It didn't hurt much.
The main thing I remember is the vocabulary the doctor used:
"shoot into"
"fire at"
"oncologist"
This was all happening right above my heart. I wanted to say, "Don't shoot too deep there."
Afterward Dr. Iyengar popped a little marker into the breast to show where the mass is.
I felt like a dog being provided with an ID chip.
When the technician did a post-biopsy mammogram, she said another somewhat alarming word:
"surgery."
"The marker will locate the mass if you need surgery."
Hmmm. Possible surgery ahead? Probable?
By the time I got home, I had decided to be open about having a biopsy for possible breast cancer. One small thing I can do for all women--take the fearful thing and bring it into the open, look at it.
I posted the following note on Facebook:
Words overheard this morning during a biopsy taking place right over my heart: "shoot into," "fire at," "lesion," "surgeon," "retro mammarius space." Most biopsies turn out negative for cancer... here's hoping! Also a 1/8" marker implanted--just like my dog's ID chip.
The main thing I remember is the vocabulary the doctor used:
"shoot into"
"fire at"
"oncologist"
This was all happening right above my heart. I wanted to say, "Don't shoot too deep there."
Afterward Dr. Iyengar popped a little marker into the breast to show where the mass is.
I felt like a dog being provided with an ID chip.
When the technician did a post-biopsy mammogram, she said another somewhat alarming word:
"surgery."
"The marker will locate the mass if you need surgery."
Hmmm. Possible surgery ahead? Probable?
By the time I got home, I had decided to be open about having a biopsy for possible breast cancer. One small thing I can do for all women--take the fearful thing and bring it into the open, look at it.
I posted the following note on Facebook:
Words overheard this morning during a biopsy taking place right over my heart: "shoot into," "fire at," "lesion," "surgeon," "retro mammarius space." Most biopsies turn out negative for cancer... here's hoping! Also a 1/8" marker implanted--just like my dog's ID chip.
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