@alju Appreciate your reply and your well wishes!

May I recommend that you request your doctor use a numbing cream BEFORE the pre-biopsy injection to ease the pain of the injection - which for some of us is the only painful part of the very important process?

I'd ask you to verify the actual name, but as I was lying there I heard my kind GYN ask her assistant to get out the "HurriCaine" gel to numb the area. I see that is a name for an oral gel, but whatever the name, the numbing gel is both a psychological and physical balm.

It is over quickly, and communicate with your doctor during the process, as she/he should expect, to gauge how the numbing is going, and making sure you are at minimal discomfort, if any.

I hope this may help, and let us know if you'd like to follow-up with us here to see how it goes. Staying ahead of these things is calming, as is reading reputable sources (*.gov, *.edu sites, and *.org sites that are for professionals in the field).

Hugs, too!