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Toenail biopsy

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    • November 28, 2018 at 2:21 am
    Wenkell
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      Hello!  I'm wondering if anyone has had a toenail biopsy.  I've had many skin biopsies and surgery for melanoma in situ, but now I've got a suspicious toenail that needs to be biopsied and I'm kind of freaked out.  It sounds terribly painful and I'd like to have an idea of what I'm in for.  Any info is appreciated!  smiley

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        • November 28, 2018 at 10:05 pm
        JCD17
        Participant

          My wife just had this biopsy yesterday 11/27/18.  The worst part for her was the needle sticks for the lidocaine to deaden her toe.  After the anesthetic took effect, she didn't feel anything.  She hasn't had a lot of pain with it today.  She's just taking ibuprofan.   So far so good.

            • November 29, 2018 at 2:01 pm
            JuTMSY4
            Participant

              I have and it's basically this.  It wasn't that bad.  

              Ultimately they removed most of my toenail (it was damaged anyway) to perform a more complete excision.  In the long run, that wasn't that bad all things considered.  

            • November 29, 2018 at 4:13 pm
            A
            Participant

              My mother had the whole nail removed with the lesion excised. There was no Hutchinson sign. Now we are waiting for the biopsy results. Is it possible to have just a nevus and not melanoma??? The dioctor said the lesion looked superficial.

                • November 29, 2018 at 7:02 pm
                Wenkell
                Participant

                  Thanks for the responses!  I had it done this morning and it wasn’t too bad.  Now the wait to see what it is.

                  Fingers crossed that everyone has clean results!

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