We will soon begin repaving the main driveway outside the Yawkey, Menino, and Moakley buildings. Weather permitting, driveway closures are scheduled for the following weekends, from Friday at 8 p.m. through Sunday at 8 p.m., on the following dates: Sept. 19-21, Sept. 26-28, Oct. 17-19, and Oct. 24-26. 

Access Changes During Construction:

Pedestrian Access: Patients and visitors will be able to enter Moakley through the entrance on East Concord Street.    

Vehicle Access: Vehicular traffic should use the designated drop-off and pick-up area on East Concord Street or the 710 Albany Street Garage. Signage will indicate where metered parking has been blocked off to create a drop-off/pick-up zone (on E. Concord between Harrison and the Moakley side entrance). 

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Nerve Biopsy

In a nerve biopsy, your doctor removes a small piece of your nerve to diagnose certain conditions. The biopsy can help them see which part of the nerve may be damaged and what type of damage has been done.

Your doctor may order a nerve biopsy if you have symptoms of nerve damage like numbness, tingling, pain, or weakness, or if an imaging scan shows a potential issue.

Wrist biopsies are usually done on the risk or ankle. Your doctor will numb the area with a local anesthetic, then make a small incision and remove a piece of the nerve. You'll likely be awake during this procedure. Then they will send the nerve to a lab for testing.

Nerve biopsies have a risk of long-term nerve damage, but this is very rare. However, it is common for the area around the biopsy to be numb for up to 12 months after the biopsy.

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