Puteri’s Musings 2

This morning I went for my bi-annual mammogram. Even though this was the second time I’d gone for a mammogram, the feelings that I experienced this morning were very much like those I felt at that first mammogram. I think I made more groans of agony than I did that first time!

This time the radiologic technologist was all business. She kept telling me I had to get it right the first time so I wouldn’t have to experience more than unnecessary pain. Well! She was the one who was supposed to tell me how to position myself, tell me how I should have held my shoulders .. bla bla bla. She could have explained herself more clearly!

Anyway, I had to wait for a while after the mammography was done. I think a doctor had to look at the initial results. I think if something had looked abnormal, I would probably have to take another round of x-ray. Fortunately, nothing looked abnormal and so I could leave.

Despite the unpleasant feeling of being squashed and pressed, it is important to go for a mammography. Early detection of breast cancer raises the survival rate. If you have never gone for a mammogram, and especially if there is a history of breast cancer in your family, do not put off breast cancer screening!

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