In this video, I explain what having a kidney biopsy involves, from start to finish. Check out my related blog post on how they used to be done. Spoiler alert—it scared me!! https://www.thenephrologist.com/blog/...

Feel free to jump to specific questions you may have:

0:00 Intro
1:11 Why is it necessary?
2:07 Why is the needle so long?
3:50 What part of kidney is biopsied?
7:50 How much kidney is removed?
8:07 What are the main complications?
8:39 Why do I have to be awake?
9:14 Why does it take so long?
9:44 What's the worst part?
10:35 Will I feel the needle in my kidney?
11:55 How long does the actual biopsy take?
12:08 What happens after the biopsy?