Post biopsy care sheet

Patient Information Leaflet

Aftercare

Following your biopsy:

• You should rest for 24 hours.
• Have someone stay with you overnight.
• You may eat and drink as normal.
• Keep your wound clean and dry for 24 hours. You may remove the dressing the following day.
• It is normal to feel some discomfort in the area the biopsy was taken from, but should the pain persist or be severe, seek medical advice.
• You may resume normal medications following the procedure, except for anticoagulants (medicines that thin the blood), which may be restarted the following day (unless otherwise stated by the radiologist).
• Keep a check on the biopsy site by looking for signs of bleeding or infection (bruising, redness and swelling).
• Observe for symptoms such as feeling dizzy/faint, feverish or generally unwell.

If you have any questions, or if there is anything you do not understand, please contact the Russells Hall Hospital switchboard number on 01384 456111 and ask for the relevant department who issued this leaflet.

If you have any feedback on this patient information leaflet please email dgft.patient.information@nhs.net

This leaflet can be made available in large print, audio version and in other languages, please call 0800 073 0510.

Originator: Adam Pringle. Date originated: August 2020. Date reviewed: May 2023. Next review due: February 2026.                 Version: 2. DGH ref: DGH/PIL/02124.