Bo Snerdly, Rush Limbaugh’s call screener, had prostate cancer and, at pages 222 through 229 of his book, “Rush on the Radio,” describes the horrific biopsy he experienced, a procedure that was and is done without anesthesia. The doctor runs the biopsy instrument up the patient’s rectum and then finds a way to get into the prostate, at which point the doctor looks around and finds several likely spots to cut out biopsies. The pain is excruciating. Indeed the husband of a relative of mine had that procedure and described it as feeling like having a 2 x 4 pounded of nails driven up his anus. Thus anything that can spare potential biopsy candidates those horrors should be appreciated.
“Bo Snerdly, Rush Limbaugh’s call screener, had prostate cancer and, at pages 222 through 229 of his book, “Rush on the Radio,” describes the horrific biopsy he experienced, a procedure that was and is done without anesthesia. The doctor runs the biopsy instrument up the patient’s rectum and then finds a way to get into the prostate, at which point the doctor looks around and finds several likely spots to cut out biopsies. The pain is excruciating. Indeed the husband of a relative of mine had that procedure and described it as feeling like having a 2 x 4 pounded of nails driven up his anus. Thus anything that can spare potential biopsy candidates those horrors should be appreciated.”
I had it done. Area totally anesthetized. No pain, only pride discomfort. Then the “wound” got infected, despite prophylactic antibiotics. Thought I was going to die. Spent and entire day in the emergency room getting gallons of antibiotics through every available orifice. I’m very reluctant to do that again, and am on the path do have to make the decision.