I must not be that special lol, I didn't get a little cushion :-)
I remember sitting outside radiology waiting to get the wire put in and the elderly lady who went in before me crying out in pain and shreeking! I thought "oh shit, what am I in for"?
So I'm lying there thinking the worst, especially when the radiology said "the four dye needles is going to sting a lot", but in reality there was a little discomfort but no real pain - thankfully. Turns out that the lady before had a REAL fear of needles (poor thing).
I'm glad to report that the whole day really wasn't too bad in terms of pain.