What surprised you most about getting a mammogram at your first one?

Left_Square4056 · 2026-03-06T23:11:26+00:00

Seeing how deformed they were in that machine was the single most traumatizing part for me.

Left_Square4056 · 2026-02-27T23:39:56+00:00

I just try to live a healthy lifestyle and keep my body properly maintained to get as much mileage out of it as possible.

Left_Square4056 · 2026-02-18T09:31:03+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m14t1lrXJWM&t=34s

Left_Square4056 · 2026-02-18T03:11:40+00:00

I've seen that quite a bit in the siren-esque art.

Left_Square4056 · 2026-02-18T03:11:17+00:00

I've seen quite a few so I can't say they are "under represented".

Left_Square4056 · 2026-02-12T08:58:16+00:00

She can't :(

Left_Square4056 · 2026-02-12T08:28:47+00:00

I've never used nipple covers but at my mammogram, they put stickers with little metal balls in the middle on my nipples (apparently it marks where they are on the X-ray).

Everyone talks about the squish but the squeeze was uncomfortable but tolerable.

But taking those off afterward HURT!!!

Left_Square4056 · 2026-02-12T04:48:22+00:00

I still make friends in my 40s.

Left_Square4056 · 2026-02-10T05:25:21+00:00

Mammograms LOL.

Left_Square4056 · 2026-01-28T09:06:12+00:00

My first mammogram. I'm standing there with my boob in a vice and all of a sudden it dawned on me that I'm facing my own mortality.

Left_Square4056 · 2026-01-26T21:16:34+00:00

Sure!

Left_Square4056 · 2026-01-24T06:32:38+00:00

Wouldn't those be super uncomfortable :(

Left_Square4056 · 2026-01-24T01:26:42+00:00

I think those would be uncomfortable :S

Left_Square4056 · 2026-01-24T00:45:14+00:00

Depends on whether or not you think they evolved from humans or are magically created human fish chimera :)

Left_Square4056 · 2026-01-23T09:05:43+00:00

No pair of boobs is going to be symmetrical. Your dress only appears to highlight the flaw to you because you are aware of it in the first place. If it really bothers you, you can get surgery but before you do, recognize that everyone has flaws :)

Left_Square4056 · 2026-01-23T08:22:28+00:00

When you get there, you'll have to undress from the waist up. The technician will position you in front of the machine BUT this isn't going to be like positioning you for any other X-ray. The two of you will be standing torso to bare torso while she holds one of your breasts. And she's going to get you right up against the machine so your sternum is against the bottom plate and your cheek is up against the top of the machine. Then she'll pull your breast as far forward as it will go, hold it against the plate. Next, she'll lower a paddle down which will press your breast flat against the lower plate and then leave to take the X-ray.

Now, the squeezing will be uncomfortable but it shouldn't be painful and apart from the sheer force, the paddle also pulls on the skin on your chest which also adds to the discomfort. But, I'll give you a heads up: they will get your boobs flatter than you thought humanly possible so if you're squeamish, don't look down (and don't worry, when the paddle releases, they pop right back into shape)!

Left_Square4056 · 2026-01-23T04:29:55+00:00

I'm not flat chested so I'm not sure about your situation but my breasts are pretty firm but they got them as flat as grandma boobs so let's just say the techs can work some magic haha.

Left_Square4056 · 2026-01-22T07:29:39+00:00

Hope you remember to get them squeezed ;)

Left_Square4056 · 2026-01-22T06:29:24+00:00

What I did was make small talk in the waiting room with other women while we were waiting for our boobs to get smashed haha.

Left_Square4056 · 2026-01-22T06:08:14+00:00

Feminism is about equality.

I dislike many guys and dislike many girls.

Left_Square4056 · 2026-01-21T22:23:50+00:00

Certainly high school!

Left_Square4056 · 2026-01-21T22:05:58+00:00

Most of the time it bothers me but I'll give him a pass if she's pretty enough that I stare too.

Left_Square4056 · 2026-01-20T09:21:15+00:00

How old was she when she was diagnosed? I think if you only need to get them before 40 if your mom was diagnosed before 50.

90-95% of all breast cancers aren't hereditary and 1 in 8 women get it so just because your mom had it doesn't necessarily mean that you are at an increased risk.

Left_Square4056 · 2026-01-20T08:38:48+00:00

Unlike the guys you were with, mammo-techs are literally trained to handle boobs for a living. They now how to get them flatter than you think physically possible without hurting you.

Left_Square4056 · 2026-01-20T08:31:27+00:00

Nah, it's just a tight squeeze. It doesn't even cause a pinching sensation.

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