And now for something completely different.

This morning I took Wakana to the surgical center for her biopsy. They did a needle biopsy where the Radiology office used a mammogram to carefully insert a hooked needle (yes, it was a hooked needle) into the mass. They did this under local anesthetic. This was about 9:00 AM.

Her biopsy procedure wasn't scheduled until 12:30! They expected her to hang around with a long needle in her breast for 3 1/2 hours! It certainly didn't take that long for the local anesthetic to wear off.

Fortunately we only waited about an hour in the waiting room then they checked her in so she could wait on the gurney. The poor woman was in a lot of pain. The IV was in her right hand and was very painful. The needle was in her left breast and was also painful. She could barely move with pulling something.

And, of course, she hadn't had anything to eat or drink since 9:00 PM the night before. We finally got out of there at 3:30 and and headed straight to King's for a late lunch.

We got some Tylenol with codeine to help with the pain. She cannot bathe or remove the bandages for 48 hours. She is very restless.

We get the results a week from Monday.