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Has anyone had a painful biopsy? What was the explanation?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Jul 30 12:03pm | Replies (40)Comment receiving replies
I have had a biopsy in mammogram which was painful but mostly just uncomfortable. The worst was the biopsy in MRI. I had 2 biopsies at the same time ( 2 different locations). Over 1 hour in the MRI without moving. By far the worst so far. Hope to never do that again.
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I do feel your description of pain . I had 2 MRI's. One with and without biopsy.
What adds insult to injury is the machine itself. Yes, it has an important job to do but does it have to put you in this torturous position and for an hour or more?
I am a tall person with long arms and legs. I was positioned to fit the machine. There was this horrible bar that was pressing against my chest. They can only put so many towels over the bar as it may affect the test.
Women have to go through so much in their lives. The testing processes and the instruments used are not designed with our comfort in mind.
My plea is this, please Dr's, technicians and others, be kind and considerate. We don't want to be there and not in this position . A little TLC goes a long way.