Biopsied wrong area, maybe?

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writeforit
writeforit Member Posts: 1
edited April 2017 in Waiting for Test Results

I got a biopsy done on 4/14/17. During the procedure, the radiologist made a few comments about how he could barely see the mass or the needle on the ultrasound. During one of the four samplings, I felt a sharp pinch in a different location of my breast that the mass isn't really near. It's about 2 inches away, but it may just have been referred pain.

After the biopsy was done, he adjusted the guiding needle "a bit," and he placed the clip. It couldn't be seen, so the ultrasound tech turned the harmonics (I think she called it) of the ultrasound off. The picture became crystal clear (I was watching the ultrasound the entire time). Mass, clip, everything was there.

Now, though, with the fact the radiologist mentioned a few times how could barely see the needle, how the mass was close to the skin surface, and I also have soreness and almost a scratch on my breast where I felt that sharp pinch... I'm wondering if they biopsied the right spot. The marker is in the right place, but I'm not sure how I feel about the way the procedure was performed.

I should have my results back by the 18th, but I'm not sure if I can trust them. I did this so I could have certainty about what the mass is, and I'm just lost and confused.

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