Thigh Muscle Biopsy

Thigh Muscle Biopsy

Wondering what others experienced.

I had a thigh muscle biopsy and it was a very painful experience. Even though the area was made numb first it wasn't enough to stop the excruciating pain as the biopsy was taken. The whole muscle cramped up for about 10 seconds 3 times and it was very painful. They said this was not a common experience 😢

It was kind of neat that the nurse was very touchy and suggested that besides removing my 'trousers' I may as well 'remove my shirt too since I had an undershirt'. I put on a gown and when it came time to get up from the bed and get dressed she just stayed in the room talking to me while I was getting dressed. This was a hospital setting and the door was open a crack when I got dressed and left open several times during the procedure.

What were they testing for? Sounds terrible!

It sounds like you didn't have a good nerve block.

It sounds like you didn't have a good nerve block.

They didn't do a block, just local numbing with lidocaine ... I didn't feel the scalpel on the skin but they didn't use enough to numb the muscle.

Your anesthesiologist or surgeon, whoever gave the anesthetic blew it. If they were not doing a block, they should have infiltrated around (I didn't say IN) the biopsy area.

infiltrated around (I didn't say IN) the biopsy area.

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It was a very bad experience.

When giving local anesthesia, you can do a nerve block or you can infiltrate the tissues surrounding the biopsy area. You don't want to inject into the biopsy area because it will distort the tissue.

Thank for that, whatever they did unfortunately didn't work on the muscle itself. Just not sure if I should do anything about it .

I hope things work out as well as they can for you Jme.

Peace,

Caz

Thank for that, whatever they did unfortunately didn't work on the muscle itself. Just not sure if I should do anything about it .

There isn't anything to do.

Thank you