Hello, this is my first time here, I got diagnosed with DCIS 2 and a half weeks ago and have had a lumpectomy and then a second op because the margins of where they cut out had a bit of cancer right on it the first time. I had the hook wires done and they said it allows the surgeon to see where to cut. I lay on a bed with a hole in it and they worked underneath with mammography which was a relief as I could not see what they were doing. PS The wires are really tiny and thin, the only thing that hurt was the needles to dull the area.