Hi...Yep, my biopsy was completely painless. he worst part was the worrying about it and the lying around afterwards and not forgetting that cheese and tomato sandwich they gave me about 6 hours later (how can they class that as food? do they want people to die?)

I di find out from the biopsy that I have quite extensive scarring but not chirosis (spelt wrongly, never can get that one) I have heard of a fibrosure test but don't know what that involves? I know that biopsy's are vital in giving information about your liver.
Yep, mine was ok.
It's just been so unusually hot here in UK that we've all gone to sleep. What's your excuses? :>)
Tracey

Tracey

OOOHHHHH the Liver Biopsy!!!!! Mine was aweful!!!! Overall, as the doctors say, they are not that bad. However while the watching the insertion of the probe into your body and the "click" of the extraction of your internal organ, it was tolerable, in fact the nurses said I handled it like a champ without even any muscle relaxers, which I found out later they are typically supposed to give you. BUT during the second extraction I felt that sharp pain, he had hit a rib. Ok- it's finally over, I am fine and conversing with nurses when all the sudden I start feeling a slight muscle cramp in my right shoulder, nothing at first, then as the minutes tick by it slowley gets worse and worse and so bad I am in tears. The doctor had also hit my Phrenic nerve (I was later told this is fairly common). Now I've given birth naturally so I know pain- the phrenic nerve was damn near comparable. Long story short-if they hit the nerve ask for IV pain killers since they will have already inserted the iv before the procedure. 2 oral vicodens on an 8 hour empty stomach may land you in the ER, as it did me..... Sorry to scare anyone, but it's a true story!
As for results- they'll be able to see what damage has been done so far and what stage of fibrosis you are in, good information to know. I'm in early stage 2. If I am remembering correctly there are 3 stages of Fibrosis before cihrrosis, but I could be wrong.. Good news is fibrosis can be stopped and in some cases "repaired".
That's why I say- no smoking!!! :)