"why, of why, weren't you "put out for this? told to not move in a painful situation or your kidney would be sliced, seems a bit,... barbaric?"
LOL - think about it! -- if I were "out of it," I most certainly would be breathing in and out against the blade! and ensure I exited the hospital via the morgue, which happened to be across from my office..:))
Many here know I worked in and around medicine for 19 years (after military/retail management years), so was perfectly at ease in all such things, including to myself.
I interacted with the whole hospital in my position as a Department Secretary, and had coffee privileges in the Physician Lounge, so the large hospital (Greensboro, NC major one) was more "home" for 15 years than my house was.
Many here also know some of my hospital and other years' stories, and how God was at work therein in a wonderful way.
By the way, if the Morgue Attendant was out and a funeral home or the Coroner came to get a deceased, I'd log out and release the body and any belongings, so was very much at ease knowing, as Paul described it, that our body is only a *shell* we shed, and the spirit it covered goes to Our Father --- therefore, I was comfortable with that.
There are two very interesting stories the Holy Spirit showed me through this task I'll send you in side mail in a day or two when I'm able, Dolly.
By the way, the biopsy area was deadened and I felt no pain -- besides, the Holy Spirit had in an accident 3 weeks before in a MOST dramatic way removed from me The Spirit of Fear -- oh, the loving preparations and lessons He provides before we need them!!
I suspect you have more than a few stories along these lines from what I've seen of you, and your loving care of your mother ---