Ouch!!

This is a picture of the ginormous needle that my doctor jammed INTO MY NECK today!
INTO MY THYROID!
EIGHT TIMES!!
I have several nodules/tumors on my thyroid and one is so big that they needed to do a biopsy on it. I was incredibly nervous. So like all 32 year old mothers of 2 do, I took my mom with me. And thank heavens I did because it hurt!!

The 2 smaller needles full of lydicane we're first. They basically felt like someone was burning the top layer of my flesh right off. So that was amazing, but it numbed my skin. That way when she used the bigger needle, it didn't hurt AS bad. But (I know this is nasty) she had to really jab the needle in, and I could feel it popping into the thyroid. Nasty! She did that 8 times and was guided by an ultrasound into the nodules to collect the samples. The results will be back next Wednesday. I have a feeling I may wonder about it just a time or two before then. If I forget then I have 8 little holes and a nice bruise on my neck to remind me!
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