Sending you good thoughts, Velo. As others have put it well, chances are good it's nothing. If they saw something disturbing, I'm betting they would have found a slot for you sooner.

I had a breast tumor removed when I was in my early 30s. Thank God, it was benign. The lump was very evident, but I didn't do self-exams. My gyn found it during my annual pap/pelvic. I had to go through two-three months of tests (needle biopsy, ultra sound, mammo, visits w/surgeon, etc) before surgery was scheduled and it was out of my body. It was a hellish time of uncertainty, especially since I could feel the the damn thing.

I'm supposed to have a mammo every year, primarly because of the lump (I'm almost 45 now). My gyn will hold my BCP script "hostage" if I don't get in for a yearly exam, so I have the mammos done as ordered. I readily admit having them done every 18 months--not every 12 months--but I don't want to subject my body to radiation, small dose that it may be. Having them done is not optional, nor is having a yearly pap smear.

Try to think positive. Please let us know how it goes.

This is a little bit of a threat highjack but I was wondering if it were more or less painful for larger breasted gals? I'm not well endowed, to put it mildly, and well, I don't dig that whole mash thing. It's like the xray tech has to gather then smash. So would it be easier to xray someone with more meat on them in the breast area?