Suninfrance Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 I wonder how many men will read this?MammogramsMany women are afraid of their first mammogram, but there is no need to worry. By taking a few minutes each day for a week preceding the exam and doing the following exercises, you will be totally prepared for the test and best of all, you can do these simple exercises right in and around your home.EXERCISE ONE:Open your refrigerator door and insert one breast in door. Shutthe door as hard as possible and lean on the door for good measure.Hold that position for five seconds. Repeat again in case thefirst time wasn't effective enough.EXERCISE TWO:Visit your garage at 3AM when the temperature of the cement floor is just perfect. Take off all your clothes and lie comfortably on the floor with one breast wedged under the rear tire of the car. Ask afriend to slowly back the car up until your breast is sufficiently flattened and chilled. Turn over and repeat with the other breast.EXERCISE THREE:Freeze two metal bookends overnight. Strip to the waist. Invite astranger into the room. Press the bookends against one of your breasts.Smash the bookends together as hard as you can. Set up anappointment with the stranger to meet next year and do it again. YOU ARE TOTALLY PREPARED! And you guys think we are joking! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Clearly something to look forward to![blink] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suninfrance Posted March 21, 2007 Author Share Posted March 21, 2007 Actually it's not THAT bad. It's the complete stranger trying to mould your boobs into the scanner to take the X-rays that's the pain (literally). But if you look on the "ligher side" it's not a problem. Having hit the age of 50 I got a free mammo this year and it was a lot more comfortable than the couple I had done in England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Thank you SO much for that, Suninfrance. Guess what ? in this morning's post I received an appointment for a mammogram in April.Unfortunately, I'll be in France. Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suninfrance Posted March 21, 2007 Author Share Posted March 21, 2007 Should that not be "fortunately" - you will get much better care out here in France. Ok, you might get a bit squished, but it is all in a good cause. My friend and I had mammos at the same time - mine was OK, but unfortunately hers wasn't. However (and don't panic), she received the best of treatment and care and is now OK. I suspect if she was in the UK she would not have received the same kind of attention.This was posted on the "lighter side" and shouldn't be taken too seriously. Yes you do get your boobs squished and prodded by strangers, but it is a necessary process and worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterG Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Here's an easier way to practise[IMG]http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/pgrindrod/mammogram.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Suninfrance: Mrs B has just said that your OP is just so correct.....................[:D][:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 I won't be getting it done in France - I'm only entitled to emergency care there. I tried to rearrange the appointment, but I can't book for more than one month ahead.Incidentally, I can understand the need for the the "squishing", but does the equipment have to be so cold ?Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beryl Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Mankind has equipment that can detect a small tent from a satellite but cannot detect anything abnormal in a boob unless it is flattened and pulled like pizza dough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suninfrance Posted March 21, 2007 Author Share Posted March 21, 2007 Oh so true. Have a look on the Food and Drink Thread under Four Letter Word for the latest on the "bathing suit". That'll make you laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamedup Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 As I told my gyn/ob after my first one. IF it was testiclesthat had to be checked in such a manner, I am sure that 'man' would have invented a far kinder and gentler machine. She looked quite surprised and then laughed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 [quote user="Suninfrance"]Oh so true. Have a look on the Food and Drink Thread under Four Letter Word for the latest on the "bathing suit". That'll make you laugh.[/quote]That has made her day, I just went walkabout last time Wendy went shopping for a swimsuit..............[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 [quote user="Teamedup"] As I told my gyn/ob after my first one. IF it was testiclesthat had to be checked in such a manner, I am sure that 'man' would have invented a far kinder and gentler machine. She looked quite surprised and then laughed. [/quote]How right you are TU! I do very much like the fact that getting my mammies-grammed in France means that I get to see the results of the xrays and ultrasound straight away, and have a typed resume of findings, and prints of xrays and scan to take home with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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