Biopsy Time

[MamaLambNC]

I showed up at the clinic on June 9^th. The procedure wasn't as bad as I had imagined. They put my breast through a hole in a table and raised the table high. Then the Dr. numbed the area (no, I didn't feel it) and then took the sample. Simple, right? The 2 that were close together were so far up by my armpit that it was impossible to get enough of my breast through the hole in the table so it was decided that they would do it with an ultra-sound. Off to the other room I go. By this time I'm feeling very brave and more than able to handle anything that they throw at me. Once again, I'm numbed which I still don't feel but then as the Dr. is taking the samples, I can only describe it as...imagine you have a large staple gun and are stapling into a piece of wood. Well, you know how it jerks as the staple goes in? That's what it felt like....very hard pressure. It was nothing I couldn't handle but also, not something I'd want to do every day.