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Suffering From Sarcoidosis, Please Suggest

My mother is suffering from sarcoidosis and Dr. has asked her to go under biopsy then only he will start the diagnosis of this disease.But my mother is very much afraid of biopsy as she came to know the side effects of the biopsy.Please suggest me that in order to get disgnosed of this disease we have to go under biopsy and what would be the side effects of this test.Please answer me as soon as possible as she has to undergo this test with 1-2 days. Thanks! Isha Budhiraja

Mon, 22 Feb 2010
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No need to be afraid of biopsy. It shall be like an injection and nothing more than that. So reassure her and she shall find relief.


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Suffering From Sarcoidosis, Please Suggest

No need to be afraid of biopsy. It shall be like an injection and nothing more than that. So reassure her and she shall find relief.