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The needle biopsy is uncomfortable and painful for some. I think a lot of these procedures can be done with a little TLC. I had an MRI with a needle biopsy and the bead placed. There was nothing to make your lying on your tummy comfortable at all. Not to move for almost an hour or more with that metal bar pressing on your chest. Your breasts are in metal baskets.
I've addressed this situation a few times. The results are extremely important for a proper diagnosis. I'm certain a mild sedative would alleviate fear, discomfort and pain.
Does anyone care enough to help? Why the torture? Hearing that you may be embarking on a cancer journey is scary enough. AND don't think yourselves babies, not tough enough,etc. You're human beings not a science project!!!
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@judeann20 I forgot to tell you how sorry I am that your MRI procedure was so uncomfortable. Sounds more like torture really. They need to come up with better procedures. We need to stand up for ourselves.
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@judeann20 thank you so much for your post. You nailed it! We are not science projects, and our pain concerns are valid. How hard would it be to give a sedative, or sedation similar to drugs used in colonoscopies?
Think how many lives could be saved if women and men were not afraid of biopsies, prostate, breast, uterine, and others. No one likes pain, and being afraid before procedures is nothing to discount. People should not be made to feel smaller than, be made to feel ashamed, or criticized because of their valid fears.