[DIYbio] Re: Looking for fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy service, walk-in preferred

Well apparently medical tests can only be ordered by a physician in NY
state... so I guess I'm going to start reading cytopathology books and
clean the optics on my fluorescent microscope and rig it up with a
good camera. I might be able to convince my mom to do the FNA

Anyone have experience with FNA or cytopathology? Book recommendations?

On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 8:48 AM, Nathan McCorkle <nmz787@gmail.com> wrote:
> FNA is where a technician jabs you with a needle, and the core is
> reviewed for cytopathology. If the cells looked strange, then I might
> try to pull strings around here to get some sequencing done.
>
> Basically I've got a lump on my parotid gland (saliva production
> gland) which has been there for a while. I first thought it was a
> severely in-grown hair (or pimple), but looking back I may have
> continually been thinking this for years now, and every once in a
> while it gets painful enough (like a really painful in-grown
> hair/pimple) that I squeeze the hell out of the area. This doesn't
> work too well for much since the lump is 2-6mm under the skin surface
> (I can't tell now because the area is inflamed). Last night I squeezed
> it and acute sharp pain was replaced with duller pain, and some sticky
> fluid came out (so sticky it balled up through rubbing between my
> fingers).
>
> So it seems most places want me to become a patient and talk to
> doctors and blah blah blah.... all great if I was clueless... but I
> just want to walk into a place, get jabbed, and get an e-mail with a
> histology report and maybe some images. I'd also like the sample to be
> stored for a month so depending on the results, I could try to get
> some sequencing or something done. (If that would produce something
> interesting)
>
> So where does one go for ala-carte medical procedures?
>
> --
> Nathan McCorkle
> Rochester Institute of Technology
> College of Science, Biotechnology/Bioinformatics



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Nathan McCorkle
Rochester Institute of Technology
College of Science, Biotechnology/Bioinformatics

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