It's an impressive statistic they've just released that says the number of women developing breast cancer is down over 7% since 2003! One reason is an increase in mammograms (among other things).
I was one who stalled and put it off. We've all heard the jokes and horror stories. Next to childbirth, it seems to be something women are fond of talking about, down to every painful detail. And so, when the day finally came, I was dreading it.
Women everywhere... BE NOT AFRAID! The mammogram experience for me was fast, easy and best of all, painless! I've had underwire bras that pinched harder! I've had seat belts with shoulder straps that pressed worse! I'm not enormously endowed, but what I have is ample. When I thought of them being flattened like a couple of flapjacks I winced, my poor boobies!
There were four images taken. After the first, I turned to the technition and said "that's it?"... that WAS it. Piece of cake... chocolate, with whipped cream and fresh strawberry filling! It felt more like a firm love pat than anything else.
Two odd little things I did not know in advance. First, no deoderant can be worn for the test. Second, they give you little stickers with lead dots to wear over your nipples. It gives the one who reads the mammogram a reference point I was told. But it was funny, sticking those on, like miniature pasties! I wanted to draw a smiley face on mine, but resisted. (What fun it would have been to flip back the opening in the gown and have a smiley face go boing, for the technition!)
Anyway... don't hesitate, DO IT! It's so easy, and so worth it.
(And no, that is not a picture of me ... I wish!) :)
I was one who stalled and put it off. We've all heard the jokes and horror stories. Next to childbirth, it seems to be something women are fond of talking about, down to every painful detail. And so, when the day finally came, I was dreading it.
Women everywhere... BE NOT AFRAID! The mammogram experience for me was fast, easy and best of all, painless! I've had underwire bras that pinched harder! I've had seat belts with shoulder straps that pressed worse! I'm not enormously endowed, but what I have is ample. When I thought of them being flattened like a couple of flapjacks I winced, my poor boobies!
There were four images taken. After the first, I turned to the technition and said "that's it?"... that WAS it. Piece of cake... chocolate, with whipped cream and fresh strawberry filling! It felt more like a firm love pat than anything else.
Two odd little things I did not know in advance. First, no deoderant can be worn for the test. Second, they give you little stickers with lead dots to wear over your nipples. It gives the one who reads the mammogram a reference point I was told. But it was funny, sticking those on, like miniature pasties! I wanted to draw a smiley face on mine, but resisted. (What fun it would have been to flip back the opening in the gown and have a smiley face go boing, for the technition!)
Anyway... don't hesitate, DO IT! It's so easy, and so worth it.
(And no, that is not a picture of me ... I wish!) :)
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