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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP back to clarify a few things: The type of finding I’ve had cannot be visualized well on mammo or ultrasound, and the BI-RADS score is such that I need an MRI guided core needle biopsy for diagnosis. My anxiety is not related to claustrophobia in an MRI, rather it is around pain and the possibility of a cancer diagnosis. I also struggle with feeling faint and deeply uncomfortable about being injured, so the idea of a needle sticking out of my boob makes me squirm, even if it doesn’t hurt.  But no, I do not expect anesthesia for a short, minimally invasive procedure. I just want to take whatever a not-crazy dose prescription dose of an oral benzodiazepine for anxiety is.

So I guess I’m asking folks to recommend a practice where they’ve had a positive experience with MRI-guided biopsy—pleasant, uncrowded waiting area, patient providers. I’m seeing several of you write, “just take your meds before showing up and don’t mention it,” which may be wise. I’m still curious if any facility offers benzos by IV—not because I want twilight sedation but because I’m interested in them acting faster than the 60-90 minutes oral doses take.
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OP I can’t imagine a facility where they would do an iv solely for something you can take orally. That brings in another specialist, billing, etc. Just have someone drive you and take it on your way there. I also have medical anxiety, and Washington radiology seems so disorganized that I don’t do well there. Their K st location seems the worst, so if you want to go with them I’d switch locations. Otherwise I’m switching to Sibley bc it seems much more professionally run. I have been getting diagnostic mammos for 4 years bc of a history of call backs, family cancer, dense breasts, etc. At my last (and it will definitely be my last appt ever there) one at wash radiology in Fairfax, the radiologist yelled at me with the door open for wasting her time by having a diagnostic mammo instead of a regular one. Meanwhile, it was my dr who had said they were necessary. [/quote]

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