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bacterial infection developed in my prostate following biopsy
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Oct 12 10:47pm | Replies (6)Comment receiving replies
I was assessed by a PA and another PA performed the biopsy. I thought this was unusual so I questioned the biopsy prep team and they told me is was common at MC Rochester. My wife wants to file a complaint with Mayo. I’m thinking about it. Any thoughts
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I would definitely file a complaint !
This is borderline negligence - ignoring your contiguous pain and not asking you to come back and check what is going on.😳
I personally would never allow PA to do any kind of a biopsy on me or any other serious procedure. Taking a throat swab for strap infection test maybe, but PA would do any biopsy on me over my dead body.
IMHO PA should only perform "assisting" tasks - that is his/her title after all ! Removing stitches, changing dressing, taking swabs, examining easy cases of cold, ear infections, mild eczema etc etc. Biopsy - NO WAY. I honestly never heard of such thing and am shocked that it is "normal" part of specialized PC care at Mayo clinic. 😣 PA has much lesser training than general practitioner and FAR FAR less training than a specialist such as an urologist and now not even every urologist does PC biopsy. Usually there is extra training involved for that part and especially if it is done using robotic assistance.
I really feel for you and am sorry that you had to endure this needless suffering 😞. I hope that you are feeling better today.
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@tld56
You definitely were not treated right by the people that refused to have you come in when you were having pain after the biopsy.
I can’t believe you’re only seeing physicians assistants, This is a case where you should’ve contacted the physician and even called Mayo and made your case vocally about the pain you were having.
With prostate cancer cases, we have learned that we have to be proactive about our treatment. That means telling the doctors (or PA) that you want something rather than can you have something. You need to be really emphatic when you’re not being treated right.
Yes, complain to Mayo about this, It was definitely incompetently handled.