Does core needle biopsy hurt?

I just had a MRI guided stereostatic biopsy done a few days ago and it was the worst pain ever. I have had natural childbirth and would rather do that again. They could not get me numb enough and were only able to get two samples. I feel bad complaining about this because so many others are dealing with so much more but I feel everyone should know that sometimes they are very painful! Ask for more numbing medicine or sedation.

Yes it does. Even with local anesthesia 

My core needle biopsies never hurt. Not even a little bit.
I felt a slight sting and burning sensation when the Lidocaine was administered, but after that, nothing. Just some slight pressure, but no discomfort.
I had my first core needle biopsy in 2015 and was an absolute nervous wreck! I had tried to do some research on the internet prior to it and all I came across was one horror story after another. I felt for sure that the biopsy was going to hurt like hell!

I was shocked when I had zero pain! (And of course, SO relieved, lol!) I just had my second core needle biopsy done this past Monday. Again, zero pain. Obviously, we are all unique, with different biopsy experiences, but I wanted to share mine to hopefully put your mind at ease a bit.

mine did not hurt either. I didn’t look at the needle. There is a clicking sound which I found unsettling. I was bruised afterwards .Really, it’s not that bad

I just had a stereotactic core needle breast biopsy on 8/25/2020. I was told I would feel no pain, perhaps just a little pressure. I was told by one of the techs attending upon this delightful event she'd had one done and it was no worse than a routine dental exam.

My brother has a favorite expression--"Yankee dog, you lie!" Well, they did. I've had about two weeks of mental torment because "something suspicious" was found on a mammogram and then "confirmed" with tomosynthesis. I feel I was pressured, even forced, into a nauseating, inhumane procedure that I didn't want and, ultimately, didn't need. Sometimes I think people in the medical profession enjoy seeing people suffer.

Just the thought of what the biopsy entailed was enough to cause me to scream and cry or alternate fits of hysterical sobbing with hysterical laughter. I began punching inanimate objects with my fists. When that wasn't enough to drain the rage and terror out of me I began punching myself. I cut my finger punching something and, worst of all, I scared my cats.

When the doctor who found the "something suspicious" came in to counsel me he immediately strongly "suggested" that I have a biopsy as soon as possible. I asked if there was something less drastic that could be done. He replied in sepulchral tones as if he were already delivering my funeral oration, "Well...you could come back in three months and have another mammogram and see if anything has changed or in six months..." I said, "Why don't I come back in three mon..."

At that point the doctor disappeared so quickly he seemed to morph into Berenice, the case manager, who danced in and twinkled at me and, in cheery tones as if she were inviting to a dinner party where the entertainment was going to be me getting needles stuck in my naked chest, asked which day the following week I'd like to be tortured. I snarled, "How about the 12th of Never? Does that work for you?," and began pounding on the arms of the chair I was sitting in. Berenice seemed unmoved. She's probably seen a lot of women do this.

But the date was set and, as I have already indicated, I began behaving very badly. I realized that I'd have to calm down somehow in order to get through it. Berenice OK'd my getting a prescription for Xanax which calmed me right away. In fact, the only thing I thought about the week before the biopsy was napping. Still, on the day of the procedure I had to be talked into it every step of the way. The nurse who did the preop counseling gently suggested at one point I either make up my mind or leave. I decided to stay and was allowed to take one of the Xanax pills I'd brought with me.

So, on to the procedure...I was allowed to sit up and my breast was compressed--painfully. It felt like something with a sharp, thin edge was biting into my breast and rib cage. I told the techs it hurt and they adjusted the pressure, but it still hurt quite a bit although I adjusted to it after awhile. One of the techs left the room and the other one was working on the machine settings when I began to cry. I really think I was weeping with relief because it would soon be over. The tech, though, thought I was crying out of fear of pain and applied some lidocaine cream where the lidocaine would be injected. When the doctor came in I didn't feel the numbing injection or the small incision and when the core needle was being put in place it felt like someone was gently pressing their fingertip against my breast.

Unfortunately, the farther the needle went the more discomfort I felt. A moderate, but unpleasant, pressure built up coupled with a a moderate ache and little threads of sharp pain that lasted only a few seconds. It was bearable and not the excruciating pain I feared I'd feared I'd feel, but still, it did hurt somewhat. One thing surprised me. I was told the actual time the biopsy would take was 15 to 20 minutes. It seemed as though it took 2 to 3 minutes. Another thing that has surprised me is that I'm recovering with little discomfort and no pain.

To move on to next level of mental anguish, however...The results came in today and there I was shaking and sweating again. Surely, it must be bad if they came back so soon! I was called early in the morning to be informed that later in the day I'd be told what biopsy had revealed. I waited until 1:30 in the afternoon when I couldn't take it anymore and pressured them to tell me what I needed to hear and--drrumm rroolll!--the results were--BENIGN!!

Sure, I'm relieved and happy, but I'm also a little resentful and irritated. I still feel that I could have waited three months and...oh, well. This will be the first and last time you hear from me, I wish you all well and I wish the best for you.

i had core needle biopsy and injection for numbness wasnt bad. Hang in there sweetie. msphil idc stage2 0/3 nodes 3mo chemo cytoxin adriamycin 5fu before Lmast and 3mo after got married for we were planning our 2nd marriages at time then 7wks rads and 5yrs Tamoxifen.