Well for me, it was never that painful, but it was awkward. For one thing, here they don't give you a gown, so you're walking into the room from the consultation room tits out. Other than putting your boob on the plate, it's the technician puts you and your boob into positions, which can be awkward. (Like arm holding the machine, leaning ever so slightly in on the right side.) The most it ever hurt was similar to the pressure on your arm when the blood pressure cuff is inflated, and it only takes a few seconds. They've had to retake mine, but they do it on the spot.
Nice acronym, Mom!
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Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
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Sue - Oct 16, 2014 11:17:26 am PDT #13783 of 30002
hip deep in pie
Connie Neil - Oct 16, 2014 11:17:52 am PDT #13784 of 30002
brillig
Your breast will be flopped/placed on a plate, then another plate will be lowered till it's squished mostly flat. This will pull on the tissues to various degrees of discomfort depending on the size and structure of your breast. Vertical and horizontal. You'll get a corner of the plate digging into your torso uncomfortably at various points.
Strix - Oct 16, 2014 11:19:50 am PDT #13785 of 30002
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
OK, not too bad. Sounds like I've had lovers do worse things to my boobs.
BTW, I called the Red Cross and I cannot be a blood donor, for sure.
SuziQ - Oct 16, 2014 11:24:40 am PDT #13786 of 30002
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Never not had a gown, never had stickets, but smooshing and awkward positions. All in all, I'd rather get my boobs smooshed than go to the dentist.
Strix - Oct 16, 2014 11:32:10 am PDT #13787 of 30002
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
The stickers crack me up. I may bring my own! I wish I had pasties, just because.
Calli - Oct 16, 2014 11:46:03 am PDT #13788 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I didn't have much problem with my mammogram. Big, fatty boobs tend to do well, as they squish nicely and it doesn't take much effort to pull them appropriately on the plate. There were a couple moments of discomfort, but nothing that lingered after the procedure was done.
Connie Neil - Oct 16, 2014 11:48:57 am PDT #13789 of 30002
brillig
I have always wondered how our small-breasted sisters fared in those machines. I've got old, floppy ones, and it's always a little disturbing to see them laid out on a plate. A little too St. Agnes.
Beverly - Oct 16, 2014 11:55:28 am PDT #13790 of 30002
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Mine have lost some density, and are easier to get a good picture of, and less resistant to being squished from various angles. One of the benefits of post-menopause.
meara - Oct 16, 2014 12:05:29 pm PDT #13791 of 30002
Mine were not squishy. Or able to really rest on the plate. It was v awkward.
Strix - Oct 16, 2014 12:06:04 pm PDT #13792 of 30002
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
A little too St. Agnes.
BWAH! I'm going to giggle through the whole thing now.