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Mammograms - is it normal ...

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LIZS · 27/09/2007 16:59

to feel a bit tender afterwards ? Felt like I was being put in a vice!

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LIZS · 28/09/2007 15:00

lol . At least it was only momentary pain !

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vole3 · 28/09/2007 06:23

Without sufficient compression the definition of the breast tissue isn't good enough to detect microcalcifications - the little flecks of calcium that can be the very early stages of a nasty.

Each woman is different when it comes to sensitivity to breast compression, but the machine has pressure sensors to ensure that it is not over or under compressed.

So, sorry you found it uncomfortable, but it should have ensured you don't get recalled for that one out of many technical reasons.


However, I have found this cartoon to make you smile

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LIZS · 27/09/2007 17:03

Thanks . I did wonder if I was going to keel over at one point. Wouldn't be very elegant being suspended by a boob though!

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rabbitrabbit · 27/09/2007 17:00

I think "a bit tender" is being polite! I felt like throttling somebody when I had mine done

Hope it all went well.

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Theclosetpagan · 27/09/2007 17:00

I gather that this is entirely normal from what I have heard. Horrible - procedure must have been designed by a man.

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