Thanks, MG. It's happening in a radiology place rather than a hospital and I've been told I don't need to fast. I asked about it, they said no. They said I could have a sedative, but had to organise that myself through the GP. I have diazepam... The anxiety attacks I've been having are pretty severe - feeling like I want to pass out when I talk about it kind of severe, so I know there's no way I can get through it without something to keep me calm.

DH is taking the day off work and Sam's in day care. We've got someone on standby to collect Sam from day care if things take ages. All I've been told is that I will need to remain at the radiology place for "several hours" after the procedure. I've also been given no instructions regarding medications I should or should not take that morning. My GP looked at my list of meds and said none of them effect clotting so I should be fine.

What about heavy lifting after the procedure? Will it be a good idea to organise friends to come over to help with Sam and/or collect Sam so I can rest?

And thank you for stopping where you did. I may ask about it eventually, but that's only going to happen if I can get myself feeling a lot calmer about the whole thing. I guess it doesn't help that I don't clearly understand WHY I'm having the biopsy and what sort of information they hope to gain from it. I have a diagnosis of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and my LFTs aren't showing improvement (elevated GGT, AST, ALT, all others within normal limits) for the last few months despite withdrawing all medications that could be causing liver issues.

BW