The Biopsy and Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Written by Ann Pietrangelo on April 11th, 2011 in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.
Living with Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
(#4 in a series)
Breast biopsy day has arrived. Stephanie, the ultrasound technician from yesterday was back, and she and Dr. H prepped me for the procedure. The ultrasound would be used first to help pinpoint the two masses. I shivered as a cold antiseptic was spread all around the breast area.
I was positioned with my right arm behind my head and tilted over slightly to my left, oddly putting me in mind of a glamour shot. I wish. (Read it: The Biopsy and Breast Cancer Diagnosis)
Living with Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Series
#1 The Lump in my Breast: Meeting the Enemy
#2 Most Breast Lumps are Non-Cancerous: Would mine be?
#3 The Mammogram, the Ultrasound, and ‘the Look’
