Friday, June 20, 2008

getting a Biopsy tomorrow for checking on breast cancer how bad does it hurt


getting a Biopsy tomorrow for checking on breast cancer how bad does it hurt?
any input from someone who had breast cancer and did the biopsy please leave me some input?
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I've had both fine needle aspiration and solid core needle biopsies done. In both cases the most painful part was the sting of the local anasthetic for about 3 seconds when it was administered. Add: I am actually fascinated by things like this and as it was done under ultrasound guidence they let me watch on another screen.
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In all honesty I dread the thought of having a core biopsy ever again. I do have to say though that looking back it wasn't really painful, it was more the psychological side of it. I was just plain terrified. Then I have always been a whimp and scared of needles of any kind. If you have to have a core biopsy just lie there, close your eyes and relax. The surgeon will give you a local anesthetic to stop you feeling it. I have been told that a fine needle biopsy doesn't hurt



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