Girls

[BikingNurse]

Afternoon ladies,
Well, I did it. I finally went to my Dr. a couple weeks ago and complained about one of the "Girls" (left) hurting. She sent me for a mamo and I did that today. Our hospital has gone to digital mamography. It was nothing like the horror stories I've heard. It definately wasn't "fun" but I would say it's better than a pap. So, there ya have it. I'm 29 and I had my first mamo. Yes, I have to say I was kinda emotional because I've been avoiding this pain for some number of months now, and well. yea.
But the actuall procedure wasn't bad at all. so go get the girls squished.

[Biciclista]

hm, i disagree, i'd rather have the pap.
This time (my 4th) was the first time the mammogram didn't make me cry.

[Pax]

hm, i disagree, i'd rather have the pap.
This time (my 4th) was the first time the mammogram didn't make me cry.

Ditto, I've had breast reduction surgery and having those scars smashed is truly horrific.

[tulip]

Wishing you the best for good results, BikingNurse.

[shootingstar]

Hmm yea..think how problematic it is to do a mammo on a small breasted women. Mine is coming up in a few wks.

Last Pap was done by medical intern resident, under supervision of my doc. In such situations, it does make a diff. to a have a woman doing it. Since she was new at procedure, she took longer time to take a sample properly...

[limewave]

Pap and Mammo are nothing compared to endometrial biopsy.

Hands down, I'd take the first two over the third.

[Tuckervill]

+1,000,000 to that, Limewave!!!

This last time, I made sure they sedated me, and they threw in a cervix softener just for good measure.

Karen

[Aquila]

I find that taking a couple Advil (or whatever you prefer) before my mammogram helps a bit with the soreness.

I've never had the pap part hurt, but I've had the bimanual exam shove my ovaries into the next county, and that hurt like heck.

I really hate that they tie my ability to get birth control to all sorts of screening stuff. Grrr.

[snapdragen]

Pap and Mammo are nothing compared to endometrial biopsy.

Hands down, I'd take the first two over the third.

Sounds almost as fun as a LEEP

I get the girls checked next week, I'm so excited.

[Crankin]

I've never been bothered by either procedures. As the years have gone on, the mammos get less and less bothersome. Shootingstar, I think you are right. It seems harder for the techs to do a mammo on a small breasted person. I've had a few make comments about this... not recently, though.

[ny biker]

I find mammograms more painful every year. More than once I thought one of my nipples was going to pop off and go flying across the room. A couple of years ago the corner of the plate cut my skin.

But it's over pretty quickly, so you deal with it.

[kmehrzad]

Pap and Mammo are nothing compared to endometrial biopsy.

Hands down, I'd take the first two over the third.

Oh Yeah!! I agree with you on this one. I've had several and they're no fun! You walk into the dr's office one day for a visit unsuspecting and then wham! They perform the procedure right then and there with nothing to ease the discomfort. OUCH!