Got the phone call today--excisional biopsy of back neck lump next week, 16th January, at hospital I hate for a number of reasons (not least of which is my mum died there, utterly neglected for even pain meds or commode, 5 weeks from diagnosis to death and 2 different versions of how the death happened!). Oh, and it currently has 6 wards closed for Novovirus--smashing!
Procedure should tke 30 minutes, to expect to 'be there' 90 minutes, can't drive or use public transport afterwards.
Am just plain terrified--local anaesthetic (during jaw biopsy, it wore off well before finish and had to be re-done, once they'd scraped me off the ceiling!).
Lump has also grown considerably and is more painful since initial referral, so needle for anaesthesia will hurt more, and have back/side pain in chest, so can I stay still for the 30 minutes?????
Told my GP on Friday how anxious I was and she just smiled and said 'you'll be okay'--had been really hoping for anti-anxiety stuff which seems to be 'normal' in US, but sure isn't for my doc!
Should I just 'double the Solpadol' to ease the pain and make me dopey enough to cope???
I just feel such a wuss when I know of the horrendous stuff others have gone through.

Brenda