Hi @monical, I appreciate your including links to further information and encouraging people to do their own research and to ask questions of their care team. People also learn from the experiences of others. I reviewed the past posts in this discussion and do not see any mis-information. Rather, it contains valuable experiential information from people who have had surgery, describing what was involved for them. You are correct that some biopsies may require general anesthesia. However, as in the case with @khauff and @cindylb, some excisional biopsies can be done with local anesthesia.

Monica, I encourage you to re-read the past posts. I think you will find that no one contradicted your experience, but rather wished to learn from it. Thank you @khauff @cindylb and @trixie1313 for sharing your experiences.

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