Originally Posted by
drz
Other biopsy areas can be successful too if it appears Wegs is clearly active somewhere else in your body.
For some reason, the biopsy they chose to do on me was a sural nerve biopsy on my right ankle. I think they suspected vasculitic neuropathy, and maybe that was the easiest biopsy to handle? I have had 2 biopsies previously many years ago for another kidney disease, so I can see why they didn't biopsy there. I did have lung involvement with ground-glass nodules & scarring, but maybe they could tell it wasn't enough to biopsy? Who knows - I know the sural nerve biopsy double-confirmed the WG diagnosis, the first being the C-Anca & very high Anti-PR3.
Teri from Texas
Diagnosed w/WG March 2015
"Lord my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me." - Psalm 30:2
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