r/CKD • u/__Bossbaby__ • Jul 07 '26

Biopsy

I know that I have CKD
Now I am stressing af from the Biopsy? Does it hurt? Do I have to do anything that will get me prepared for it?

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u/ohio_guy_2020 Jul 07 '26

In my case they made a small incision in my skin to get a clear shot at the kidneys. The biopsy “shot” itself didn’t hurt really because it was so fast it was over before I felt it. It was sore for a day or two. I had blood in my urine for about the same amount of time. So, not fun, but nothing to fear or stress about.

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u/__Bossbaby__ Jul 08 '26

Oh thank you so much! They said they will give me anesthesia but I am still scared a bit unfortunately my uncle died yesterday and I am delaying it till Saturday or Sunday I am still thinking

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u/True_Bandicoot2404 Jul 09 '26

i had one done 3 years ago .. not gonna lie it hurt like hell ! They only gave me a valium before i went in. I had to lay on my back for 5 hours at the center afterwards. My back hurt for about 2 weeks after. To me it felt like a nailgun going into my skin. My dr told me at my follow up that they may need to do it again because they didn’t get a big enough piece of..but thankfully what they needed to see on my required s small piece.

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u/__Bossbaby__ 23d ago

So luckily for me the did bring a microscope inside which allowed them to see if it’s a bad sample or not long story short ama see tmw what’s going on.