Posted by Deneb on June 3, 2006, at 0:10:49
I'm going to get poked by a needle on Tues. and I'm scared. I'm afraid of needles.
Remember that fibroadenoma (a benign breast lump)I have? I'm still worried about it even though everyone is telling me that it is not cancer. The physical exams and ultrasounds all show it is a fibroadenoma, but I'm still worrying about it. They say the chances of someone my age having breast cancer is very very slim.
I said I wanted to be poked to make sure it was benign. So, they are going to poke me with a fine needle (less thick than ones used to draw blood) and collect some cells. They say I don't need to have this fine needle aspiration biopsy, but since I'm worrying about it so much, they will do it.
Has anyone here ever had it done? Did it hurt? I'm afraid of needles, but I'm more afraid of cancer.
Deneb*
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