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Re: stereotactic breast byopsy

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Posted by Carmen on 2/22/2002 from 63.212.144.81:

In reply to: stereotactic breast byopsy posted by pat jaroszewski on 2/20/2002 from 204.126.250.218:

Pat
I had a stereotactic br bx a couple of years ago, the first mammo. I had after chemo & surgery for CA. They saw"suspicious" spots - of course, I thought they were cancer. The procedure sounds horrible, like a torture chamber so I prepared myself by taking a Valium & a Darvocet-N before I went. They didn't give me any sedation there so I was glad I had. They did x=rays to pinpoint the spots. Then you lay flat on your stomach with your breast thru this open hole in the table.They compress it to hold it in place. It did not hurt, not really even as bad as a mammogram compresses it. But you have to lay there for about 30 min. The techs and MD were real nice. They kept talking to me telling me what they were doing. The dr inserts the needle into your breast and withdraws biopsy samples of the calcifications or the suspicious stuff. That is why they have to compress and hold your breast, so he can get it exactly where he needs to. I think the needle was in for several minutes or more. It did not hurt too bad. it was bearable for me and I don't like pain. He withdrew several samples as I recall. They he takes the needle out and that is it. If I can get thru it, so can you. I had read about the procedure somewhere online so I knew what to expect and it sounded like torture but it was not as bad as I expected. Hope you find it the same way.
Carmen - best of luck to you.

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