Fun with needles
Jun. 28th, 2005 11:23 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
annathepiperSo I just got to work following my biopsy at Swedish. It went pretty well on the whole and was almost an exact repeat of last year's biopsy, aside from having a different doctor perform the procedure this time. This time I got an older gent who introduced himself as Dr. Hirsch and who was pretty friendly, though he wasn't quite as smooth with the technique as last year's doctor. Also, he didn't use any anesthetic on my neck, so it actually hurt this time. Not too badly, but enough to notice.
The amusing part, though, was that I got the same tech to prep me this time as I did last year: brown-haired Jen. She even remembered Dara and me, and remembered that Dara had stayed with me during the procedure and hadn't been rattled by the needles. As I believe I remember us mentioning to her last time around, this was nothing compared to breaking my arm and Dara being all wiggy over me having a second elbow and my arm going all spazzy.
Anyway, yay, biopsy. It turned out that the node they wanted to check out is partially solid and partially fluid, and it was the solid part from which they took the samples. It should only take a couple of days, and I should be hearing back from Dr. Marshall by the end of the week with the results.
The amusing part, though, was that I got the same tech to prep me this time as I did last year: brown-haired Jen. She even remembered Dara and me, and remembered that Dara had stayed with me during the procedure and hadn't been rattled by the needles. As I believe I remember us mentioning to her last time around, this was nothing compared to breaking my arm and Dara being all wiggy over me having a second elbow and my arm going all spazzy.
Anyway, yay, biopsy. It turned out that the node they wanted to check out is partially solid and partially fluid, and it was the solid part from which they took the samples. It should only take a couple of days, and I should be hearing back from Dr. Marshall by the end of the week with the results.