cervical biopsy

[futile-efforts.livejournal.com]

so how much does a cervical biopsy really hurt? i realize everyone has a different pain threshold, but i'd just like to know what to expect as far as the pain factor is concerned.

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[ipso--facto.livejournal.com]

i yelped. it would have been a scream, but i held it in. i had taken 2 ibuprofen before. i won't lie, i was in a lot of pain. and it was just a little biopsy from inside my cervix, she said she didn't take much. i took several more OTC pain relievers afterwards, but i was cramping a LOT for the first few hours and had a lot of duller pain for at least 6-8 afterwards. it was over a week before i felt anything like normal.

i'm very sensitive, though. the regular pap smear hurts and i usually cramp afterwards. so your mileage may definitely vary. i've heard some people say it wasn't bad at all.

[futile-efforts.livejournal.com]

so the biopsy actually went into the inside of your cervix, versus the outer surface?

[ipso--facto.livejournal.com]

*nod* well, she took a little bit from outside, some cells that she thought looked a little strange, but then said 'and i'm going to take this bit from inside your cervix, too, since i can't see inside there'. and then she did. not sure that mine was the same procedure as what you're going to have, exactly, though, so it may not be the same for you.