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What Happens When You Get A Biopsy?

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Im gettin a biopsy done July 23rd and Im nervous about it, Im not sure how they do it? OR what they even use? Can people who have had a biopsy done tell me what happens please? Im just really nervous and I think if I know I wont stress about it. thanx

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Im gettin a biopsy done July 23rd and Im nervous about it, Im not sure how they do it? OR what they even use? Can people who have had a biopsy done tell me what happens please? Im just really nervous and I think if I know I wont stress about it. thanx

Don't be nervous.

You will be out for it.

What they give you to put you out you should ask. I ask because I knew that opiates and I don't mix so I asked them to go easy on the fentonel (sp?).

Also, there are no nerve/pain receptors in the tissue of the esophagus or in the intestines so any tissue they take you will not feel any pain.

The only thing that you may possibly feel is the sensation of having something stuck down your throat for a few days afterwords.

That will pass.

Otherwise, it's much better than getting a colonoscopy!!

I was very scared about it as well but everything went okay.

~Allison

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You will go in and they will insert an IV line. Then you wait your turn. If you are very nervous some doctors will give you an oral sedative to take at home before you go but there really is nothing to be nervous about. You will go into the endo room and they will put you to sleep. You will wake up and go home. That's it. Make sure you bring someone with you as you will not be able to drive or operate machinery for the rest of the day. Many are a bit sleepy afterward.

As mentioned you shouldn't have any pain at all from the procedure or the biopsies.

The day you have your biopsies done you can start a trial of the diet, you don't need to wait for the results. False negatives are all too common so a dietary trial is needed no matter what the results. If you had positive blood work you do need to be on the diet and the biopsy will be to check how much damage has been done.

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