Biopsy -- One day after

In the interest of keeping a timely log, just in case I need to refer back later on, here goes with how the biopsy mark looks one day on.

Not a very nice photo, I know. I don't have a feature to draw little circles to give emphasis on what I want to show, and this photo gives the most contrast. So, in lieu of a prettier picture, I'll stick with this one. The red circle in the center is easy enough to spot as one of the biopsy points. As for the second one, it appears to be the rather tiny pinkish spot to the right of the photo. But, that would suggest one problem... My large hard nodule is actually on my right. So that pickish spot should appear on the left of this photo, correct? Remember I said I heard that young Dr. become flustered with the second needle prick and ask what to do? I could be totally wrong, of course, but I'm guessing she made a mistake in the placing of the second needle prick. Oh great...

With a fine needle biopsy there are 4 possible results, I've read.

1) benign

 2) malignant

3) indeterminate between malignancy or not

4) not enough cells taken so the test needs to be repeated

Well, I sure hope she got enough cells because I sure don't want to repeat this test! I still feel like I got a karate chop to the windpipe when I move my head up or in some other positions. The little red dot might not look much worse than a bug bite and touching it doesn't hurt but still... ouch!

I checked out a few more YouTube videos last night on thyroid fine needle biopsy for comparison. The first one that Google popped up with sort of seemed like a lesson in everything you, the patient, aren't supposed to do during one! There was a rather silly-ish young woman having it done and maybe her friend was recording it with an iPhone in a Dr.'s office. The needle was in her neck and someone starts re-arranging the pillow under her, for starts. She's chatting from time to time while the needle biopsy is on-going. I can clearly see her swallow, too. I think she even waved at one point. Anyway, absolutely every thing I was warned against during the procedure she did during the short video. It must have been hell for the Dr. but I guess he should have been in better control of the situation.

One point was very different between the videos or imagines I saw online and my experience yesterday. In all of the things I saw online, you can clearly see what the syringe looks like. I didn't have an anesthetic and I really don't see the point as that would still be a needle prick. But, yesterday what I saw was just a white, wrapped in toweling sort of thing in the Dr's hand and it was placed on my neck the entire time just like that. Surely that must have been done to ease anxiety over seeing a syringe coming at me, the patient.

Well, I'll know the results, whatever they might be on May 29.