How painful is an endometrial biopsy?

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bobogirl
bobogirl Member Posts: 2,777
edited June 2014 in Managing Side Effects of Breast Cancer and Its Treatment

Anyone have any experience with these?  I've got an abnormal U/S, so this is next.  Don't want to go in and get blindsided.

Tell me what to do to get through this as painlessly as possible.

Hugs,

Bobogirl

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  • bobogirl
    bobogirl Member Posts: 2,777
    edited May 2013

    *bump*

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  • sewingnut
    sewingnut Member Posts: 1,129
    edited May 2013

    I had a little cramping when I had mine done. They just go in and scrape a little. The weird part was dilating the cervix. That was a little uncomfortable but not painful.

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  • JeanGenie
    JeanGenie Member Posts: 28
    edited May 2013

    Hello Bobo girl - sorry you are facing a biopsy.  My experience was very similar to sewingnut's.  I wasn't too bad at all - just a little cramping - I thought it wasn't much worse than a Pap.  Good luck and hope you get good news.

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  • Maureen1
    Maureen1 Member Posts: 614
    edited May 2013

    Sorry to hear you have to go thru this...I've had 2 endometrial biopsies...unfortunately I had alot more cramping. I checked with my GYN and she told me to take Motrin 1 -2 hours before the procedure to help with the pain and cramping, your doctor might let you take something? 

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  • cider8
    cider8 Member Posts: 832
    edited May 2013

    I had a few. I didn't think it was much worse than Pap smear, but for a few added seconds of Ouch. I have more pain getting an IV, I'd say. Your doc should walk you through it. I make sure I have a pad on, too.

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  • juliet62
    juliet62 Member Posts: 3,412
    edited May 2013

    i had motrin before the procedure and again just mild cramping, the procedure itself was a little uncomfortible just slightly worse than a pap(never been pregnant)

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  • bobogirl
    bobogirl Member Posts: 2,777
    edited June 2013

    All good advice.  Just checking to see if a Valium was in order, since I don't have any.  I've never had one, in fact.  But I've had some biopsies during which I was totally sober, and that wasn't a good thing.

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  • BrooksideVT
    BrooksideVT Member Posts: 2,211
    edited June 2013

    I've had a couple, found them very doable.  Yes, there's cramping, in my case, pretty strong, but the whole thing just lasts a minute and when it's over, it's over--no lingering cramps.  I imagine I took ibuprufin or tylenol or some such (but not aspirin) in preparation.  You could ask your gyn how many of his/her patients take something in advance, and what it might be.

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  • bobogirl
    bobogirl Member Posts: 2,777
    edited June 2013

    When it's over, it's over?  That sounds good to me.  :)

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