An event to forget!

With all the medical technology that has been invented, surely there is another way to check for breast cancer other than a mammogram. Today was THE day! When I was 40 I could persuade my body to get into all the contortions needed but at 74? Lean into the machine - relax your shoulders - turn your head about 45 degree angle - hold your arm around this machine - hold your other breast back!!! Then the squeezing begins. You think it is clamped as tightly as possible and then you hear bzzzzz , bzzzzz, bzzzz and feel the pressure being applied even harder. So you hold your breath, partly because of the pain and partly because you sure don't want to have to do a re-take.

In all seriousness, we are truly blessed to have such medical technology. These new machines are digital and will show up any possible problems. More women are being called back for retakes because of the detailed pictures. The pain is minimal compared to the things people endure when they do have breast cancer. Be sure to get your mammogram when it is due.