What should I ask, I am told it can be excruciatingly painful and that the pain can go on for days - I have a low threashold to pain. From what I have read it sounds horrendous, squashing the breasts in a machine sonds like mediaeval torture. HELP all I want to do is not turn up EVER
Hi there don't listen to other people I did that for five years and eventually when I was fifty I went and had a mammogram I it was nothing like I expected uncomfortable yes but definitely not painful and unfortunately my first one detectected a lump growing inside I would never have noticed it and maybe if I had gone five years before i wouldn't have had to have a mastectomy and ongoing treatment. Just a few minutes that's all it take and then it's all over better to have regular mammograms
Don't be terrified just go and get it over with and get on with your day better to be safe than sorry
take care
love sue
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Thanks Sue, in this country normally 50 to 70, age range being extended and will now be 47 to 73, am 49 and as invites for my age group are random, feels being experimented on to add to everything
Definitely not being experimented on more lucky to have been chosen my doctor kept trying to get me to go and I kept saying I will when I'm fifty he had been my doctor for many years and we had a good relationship I had also been on HRT for a long time so that was his reason to get checked out breast cancer was nothing to do with HRT but it can sometimes cause this so he was just doing his job but I to had gears all the things you have so kept putting it off but I can honestly say it was nothing to worry about just go and get it over with.
take care sue
I'll try and look at it that way. Thanks
Brilliant!!!!! Let me know how it went
suex
Hay, you will be fine. Thanks to my yearly mammogram found two tumours, mastectomy and reconstruction and here to tell the tail. Uncomfortable a little but nothing like you have been told. Like was said do not believe all your told. Go get it done for peace of mind.
Its not the best thing in the world, but its purpose is the best thing in the world. If tumours are detected early they can be dealt with quite easily. Why wait until its too late.
Oh dear what a shame you are dreading it so much 
It takes such a short time to do, & so worth the pain/discomfort. I always take painkillers an hour beforehand to take the edge off it. Good luck x
Manual manipulation by mammography to get breasts into right position was painful. She said I had tender breasts, managed it but by end nearly fainted so had to be sat down. As when faint have a low threshold to a fit, I'm epileptic, not sure will bother again as this was a major part of my fear and has come true
Low threshold to pain, painful when she manually manipulated them into the correct position. By end nearly fainting and as have low threshold to a fit when faint, I'm epileptic, not sure is worth it for me.
Oh my goodness that's awful! How about seeing GP to ask if there is some medication he can prescribe to take beforehand? Maybe strong painkillers & some sort if diazepam? Feel sad for you...
Unfortunately diazepam itself stops me breathing, not good for an epileptic as one of main medications used in an emergency!! 😊 Been taking co-codamol, a strong painkiller anyway for pelvic pain and in process of reducing it. Left breast still painful nearly 4hrs after, so hate to think what be like for me normally. 😪
Will see what she says though.
Unfortunately diazepam itself stops me breathing, not good for an epileptic as one of main medications used in an emergency!! 😊 Been taking co-codamol, a strong painkiller anyway for pelvic pain and in process of reducing it. Left breast still painful nearly 4hrs after, so hate to think what be like for me normally. 😪
Will see what she says though.
Oh dear sorry to hear that it wasn't an easy test for you hopefully the results will be fine and you won't need another one for a few years
take care
suex
Hope so to as my left breast still hurts. If have to go again this time will but not in future
The "purpose" is only relevant if the actual facts support it. But that isn't the case because the mantra of "early detection=saving lives" through mammography hasn't resulted in a notable reduction of breast cancer mortality but instead it has led to a situation where the test causes more harm than good to most women (sources: Mammography Screening: Truth, Lies and Controversy by Peter Gotzsche and The Mammogram Myth by Rolf Hefti).
Because the majority of women only have awareness" of the pro-mammogram messages disseminated by the big medical business (with most mammogram-favorable "studies" sponsored by them) few know what the real facts are. Example, very few women understand or know the fact that a lot of breast cancer "survivors" are victims of harm instead of receivers of benefit.
Well if not for my mammogram having found two tumours then maybe I may not be here. They have saved lives, and all for it. The benefit for me was life. This is my opinion and proud yo support mammograms.
I tend to agree just having found a breast dimple myself in January 2014 which led to chemotherapy, surgery and radiotherapy I don't know whether attendance for a mammography would have found the tumour more quickly or not. And of course there are now the follow up mammographies which I feel I cannot decline. Prior to this episode I did not attend for mammography because I found the procedure hell. If I decide to go, I will be taking the advice of Karen007 and take painkillers beforehand.