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Why did my doctor prescribe a narcotic for me after a biopsy?
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Extent of surgery: He must have felt you needed it to be safe.
Answered 8/11/2012
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Narcotics: Are administered to treat profound pain. Your doctor must have been the pain from the biopsy would be greater than the pain that an over the counter drug could control.
Answered 3/19/2014
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