Bad experience with US guided biopsy.

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dysonsphere
dysonsphere Member Posts: 204
edited December 2019 in Waiting for Test Results

I had Birads 5 Ultrasound yesterday. Today I went in for the biopsy of mass in breast and a lymph node. Everything I've read and people who had them say that it's not painful. True, it's not painful in the normal sense like a sharp pain. But it was incredibly uncomfortable! I've had surgeries and a cesarean and this was by far the worst medical experience I've had. There was so much pressure, feeling the core needle being moved around and then the clip being placed after the loud sounds. All together was a terrible experience. Also, after I thought it was all done and I had mammogram done, they determined they needed to biopsy another spot and I had to go through the torture again. Now, the waiting starts. Sorry, I just needed to vent!

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  • magiclight
    magiclight Member Posts: 8,690
    edited December 2019

    dyson...I so agree, it was terrible I decided to never have another one, hence the double mastectomy.

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  • jessie123
    jessie123 Member Posts: 532
    edited December 2019

    I wonder if they didn't numb your breast enough. I had two biopsies at separate hospitals and didn't feel a thing. However, it took the first radiologist so much time to get the sample he had to numb the breast again before he could continue the procedure.

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  • Bejeweled
    Bejeweled Member Posts: 49
    edited December 2019

    I'm sorry the experience was so awful. I didn't really feel pain or a large amount of pressure, but I definitely felt like the sounds were a little jarring, although my radiologist gave me warning ahead of time so it wasn't as bad. I did have a pseudoaneurysm as a result of the procedure and had to endure very uncomfortable compression on the breast for almost 2 hours before it clotted. So, I would say I didn't feel like it was as easy, breezy as some people have described for me either.

    But, thankfully, it's over and hopefully you will never need to do another one. Now on to hoping for good results after what you've already had to deal with. Best of luck to you!

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  • gb2115
    gb2115 Member Posts: 1,894
    edited December 2019

    Sorry you had a bad experience. My core needle ultraound biopsy was fine, but the MRI biopsy was painful. I don't think I was adequately numbed, they took the needle right through my nipple area to get to the other side of my breast, and couldn't stop the bleeding for an hour. I ended up with a very large hematoma. It was most unpleasant.

    It's so hard that we all have to go through this. I hope your second biopsy is better!

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited December 2019

    I'm sorry you had such a bad experience, dysonsphere. I agree with gb2115. My MRI biopsy was by far the worst. I had an ultrasound guided needle core biopsy first for the mass on my right breast. Then a stereotactic guided core biopsy on the microcalcifications in my right breast along my chest wall. Then after my first diagnosis 2 weeks later I had an MRI guided vacuum biopsy on a mass and another biopsy on a group of nodules in my left breast. I'm glad I did them in the order I did. The ultrasound was not easy, but it was the easiest for me. The stereotactic was a little worse. It was mainly the gymnastics I had to do to try to get the angle they needed to get to my chest wall. I ended up with my arm and shoulder along with my breast through the hole in the table. I'm lucky I didn't end up falling off the table all together! Lol Then the MRI was the worst. I had 2 sites they were doing biopsies on so once it felt like everything was over and done, they started again on the other site. The worst part of all of it is the mammogram afterwards to make sure the clips are in place. So uncomfortable and unpleasant.

    I wish you luck and I'm praying for you. And it's ok to vent. We all have to do it every now and then! Sending hugs to you!

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  • dysonsphere
    dysonsphere Member Posts: 204
    edited December 2019

    Thanks for the replies! I'm feeling a little better today. I went to work and made it all day without crying or even telling anyone that I'm waiting for the worst call in my life. My close friends know. I did cry the minute I walked outside. Mainly because for a short period of time I was so busy that I FORGOT that I have a 95% chance of having cancer. I forgot that my life is most likely changed forever. I forgot that my time with my precious little boy may be shortened. And then I cried like a baby on my drive home. I'm back to normal now, but I wish I knew when that flood of emotion was going to come!

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited December 2019

    The waiting is so hard. Once you know what you're dealing with and have a plan of action things start moving along quickly. But until then the waiting, the fear of the unknown and the worry is unbearable.

    Sending you prayers and hugs.

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