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Originally Posted by boiler1993
Hannah --
My sample was taken behind the ankle bone and maybe like and inch up (toward leg) I am not sure how this was classified but I am confident that my neuro picked usable sites for the biopsy (she is an SFN neurologist who does them for Ohio State on a monthly basis), Maybe this means that it is a more general area needed to look at the nerves? I am not sure ... where was yours taken?
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The best way to describe mine I think is if one imagines a clock face centered at the lateral malleolus. 12 o'clock is straight up my leg, 6 pm is pointing straight down to the floor (if I am standing). Given this orientation my biopsy would be on the 1:30 line from center, and at most 3 cm from the center, not 10 cm.
I don't think it is actually so different from yours, except mine is up and in front of the ankle bone, instead of up and behind.
I wonder why Therapath calls for the sample to be 10 cm away from the lateral malleolus.
Does anyone know if there is usually a large difference between the resulting nerve count numbers for the sample site on the foot as opposed to distal leg? I'm sure thigh to foot makes a difference especially if the neuropathy is in one place and not (or not yet) in the other.
I think the location of my biopsy is more or less in between those two sites with standard data (as specified by Therapath), that is between the "distal leg" location and the "foot" location.
Thank you again for being so helpful and writing back.