Core Biopsy - Titanium Marker Clip?
Hi there, Wondering if anyone can help with a question regarding a core biopsy... is it normal to have a titanium marker clip inserted into the biopsy site at the time of the procedure, that can be u...
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Nefertari said:I also had the clip put in before chemo. It was a pretty easy procedure and I didn't have any problems with it being inside me.
It was in for 6 months till they removed it during surgery. It is pretty small, I was freaking out about this because of the word "clip" until I physically saw it and I relaxed, I was thinking huge metal CLIP ;) my imagination is my downfall!
It was there so they could identify where the tumour was on scans and to see if it grew or shrunk during chemo.
In my case, the chemo killed my tumour and there were only dead cells left when they did the surgery and removed the marker.
Big hugs, we have to go through a lot of strange procedures. Hope all goes well for you x
@Caz1 Hope that the same thing happens for you.
@Nefertari I had exactly the same reaction - I thought it was going to be some big bulldog type clip that you buy at Officeworks, lol... they showed it to me and I felt slightly better but from all of my reading I think it was the right thing to do, and as others have said too, standard procedure. I've had no trouble so far, touch wood.