Mammogram vacuum assisted biopsy

I had a vac assisted biopsy. It was awful and totally without dignity. I had to lay face down on something like a massage table with a hole in it where you drop your breast into. The breast is then clamped in place, you are given local, after which incision is made and biopsy taken. Intermittent mammograms are taken to ensure the samples are taken from the right place. I had a lovely breast care nurse that held my hand and talked to me all the way through - it took about 30mins. I had a nice chair to sit in afterwards, ice packs and the BC nurse to  check on me and talk to me but it was awfully traumatic. 48hrs later results confirmed large dcis and I'm now 4wks post mastectomy. The procedure was very traumatic.