a few seconds. The procedure itself ....

  26. the biopsy went okay and not too much pain but within m...

    the biopsy went okay and not too much pain

    but within minutes my right side of my neck all around and underside of my right arm and down to the elbow started to ....

  27. I found my liver biopsy went according to the descriptio...

    I found my liver biopsy went according to the description here on this website.

    I had a sample of blood taken from my arm in the morning to check my clotting ....

  28. I was a bit nervous about getting the biopsy.After havin...

    I was a bit nervous about getting the biopsy.After having it done it was not too painfull but i found when i tried to move it was quite sore but within a day i was ....

  29. I found the liver biopsy fairly straightforward as I had...

    I found the liver biopsy fairly straightforward as I had received a lot of information about what was going to happen prior to the biopsy.

    The local anaesthetic ....

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