Wednesday, July 1, 2009

When you do a biopsy for prostate cancer

When you do a biopsy for prostate cancer....?
I heard that you don't feel it when they sting your prostate to get the biopsy sample since the region does not have any nerves, and thus there is no pain. Is this true?
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There are several ways to do prostate biopsy. It is done mostly through your rectum. Most likely doctor will use local anasthetics and the procedure takes 30 mins. You should not have much of the pain as thin needle is used.
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No that is not true. Normally the Urologist will deaden the area with a local anesthetic. But a couple of times it may have pain. I had Prostate Cancer, and they took twelve cores for Biopsy.
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1) Prostate biopsy painful or not? There are two types of anesthesia when biopsy for prostate: a)Lidocaine gel inserted in the rectum and allowed to absorb, b) an injection of a lidocaine solution through the rectal wall and into the nerve bundles near the prostate. The placement of the injections was guided through the use of an ultrasound machine which helped the doctors see the correct location to make the injection. The injection to be the more effective method, and one that had virtually no side effects. The gel absorbed in the rectum has more potential for side effects, such as discomfort ranging from mild to severe pain, profuse sweating and dizziness. 2) When you do a biopsy for prostate cancer? The physician's diagnosis is based on biopsy result, so if your PSA stays high(>3), there are possibilities of positive biopsy but you have decide by yourself do it or not, and when.
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That would not be true. The region is filled with tiny nerves and the prostate is very sensitive. They inject the prostate with something like Novocaine to dull the sensation before they begin. I had a biopsy a couple of months ago. They insert this ultrasound device into your rectum to help guide them in finding the exact location for the biopsy. they insert the biobsy needles, which are attached to a gun with a trigger. when they release the needle it snaps out really quickly and grabs the surrounding tissue. It isn't painful exactly, it feel more like being snapped with a rubber band. it gradually becomes more uncomfortable though, and by the 10th one I was ready for them to stop. They took twelve samples. The Dr. told me there might be a little blood in my urine for a few days and some blood in my semen for up to a week. There was a lot of blood! it freaked me out....but it did go away quickly. Other than that, it wasn't that bad,

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