Mal: So we run. Nandi: I understand, Captain Reynolds. You have your people to think of, same as me. And this ain't your fight. Mal: Don't believe you do understand, Nandi. I said 'we run'. We.

'Heart Of Gold'


Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


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.


beekaytee - Oct 16, 2014 1:33:42 pm PDT #13793 of 30002
Compassionately intolerant

I do not have mammo advice, but I do have tears of joy to share.

I've mentioned my friend going through esophageal cancer a couple of times here...once he had his stomach removed (a journey in and of itself) and went through all the horrible chemo and radiation, he thought he was home free.

And then.

He got a diagnosis of lymphoma, wide-spread.

He attempted the chemo for that and decided that dying would be easier on him. He stopped all treatment and went his own path.

When I saw him a couple of weeks ago, he was super thin and had almost no energy, but was pretty set on his own course of treatment, which included 'everything...so much of everything, I could not even tell you what or how much.' (nutrition changes, Chinese herbs and acupuncture primarily)

Yesterday, he got the results of his most recent battery of tests.

His doctor said, and I quote him quoting him, "All signs of disease have melted away."

I had to have him repeat it over the phone a couple of times just so I could be sure I heard him correctly.

He is still thin and needs to build his strength back, but he is through with hospitals.

One doctor said, "Well, it could come back next year" to which my friend declared, "Fuck that."

He's going to continue the regimen he set for himself and still hasn't quite processed what this means. He's sleeping a lot and working to get past the 'I'm sick' mindset. But here he is, cancer free.

I don't even know what to say other than, in a world of so much pain and illness and disappointment, there _are_ success stories.

When I asked my friend what he thought the number one thing he did that contributed to this outcome might be...I thought he'd say acupuncture, since that is his profession...he said, "I think I just wanted to SHOW them." (meaning his doctors)

I don't care one way or the other. I'm just so, incredibly grateful.


lisah - Oct 16, 2014 1:35:19 pm PDT #13794 of 30002
Punishingly Intricate

Mine are big and mammograms are pretty painful for me. Taking ibuprofen beforehand definitely helps.