If for any reason you're not sure what to do or when to do it, ask your doctor, he or she will be able to explain what your mammogram schedule should be for your age group. Take care of those boobs ladies!
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When I go, I try not to laugh out loud when they make me sign the form saying that I'm sure I'm not pregnant. A pregnancy at 53 duh! I try not to breathe to deeply it can be a smelly day, remember there's no deodorant on mammogram day. And I refrain from screaming and yelling and resorting to physical violence when the lady just about pulls my boob from it's rightful place before she squeezes it between the two plastic plates. Oh did I mention the radiation? Just sayin!
I bet you can hardly wait!
Stories anyone?
Hey there! Yes, my breast health is very important. My sister and my neighbor are both breast cancer survivors. However, it was the self exams that brought them to the doctor, not the mammograms. The mammograms came up negative. So always be sure to do self exams.
ReplyDeleteMy mom has a cousin that's as close as we have it in our family, but I have friends who have lost their breasts to cancer, it's a horrible disease!
Delete:-) Thank you for the reminder Very important post. :-)
ReplyDeleteI just love your sense of humor! How much more pleasant life would be if we all had just a portion of your humor!
ReplyDeleteIt's time for my mamo, just got a reminder from the radiologist last week. I am pretty sure the mamogram machines were invented by a sadist.
ReplyDeleteJen, I hate mammograms, but I look forward to exploring more of your blog when I have the time. Thanks for visiting mine. By the way, my great grandfather was Irish.
ReplyDeleteVery good reminder. We need to stay on top of our own health band-wagon!
ReplyDeleteYou girls will do anything to get felt up!
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Being your best advocate is the best thing you can do! As a two time survivor I applaud you for taking care of your boobies! :)
ReplyDeleteThat picture cracked me up. I always think, for a split second, that my boobs are going to retain that smushed state! Love the pregnancy question. What a riot!
ReplyDeleteI'm so not looking forward to 35. Sadly, I have breast cancer on both sides of my family, so I need to stay on top of it. Thanks for this post, and great cartoon.
ReplyDeleteFamily history! All the more reason to keep up with those breast exams!
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ReplyDeleteLoved your post today...it really hits home. That cartoon is awesome! That is what you think you're going to look like when you emerge from the torture chamber--te he!
I had my mammogram about three weeks ago, and it is a wonderful feeling when you get the letter saying that your checkup was normal.
Thanks for stopping by my blog....I'll certainly be back to yours--Cheers
I agree about that relief when the letter comes Kathleen, still waiting on pins and needles for mine, should be within the week!
DeleteThanks for the reminder. I'm overdue for a good boob smashing. I wonder if the no deodorant thing is just a cruel joke they play on us?
ReplyDeleteGreat post & it's great to remind women to do this. We all need to examine ourselves just to be sure & also to get to know the shape/size/feel of your boobs to see if there is any change so it can be checked asap.
ReplyDeleteSo right Pixie as women we need to take care of ourselves; like my friend melody mae said above in a comment {she's a survivor}....we our own best advocates.
DeleteYou weren't kidding me --- you talked about boobies for your "B" post too! Nicely done, being informative. I laughed when you said the dr. asks about possibility of pregnancy --- I can't have any more kids because I'm "fixed" due to health issues, so it used to make me cry every time they asked me, but now I just think it's funny. Glass half-full! And this is a particularly timely topic for me as I have to get my boobies checked soon --- I've had a pain on the underside of my leftie which my dr. thinks is merely an infected cyst, but we're being careful, just as you suggested, & getting it "radiated". Thanks for the smile before I go get mine done! :)
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Love the joke! Have never heard it before and breast health is very important. My grandma and aunt both died of breast cancer, so I do regular checks
ReplyDeleteBelieve it or not my dad used to say that joke when I was a kid, funny huh! Sorry about your grandma and aunt so important with that family history to do your checks, your so right!
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ReplyDeleteI had to take my 2-year-old in for an x-ray when he hurt his foot. As I carried him back toward the exam room, the nurse asked me, "Is there any chance you could be pregnant?" I just stared at her and replied, "Only about 5 months!" The expression on her face as she did a double-take was priceless! She obviously hadn't bothered to really look at me, or she would have seen my bulging belly.
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That is So funny! Sorry your daughter go hurt hope she's ok now. Maybe they just ask as a matter of course so they don't get sued??? Who knows!
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DeleteThat was long ago--now I'm in my fifties, not possibly pregnant, and getting my boobie squished every year. Yes, I said boobie (singular)--I lost the other one to cancer when I was 36 (between my third and fourth kids). Been cancer-free ever since, praise the Lord!
I'm sure getting sued is one of the reasons they ask, but there is the legitimate medical reason, also--exposing a pre-born child to X-rays could possibly be harmful to his development.
California Girl
I am the queen of all things radiological and nuclear...I'm fairly certain that when you turn off the light I will glow...
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But seriously. This is a very good reminder to get them boobs checked ;)
You're gallbladder and my boobs...stars of their own show!
Deletethanks for the reminder - I need to call my doctor and thanks for the chuckle!
ReplyDeleteYou're most welcome my friend!
DeleteLol...I almost spit my coffee out!
ReplyDeleteYes, it's very important to make that appointment. I really should do that.
Loved the cartoon when I saw it too, that's why I included it. Although you're right very important to take care of getting our appointments scheduled!
DeleteI had forgotten about that joke!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the reminder - need to get better at those self exams!
Oh Jen, I wish you could see the sour look on my face. Mine annual is scheduled for Tuesday at 6:45 am. This year I asked for first available because my armpits can't seem to make it past 8:30 without deodorant. Considering that the tech is practically up in your armpit, I feel sorry for them! Oh I hate mammo day. My boobies are sensitive and I I hate pulling those things off the nipple when its all over. UGH. Waaaaaah!
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