hey, the local anaesthetic is like the tiniest scratch and then you wont feel anything :) it was an absolute breeze! I went on my own as well, the staff were so good and one of them even held my hand when i was afraid.

hey, the local anaesthetic is like the tiniest scratch and then you wont feel anything :) it was an absolute breeze! I went on my own as well, the staff were so good and one of them even held my hand when i was afraid.

Hi [@HotPocket]‍ 

thankyou for the reassurance, unsure if I will have a biopsy but wanted to prepare myself incase. When did you have yours? I hope everything is ok xx

I had mine a while ago, october 2018! At the time I thought I really didn't want to have the biopsy if they gave me a choice, but I'm glad I did now as it was the only thing that gave me a diagnosis, otherwise I wouldn't have known. It will be worth it to have that peace of mind anyway, don't let the needle/pain put you off because it's really not bad at all. Also i think being there on my own made me have to be braver, which was good in a way. But the people there are so used to people on their own that they're so supportive xx

Hi [@HotPocket]‍ 

I have just been on your profile and read your story! How awful that you went through this alone, but also your bravery stands out too, it's something I am likely going to have to do due to the pandemic. 
im sorry that you have had to go through this at such a young age, I am 30, and I keep telling myself it's not going to happen to me, but also I keep thinking it's definitely not impossible and that frightens me, I don't want to leave my kids behind, I'm scared it will not be treatable etc. 
 

Thankyou again for sending me some reassurance, I hope I have a lovely experience to a certain extent with nurses and consultants etc. Just can't bare the thought of doing this alone with a bad experience x