Dad feeling better after post "What's up"

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kiat - 14 Oct 2003 02:55 GMT

Thanks to those replies from my last post about my 83 yr old Dad seeing a
country doctor.
He did get to see a (small) city doctor, a specialist of some sort, who has
recommended a biopsy and an ultrasound.
Can any harm come from the biopsy? Or is it a necessary step in diagnosis of
BHP? (Only symptoms at this point are blood in urine, bone scan negative).
Dad is in very excellent health otherwise.
Kiat

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Derry Argue - 14 Oct 2003 08:22 GMT

> Can any harm come from the biopsy? Or is it a necessary step in
> diagnosis of BHP?

It's a neccessary precaution. Like taking your blood pressure in case there
may be a heart problem or testing blood in case you have have diabetes.
Just commonsense, normal procedure and nothing to worry about. Personally I
found a biopsy unpleasant but most report that they take it quite well. So
I asked for, and got, an anaesthetic the second biopsy. That's worth
considering if the patient is a coward -- like me.

Derry

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