Biopsy pain

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Hi all,

I had my biopsy today and the consultant was great. Gave me double dose of L.A. And an increased number and they worked!.

while I was in recovery I started getting a lot of pain over quite a large area. I was told it was because th L.A. was wearing off, which was reassuring.

i’m home now and still in quite a lot of pain. It sounds as if there can be quite a lot of pain for up to a week afterwards. Is that other people’s experience?

Also now have a cough, which I assume is from a small air leak ( which I know is not unusual). I haven’t had a cough at all previously.

So nice to have this forum to come to now I’m home alone…..

thanks for reading

Mrslv 23 hours ago

Hi when I had my lung biopsy I’m pretty sure I was only given standard L.A. and it’s probably hands down one of the most painful things I’ve ever felt I remember pushing myself into the corner of the bed gripping the nurses hand with one hand and the rail with my other but my sisters father in law who was a lot older than me tolerated much better so think it all depends where it is in the lung. Afterwards I recall significant pain breathing but does subside after a few days so bear with. Well done for getting through it.

Rosedeec1bf9b 23 hours ago in reply to Mrslv

Thanks for your reply. I got extra anaesthesia cos I have an insensitivity to L.A.

I did swear when it went through the pleura, which the L.A. apparently doesn’t effect…. I think if I’d been warned about that in advance it would have been helpful!

Mooseontheloose 9 hours ago

Hi, all was good with my biopsy until I went to recovery. I had such an awful crushing pain, I got rushed back in to check my lung hadn't collapsed. It hadn't, but just the small amount of air caused such discomfort.

It goes with time, just take your medication. Report your discomfort.

Rosedeec1bf9b 8 hours ago in reply to Mooseontheloose

Thank you. Woke at 2 am and awake most of the night after that……at least I haven’t been bringing blood up

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