Biopsies of the Colorectum
How To Prepare For A Colorectal Biopsy
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Before having a biopsy, it is recommended that you consider the following:
- Whether you would like to seek a second opinion from a radiologist or surgical oncologist who is not connected with the originating doctor or facility. If you decide to get a second opinion:
- Find out from the doctor who will provide the second opinion what documentation is needed.
- Verify through your health insurance whether the second opinion will be covered. If it will be covered, ask what portion you will be responsible for paying? If insurance will not cover it, find out how much the second opinion will cost. (The document in "To Learn More" helps figure out how to get uninsured treatments.)
- To learn more about second opinions, including how to choose a doctor for a second opinion, and how to tell your doctor you want one, click here
- Inform your doctor if you are taking any blood thinning medications. He/She will give you instructions on when to stop these medication prior to the biopsy. Blood thinning medications increase the risk of persistent bleeding following a biopsy.
- Ask your doctor if you will be given an oral antibiotic prior to the biopsy and when you should begin taking the antibiotic. Antibiotics are often given to protect against potential infection after a biopsy.
- Thoroughly read the consent form you will be asked to sign before the procedure in its entirety. It should describe what procedure will be done, the potential complications of the procedure and who will be performing the procedure. It is important that you not only read this consent form but also understand what you are signing. If there is content you don't agree with, change it. To learn more about medical consent forms, click here.
- If you have health insurance, verify through the insurance company that the doctor who will perform the biopsy and the facility where it will be performed are covered by your insurance.
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