Allergic to lidocaine

carkris
carkris CSN Member Posts: 4,553 Member
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
I have a friend who has had a core biopsy in the past without lidocaine as she is allergic. She said they injected saline and did the biopsy. She is facing another one and i wondered if anyone else has experienced this and has another alternative. I thought about emla but now I think it has lidocaine in it. Any ideas????

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  • DebbyM
    DebbyM CSN Member Posts: 3,289 Member
    #2
    I don't know, but, I wish
    I don't know, but, I wish her good luck.
  • carkris
    carkris CSN Member Posts: 4,553 Member
    #3
    DebbyM said:

    I don't know, but, I wish
    I don't know, but, I wish her good luck.

    Turns out on the repeat
    Turns out on the repeat mammo she will not need a biopsy I am so happy for her!!!!
  • k1
    k1 Member Posts: 220 Member
    #4
    alternative to lidocaine
    I am allergic to lidocaine and xylocaine. I have had good luck with marcaine -- no reactions and it works, but it takes a larger does of marcaine than equivalent lidocaine and takes a little longer to take effect. You might ask dr. about this.

    Kim
  • carkris
    carkris CSN Member Posts: 4,553 Member
    #5
    k1 said:

    alternative to lidocaine
    I am allergic to lidocaine and xylocaine. I have had good luck with marcaine -- no reactions and it works, but it takes a larger does of marcaine than equivalent lidocaine and takes a little longer to take effect. You might ask dr. about this.

    Kim

    thanks i will pass it on

    thanks i will pass it on

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