Hi, just wanted to bump this thread - if anyone has had electrosurgery/diathermy to take a biopsy in the mouth please let me know what it was like.

Hi

Please dont be scared it really isnt the worst thing to have done believe me there is worse.

First it will be completly numb after a local.

They will take a punch biopsy which is tiny. And because the palate cant be stitched they use the lazer to seal it off to prevent bleeding and promote healing.

The lazer feels like a wee thump which makes you jump a bit lol, but only about 3 zaps and your done.

It can take longer to heal than a stitched biopsy,just keep rinsing with slightly salty water and keep your mouth clean as much as possible. Hope you dont smoke!!! If you do then give that a miss.

Hope it goes well for you and get a good result. Its a horrible time waiting. Keep calm xxx

PS; Buy some dispersable co codamol or liqiud pain meds if you can have these of course.

Hi and many thanks for your reply. It's going to be an excisional biopsy which I gather means removing the whole thing. They don't tell you much up front probably to try and avoid worrying! Thanks for the warning that there may be a thump when the electric zapper does its thing.  I'll try and keep as still as possible.

Thanks again for taking the time to reply, it is appreciated.

Hi

If you are having electrocautery then you probably wont have the lazer as the cautery will seal as it goes

You will have either a nurse or junior dr holding your head in position and possible holding your tongue out of the way.The chair is same as at dentist so your head will be against a headrest.

The procedure is really short and will be over before you know it.

I had 50% of my soft palate done all the way back to my tonsil during my surgery and that made the biopsy like a piece of cake in comparison.

The area may look black after procedure but dont worry thats normal and will go as it heals.

Good luck and treat it like a bad day at the dentist getting a tooth out is worse :-) xx

Hi

I've had my biopsy on my soft palate on the right side on Monday and it's causing me teeth pain , just wondering if this is normal as im still on pain killers .

I had 3 small mounds removed so I'm hoping the teeth pain will resolve 

thank you 

Thank you 

I did have an injection beforehand and it seemed that as soon as the anethestic wore away the pain started leading to my bottom and top back teeth aching as if I had tooth ache but it was all my teeth on that ride side where  I had the removal 

Its a bizzaire feeling 

Thank you for replying , I've phoned up the hospital in London and the lady said if it doesn't resolve itself by Monday as it will be 7 days to then give them a ring and book myself in for a check up 

Hi Sera72 , how did you get on following you biopsy?

KR

Hi joc0jo

my mouth is feeling a lot better thank you , I still haven't been given my results so I'm thinking is no news is good news . The scaring it's left I think has gone down a nerve to my front right tooth so if I hit the scar tissue with food it send a shock down to that tooth and the one next to it x

im hoping that will ease in time 

thank you for asking 

That is great to hear and yes I am sure to hear nothing from them can only mean they consider the treatment complete for you.   I am haviing a biopsy to the throat next monday  but under general aneasthetic and I am very anxious.  I was searching for anyone else who had problems in the soft palate area and only you and one other appeared on the search, the other person has not been here for 2 years though so they are also over their surgery and enjoying life,  and rightly so .   So good that your lumps were swftly removed , I was really hoping that would happen with me but it seems mine is a biopsy only  oh andI I  have a MRI on saturday before my Biospy . My lump is very visible at the back soft palate to the left of my uvula red and angry and slowly getting bigger and is now getting painful  whereas there was no real pain before,, before being only weeks ago before this whole thing went from a niggle to perhaps sinister  :shocked: uff! ..