So today I had the
Great Boobie Smash done. Yep, I had my first mammogram. At age 45. To be
completely honest, I was prepared for a horrible torture device, in a freezing
room, with my girls each smashed repeatedly between icy plates, and squashed to
flat as pancakes. I have to say that was totally NOT my experience. The tech
was a lovely young woman, who explained to me exactly what she was doing, and
took the time to explain to me that since I had no previous scan, it’s quite
possible that they might need a second scan, just to verify what they saw,
especially given the obvious density of my girls. Now, I have no direct history
of breast cancer in my family, which is part of the reason I’ve not worried
about getting a mammogram sooner. Also there was the cost… I now have AWESOME
insurance that pays 100% of my mammogram, with no co-pay on my part.
At any rate, the rooms
(both the changing room and the actual radiology room) were comfortable
temperatures, and the fact of the matter is that the only painful part was
after each one was finished, when I could back up, only to discover that my
underside was stuck to the bottom plate… think peeling your leg off the leather
seat in the car in the summer, only your boob. Yeah, THAT was fun. It happened
the first time, and like a dork, I thought it was an anomaly so I didn’t bother
to lift the other before I started pulling back the second time around.
Results should be to my
doctor by Monday, and I should have my copy by sometime next week. Now I just
have to wait and see what the report says…
Happy Jar for the day
is the fact that I have a stable, albeit chaotic home, my own space for quiet
time, and all the purrs and kitty love I can stand on any given day!
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