tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post7157248871882497038..comments2024-03-17T10:07:53.205-07:00Comments on The Well-Rounded Mama: Making Mammograms More ComfortableWell-Rounded Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129621631406155340noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-83082761534265390802015-04-30T08:50:51.661-07:002015-04-30T08:50:51.661-07:00Even though this is an older blog ,I appreciated i...Even though this is an older blog ,I appreciated it very much .I had a mammogram yesterday and I was a little neverous,but , OK about it. Even though I have been very ill for many months and have lost a great deal of weight . I have had them before and only one that was very painful.Well ,I was wrong , I should have been more aware of what was happening ,especially ,being older I should have STOPPED the test the minute it became so painful I became nauseated it was so painful . I know I was thin and that could have been the cause of so much pain <br />,but , for me, it is MY Body and I would Never want a test done that is so terribly painful that <br /> may cause untold damage, to maybe save me from something that I may not have. I have had painful test done in my life, and I have always wanted to cooperate and just bear it ,I 've gotten pretty tough over the years. But, I have <br />never had a mammogram so painful in my life. Needless to say , it will not ever happen again,I will NEVER have another one done there. I will wait until they get the heat imaging screening in our area . So very Sad, as it was said in the blog , some people just are not trained well, even though this person said they had been doing them for 20 years, which is a shame how many people have they scared away from getting this life saving test done.kindnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771740551496268156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-10533550897857664712012-03-07T11:26:08.288-08:002012-03-07T11:26:08.288-08:00just wanted to pipe in and say that men get breast...just wanted to pipe in and say that men get breast cancer, too! <br />good for you for taking care of yourself!annnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-1874067508364846672012-03-05T17:42:14.643-08:002012-03-05T17:42:14.643-08:00My mom had breast cancer at 49 pre-menopause. I ha...My mom had breast cancer at 49 pre-menopause. I had lumps 2 yrs ago at 30 so I had a mammo. I went to a women's only breast center. I never thought about keeping the bra on until the last min but I bet I do it next time! I did wear a scarf. It felt more modest plus it was warm & cute. I nursed twin boys exclusively for 23 months until they weaned (a year before the mammo). We had every nursing road-block known to man so we were at the ped's Lac Nurse often. I was used to being handled! I also have fibromyalgia so the pain of the squishing was nothing compared to the pain I deal with continuously just living. They ended up bringing me back for an u-s & biopsy. It was uneventful too. I told them I don't want to see what you're doing, I don't want to know what you're doing it with & I want to know as few details as possible. I knew the lump was all the way down so the less I knew the less I'd worry (or be grossed out)!<br /><br />I really enjoyed your PCOS series btw!BusyBeingFabulousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-91791119995744723622012-03-05T12:33:38.356-08:002012-03-05T12:33:38.356-08:00This is good to read because I have a lump that is...This is good to read because I have a lump that is being watched currently. I've had it since October and was told to go in for both a mammogram and ultrasound. Well, this time, only an ultrasound was done and they got enough from that that they didn't need to do the mammogram but I'm to go back in two months to check it again. I was told it was very likely benign and due to trauma (my current nursling keeps grabbing at that area while nursing like it's a cup or something and that is probably what is causing the trauma). But still, glad to read this so that I can be prepared in case they do decide to go the mammogram route the next time. My great grandmother died of breast cancer back in the 1950s. She did not go in until it was much too late (whole breast was hard at that point). She was in her 60's though so I guess it was a post menopausal deal but still, probably something I should be aware of all the same.Janeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12085755609836623027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-68292952055042410712012-03-05T11:37:57.955-08:002012-03-05T11:37:57.955-08:00I recently had my first mammogram, I had just turn...I recently had my first mammogram, I had just turned 40 and my GP was really pushing me to do it. He recommended a nearby hospital. I went with the hospital because I had a previously good experience there with a procedure in that they had very large gowns and I had not experienced weight shaming there except from one person. They also had a special area in the hospital just for mammograms. <br /><br />I really had no idea what to expect other than pain. Like you, I scheduled it for just after my period, not exclusively because of sensitivity, though that was a consideration, but because they wouldn't let me have one without a pregnancy test if I was in the second part of my cycle.<br /><br />I really liked the tech, she explained everything that was going to happen, but the one thing I was completely unprepared for was how much I'd be touched. I really hate being touched so that was mentally upsetting. She didn't say anything about my weight and only said she'd have to take two shots per position due to my breast size.<br /><br />I don't have any breast cancer in my family that I know of. I can go back only 2 generations on my mom's side, but several generations on my dad's side, so I find it hard to believe that I'll get a mammogram every year, even though that's what I was told was recommended.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12662034858495383191noreply@blogger.com