- You MUST have a driver with you on the day of your biopsy or THE BIOPSY WILL NOT BE DONE. You cannot take a taxi or bus.
- Do not eat or drink anything after midnight the night before the biopsy.
- Do not take aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Genpril, Haltran, IBU, Menadol, Midol, Motrin), or vitamin E for 3-7 days prior to the biopsy. If you are taking any anti-coagulant (anti-clotting medication, also called blood thinner)—clopidogrel (Plavix), warfarin (Coumadin), enoxaparin (Lovenox-heparin)—PLEASE bring this to our attention IMMEDIATELY as it may require being stopped for a longer period of time and approval from a physician.
- If you see a hematologist for any blood-related medical condition, please let us know.
- If you are diabetic, please let us know so we can instruct you on when to stop (temporarily) taking your diabetic medication.
- Take the main elevator down to 4th floor. Report to CT SCAN-Special Procedures to check in. Expect to be there for a total of about 3-4 hours.
- If your CT scan was done at another facility other than here at Stony Brook University Medical Center, we will have to scan your films onto our system.
Biopsy date: __________________
Medication to stop taking: ____________________________________________________
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Special instructions: _________________________________________________________
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