Pain after Mr guided breast biopsy!!

[luvnsun]

I see many others are experiencing this same type of pain! Hard to take a deep breath & feels like I am being stabbed in the area in the breast straight through to the back with pain in that rt side in shoulder/neck area! What in the world? Why do drs say recovery is 24 hours & you will not have pain. It has been almost 2 weeks now what? please help Is this normal...I see others had this...what did you do to help? Also, the surgeon asked me today how I am recovering from biopsy & I told her about pain & she said it is normal...well if that's the case WHY do they say you will have no pain? She said a throbbing is normal.



This discussion is related to Pain after Biopsy.

[katarina777]

I do hear quite a lot that women are in pain after biopsy, or surgery,  and  at              other times. Sometimes, like with you, the pain seems to be disrupting your normal life more than is acceptable.

But one thing I almost never hear about , and I do not know why, or if this is actually not offered, is that patients seldomly speak about having  stronger pain meds at hand, like narcotic painkillers. (Anywhere from Darvon, to codeine, to Vicodin (Hydrocodone) , even something like Percocet, for those times when pain is severe, but temporary.

I can also imagine someone needing something like Vicodin for a few weeks?
The same goes for anti anxiety drugs, kije Ativan, and which is also prescribed for nausea.

I am asking in order to get a better idea about the 'more usual'.

I always  get what I want because I ask for it. I don't think these  meds would otherwise be offered, or even just handed to you.
unless it is after a surgery, or procedure, never mind chronic, and worsening pain,

Sometimes , the doctor is able to add a couple of refills, if needed.  With some other drugs, like oxicodone,(Percocet), refills are not an option and the prescription needs to be picked up in person, and written by the doc on every occasion.

I  am even wondering if most patients even know that there are better and stronger drugs available for pain control than Advil, or Tylenol.

Of course, unless the situation becomes more advanced, most patients do not need every day use of narcotics, and it's not the best idea, either. But I am usually asked to rate my pain at every visit on a  scale of 1-10, and I usually have no pain, but they don't usually care, even ask, if lets say you have no pain, this is because you just don't have any, or if you have not any pain because you took , or are medicated already.

In any case, I think it is really important to talk about all this, and for myself, I ask even if I feel fine just to be prepared, and I surely do not want to go to see the doc, or visit an ER, when the time comes, (in case it does) and I really will need stronger  meds.

Having them available, I find calming in itself, and it almost makes me feel much less needy, or the need to ....

KATRIN

This is especially appropriate in the case of cancer, even if other au-is hurt much more, and also pain levels, and progression of such, varies greatly among individuals?

[zouzi]

Hi,
Sorry to hear that you are in so much pain.Usually the pain after a biopsy is not so severe,but during the procedure some nerve endings are disrupted and pain could be experienced when these nerves start to heal.Also the pain could be caused by a pulled muscle, perhaps not even related to the biopsy procedure.
You have to make sure,first of all, that you don't have an infection at the site of the incision.If you see redness and swelling you should contact your surgeon as soon as possible.
Ask your doctor if you could apply warm compresses and massaging gently the breast with a mild lotion.Also wearing a good supportive bra can help.
Things should get better as time goes by,but if the pain worsens,a visit to your surgeon would be advisable.
I really hope that you'll feel better soon.
Best wishes...