Mommotome

Yesterday, I had a routine procedure of mommotome biopsy. It was a day surgery under local anesthetic. Comparing to open surgery biopsy, it is much less invasive.

The comparative information

I started to lie face down on a special bed with an opening in the middle. A radiologist assisted my doctor to determine the exact location of micro-calcification. Then he used kind of probe to cut and collect the suspicious site tissues. The whole procedure was about a hour. A nurse put dressing on the wound with a wider bandage for support. I was prayerful and didn't feel much other than chicking noises of machine. Now and than, the radiologist asked me to hold breath and then let go. My doctor took two sites of micro-calcification in the end.

After that, I needed to take one more mammogram to make sure the area of concerns were removed. As I waited for mammogram, I met a friend who also just had her mommotome biopsy done on the same morning. We were so surprise to see each other on such location, yet, we were glad to keep each other company and to pray for each other.

She is older than me, she has been under regular mammogram for past six years, doctor found a little lump in her left breast has since changed in size. Therefore, a biopsy was required.

We all shared the same, all of sudden, there were so many women around ourselves have breast abnormality. Though no one would take chance, 80-90 percentage biopsy turn out to be benign.

I rested in day care bed for one hour before being discharged from hospital.

After all, it was not too bad procedure. but certainly not routine for me. I am grateful that the Lord has seen me through.