Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate Biopsy

Posted by shawnbardsley @shawnbardsley, Apr 29 3:19pm

Looking at google for information is useless. No one not even the doctors talk to you about it until the day of. Weeks of stress, worry and anxiety. 12 holes in the prostate and 12 holes also in the rectal wall? Is anyone else type 2 diabetic being told not to eat anything for over 12 hours, can this hurt my blood sugar numbers?

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kenhorse | @kenhorse | Apr 29 7:29pm

I had one done (no sedation just local) and while not the nicest experience, it wasn't all that horrible either. Discomfort? Sure but not flat out painful for me. And it was over in about 10 minutes. (they took 12 samples).

I had no infection issues either but I'm not diabetic either. HTH

robertmizek | @robertmizek | Apr 29 9:03pm

May I respectfully suggest that you consider requesting an MRI guided biopsy NOT a random 12 core biopsy where you’re counting on luck to find cancer. Random biopsies miss significant disease about 30% of the time. Ask someone who is facing Stage 3 metastatic PCa because of a bad primary biopsy.

Best wishes for hood health!

bens1 | @bens1 | Apr 30 6:55am

shawnbardsley: Although I am a type 2 in remission, nobody ever told me that. I would suggest that if you have not already, use your biopsy material and order a Decipher test. Its like having another opinion and doctors DO USE IT to make treatment decisions.

jeb0505 | @jeb0505 | Apr 30 12:50pm

I've had both the transrectal and transperineal biopsies, both MRI guided... both suck. But the procedures are over in about 10 minutes, and then it's on to the recovery - which for me, was worse than the procedure itself. Good news is that within a few days, you should be mostly recovered. I wasn't told not to eat, but had to do an enema a couple hours before each procedure.