Well Raeanna, I think it may be that it was a pretty small biopsy... if the marks on my cervix had been more severe (e.g. more than one small white spot), then I can imagine it would have hurt more to take bigger samples out. And I'm sure the 4 Advil helped! (The nurse kind of looked askance at me.)
He said that it looked pretty clear overall, and they just wanted one tiny piece to check on it...
I'm starting to think you're right, they could have just done another pap! (I did ask about that, but they said it's because of my history.)