Pic on left is cyst in breast tissue.
Pic on left with needle inserted.


Twenty days ago I attended St James Hospital for a mommogram, today I went back for an ultrasound. I sat in the same waiting room in almost the same chair. I wondered why they could not have sent me for the ultrasound back then. The wait was long and the place was packed and people, obviously with chest complaints waiting for a chest xray, were coughing and spluttering all over the place I had my ultrasound and the doctor was sent for. He pointed out to me a fair sized cyst which showed up black on the screen. Then he took a needle and inserted it into the cyst and drained it. I thought I was in a series of "House" and I could see the needle go into the black and started to drain off and get smaller. It was so cool and I know my kids would have been impressed. The fluid was clear, which surprised me and the doctor put it into a phial and sent it off to the lab. He stuck a band aid on it and sent me on my merry way.