Ultrasound guided needle biopsy

I went to the St. Jude Breast Cancer Center for the biopsy. I didn't think it would be that big a deal. I was wrong. It wasn't painful, but it was scary. Each time they took a sample they positioned and then 'shot' a hollow metal tube into the lump. I did not like the noise of this tool! They took about 5 "string-looking" samples, each about an inch long. I was very happy to get home around 6pm.

They measured the lump again. Today it was 2.2 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm.