What IS called-for is for me to tell YOU about it. You are lucky because you can just delete the post. The poor people at the party had to give me an awkward smile and then try to meander away. Again, sorry.
It was all actually quite simple and fast and painless. It was also awkward as hell. Let me explain.
So I arrive on time and as I wait the 20 minutes for my little appointment I got an article edited ... whoppee! Productivity! Then I was led to a room where I got to strip from the waist up and put on a hospital gown (can't they make those things prettier?!), open in the front. Then I got to awkwardly stand in front of a woman in a room while she asked me all sorts of questions about live births and nursing and family history. I may as well have been on a stage.
Then the fun part began. She warned me that she would be flopping my boob (THUNK) onto the little machine thingie. I'd had women handle my boobs when I was learning to nurse, and my male doc does my breast exam every year (and every dang year I blush), but it was still weird.
So first my boob got SMEESHED up and down. Then side to side. Then we did it on the other side. It was quick and painless.
I went in with a smile, happy to have insurance and happy we have this sort of technology.
I did it for Giuliana Rancic and for my family. I'll do it again next year. It wasn't so bad.
I've had to do these things since I was in my 20s and they have improved a lot. Used to be they would leave you in a vice ALONE IN THE ROOM while they took the pics somewhere else. You couldn't call them or anything and if there were a fire they have you tight enough in there up to your ribs you would never leave alive. Those things were scary.
ReplyDeleteNow, not so much. Technician stays with you. Questions are actually worse getting a new family doctor, even. :)
I think if they did this to men they would have created a better machine by now. I have heard there is a table that women lay on..hoping that is available before I have mine done in a few more years.
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