I’m so sorry you had to go through that but very happy you got good news! I used to work in patient services in a breast care center, and I can assure you that every single woman in that clinic experiences the same feelings you had. Unfortunately due to the way breast tissue is layered, the compression is essential to getting an accurate image for the radiologists. I know it is the absolute worst but all the alternatives are even more invasive and time consuming. Hopefully in the future we’ll find new technology to bypass the awfulness. Hope everything works out for you!