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anyone have local anesthetic or needle biopsy (breast) done while pregnant?

melissa-n-paulmelissa-n-paul
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My ob and breast surgeon assured me its safe, I will have to have a local anatesthetic and three small fine needle aspirations/biopsies on a few lumps they found on my right breast. one is confirmed as a galatecolete (sp?) which is not serious and basically a lump full of milk they will drain, another was a small cyst, and then he wants to do a tissue sample (needle aspiration) on some fatty tissue he found. none of it, according to the surgeon and 2 ultrasounds ive had done are alarming- no one is concerned but of course im still scared and nervous about the baby/ any pain or discomfort from doing this. i cant find anything suggesting its NOT safe, but also still a little nervous about the local anasteshia getting into my bloodstream? any thoughts or advice?
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Re: anyone have local anesthetic or needle biopsy (breast) done while pregnant?

  • MistyHinrichsMistyHinrichs
    My OB sent out a handy little "Is it safe?" sheet to me with my initial intake paperwork, and it said that any "caine" local anesthetic (Lidocaine, Novacaine, etc) is safe.
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  • leneae10leneae10 member
    FWIW, at 10w6d I had general anesthesia and went completely under for almost 2 hours.  My baby is perfect so far!!!  I'm sure the local is much quicker to enter and exit your system.  Good luck!
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  • madhatter2003madhatter2003
    I was under general anesthesia for about 2 hours when I was 20 w pg, DS did fine.  A local is not something I would worry about, you'd get one in labor for an epidural for example. 
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  • TwistedFirestarterTwistedFirestarter
    It's safe. I had skin cancer removed with local anesthetic and was fine.
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