tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post4838216589842486962..comments2024-03-27T19:38:35.757-07:00Comments on Bag and a Beret: What to wear for a mammogramMelaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218727738029858422noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-53061638109206492842015-05-25T06:56:54.060-07:002015-05-25T06:56:54.060-07:00I'm binge-reading your posts, Melanie, and I&#...I'm binge-reading your posts, Melanie, and I'm in awe. With your creative, quirky, crazy mind, your hallucinating, unique style and your super slim body and bluer then blue eyes.<br /><br />Really!<br /><br />I can't get over how many furry coats you have, psychedelic patterns, bright colors, sequins...envy!<br /><br />There's not that much to thrift in either of my home towns, let alone interesting, funky stuff:-(Anjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13150942046706737589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-80807298648514856242015-02-16T21:12:12.448-08:002015-02-16T21:12:12.448-08:00JOYATRI: I am sorry to hear that this is a painful...JOYATRI: I am sorry to hear that this is a painful procedure for you. I ABSOLUTELY 100% agree that visual distractions would be an extremely valuable tool for helping patients relax. I have always wondered why dentists and gynecologists don't have a Where's Waldo type of poster on the ceiling at the very least! They even make glasses that play movies on the lenses. Why not?!! GAAAA! Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218727738029858422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-66695446471958575482015-02-16T20:36:07.284-08:002015-02-16T20:36:07.284-08:00I'm glad to hear that the nightmare you had en...I'm glad to hear that the nightmare you had envisioned did not come to fruition. I'm quite big chested and find mammograms incredibly painful. I would have appreciated being distracted by your Spirit Armour. Luckily, the pain is only for a few seconds--so bearable. Having had breast cancer 7 years ago, it's a necessary evil (however, the one year I didn't have a mammogram, I discovered the lump on my own -- go figure). With mammograms or any kind of painful medical procedure, I've always wondered why patients aren't provided with some interesting artwork to look at. Instead one has to look at plain walls and machinery. I tell every technician they need artwork on the walls but alas, nothing.joyatrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02460272074875273228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-85082623185961281992015-02-16T13:26:43.458-08:002015-02-16T13:26:43.458-08:00I'm really glad to hear that it isn't too ...I'm really glad to hear that it isn't too traumatic! Great to have a personal account like this to go on.xxKezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705356707599121605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-18072156396694005272015-02-15T12:03:53.477-08:002015-02-15T12:03:53.477-08:00Your first mammogram!? I've had many over the ...Your first mammogram!? I've had many over the years and wondered why women made such a fuss of it. But at the last session it felt as though my nipples were going to shoot out of my body as if I were a cartoon character. It lasts only seconds so I would never let it stop me having a check-up. I agree with WendyB that a trip to the dentist is the thing to get jumpy about. I'm an abject coward about the dentists.Share my Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817611851604816123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-65404791089622588022015-02-14T12:43:12.022-08:002015-02-14T12:43:12.022-08:00I've never found mammograms that bad. Mildly a...I've never found mammograms that bad. Mildly annoying. A few long seconds of discomfort. To me it's NOTHING compared to the dentist! 30 minutes of a cleaning of my ultra-sensitive teeth is torture!WendyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15578678568161906538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-9903577732763624682015-02-13T16:44:10.238-08:002015-02-13T16:44:10.238-08:00I'm not going to complaint, even if I go to ma...I'm not going to complaint, even if I go to mammogram my girls once a year, because it's just a little bit annoying, as you've described. And everything is easier if you're appropriate dressed up, wearing psychedelic prints and lots of lipstick, I agree!!. I usually need an extra dose of psychedeliciousness every time I go to the doctor!<br />besos & girls<br />SeƱora Allnuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01403540346998939207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-32700039739276761932015-02-13T13:55:09.959-08:002015-02-13T13:55:09.959-08:00I read the first line of you post this morning, gr...I read the first line of you post this morning, grinned and put it away for a leasure moment to enjoy it. Knowing very well it would be a terrific post. And you did not disappoint.<br />Great article. Loved every word. Had to laugh over the comments too. Especially the IttyBittyTitty Committee, haha.<br />I have been to these check-ups many times, being 60. From about 45 or 50 I think. They are for free in The Netherlands too.<br />I once said to the nurse that she had flattened my boobs while they had been so perky that morning. She laughed and said: " if that was us and the machine, if we could do that, we could also do the reverse and be very much in business!"<br />GreetjeNo Fear of Fashionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10999161414598296313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-31233638776659920142015-02-13T11:10:31.207-08:002015-02-13T11:10:31.207-08:00I had one a few years ago and despite all the warn...I had one a few years ago and despite all the warnings and not being very well endowed, I didn't feel a thing. <br />Its always good to face something unpleasant by dressing to the nines and you did just that. <br />Hope the results were clear. xxxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-37950116330371267292015-02-12T14:15:34.785-08:002015-02-12T14:15:34.785-08:00CAROL: Thanks for posting that link to the bra-fit...CAROL: Thanks for posting that link to the bra-fitting site - five different ways to measure?! It's way more complicated than a mammo. Heh.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218727738029858422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-81148144822796367782015-02-12T13:54:20.707-08:002015-02-12T13:54:20.707-08:00I've never had a mammogram... but I do love pa...I've never had a mammogram... but I do love pancakes.Hollie Black-Ramseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15927017366538054210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-29079655340665342192015-02-12T13:51:04.734-08:002015-02-12T13:51:04.734-08:00Anytime I have had a medical whatever I will wear ...Anytime I have had a medical whatever I will wear something fabulous, I do aspire to your awesome fabulous-ness though - I find it helps, like armour, ready for battle, just in case - anyhoo, It's so good you have had your mammogram, I haven't had one yet, I didn't know the machine rotated! you have reassured me though x x xPeaches McGintyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10431944936195385931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-66047006971870526222015-02-12T12:43:38.199-08:002015-02-12T12:43:38.199-08:00awww Melanie, great story. For whatever reason th...awww Melanie, great story. For whatever reason that's something I'm not fearful of. Although I haven't gone in for one since 2011. Up til then I went regularly every year or two since I was of age. The one thing I have avoided is the colonoscopy. I'm beyond the age when the doctor starts bugging you to get it down and I just don't want to do it! And I know people who have, etc. but yuck, puck, etc.paohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642040846510090078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-65000580669402762932015-02-12T11:31:11.514-08:002015-02-12T11:31:11.514-08:00The jury, according to much of the scientific data...The jury, according to much of the scientific data, still seems to be out on the efficacy of screening, but talking to people who have gone through breast cancer is motivating.<br />Don't worry too much about what you wear - you have to take off half your clothes anyway. Ha.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218727738029858422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-35733311572296037772015-02-12T10:11:56.776-08:002015-02-12T10:11:56.776-08:00I loved this story! I have yet to have one, thoug...I loved this story! I have yet to have one, though my doctor did mumble a few words about it a couple of years ago. I even live in walking distance of the hospital where it is performed. Of course, I would not go to any sort of vaguely invasive procedure if not harassed, which is the strategy my dentist uses. I happily read all of the articles which say mammograms are pointless. Thanks for sharing your story so amusingly and for giving me another excuse. I could never assemble such a fabulous mammogram outfit so I guess I just can't go. xoxoShawna McComberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11296162660865309624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-11644812700980898492015-02-12T05:27:15.456-08:002015-02-12T05:27:15.456-08:00Here you go, Melanie. http://www.reddit.com/r/ABra...Here you go, Melanie. http://www.reddit.com/r/ABraThatFits/wiki/beginners_guide<br /><br />This makes soo much sense to me - you measure five different ways, and the hanging at 90 degrees is just brilliant. (I always wondered when you go to fittings at a store how they could guess your correct size while wearing an improperly fitted bra in the first place). Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-29875879452447289902015-02-11T22:34:54.270-08:002015-02-11T22:34:54.270-08:00Best dressed and bravest award goes to you. Sorry ...Best dressed and bravest award goes to you. Sorry about the pancakes. I mean the absence of pancakes to eat, not your flattened tits.sister outlawshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836867834737377335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-28260358798522696372015-02-11T20:52:33.404-08:002015-02-11T20:52:33.404-08:00glad it wasn't too painful... But more importa...glad it wasn't too painful... But more importantly, what did they think of your outfit?Sonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13463872878638356633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-55685737632223010792015-02-11T20:04:32.650-08:002015-02-11T20:04:32.650-08:00CONNIE P: Wow! Yes, that DEFINITELY sucks. Plus, y...CONNIE P: Wow! Yes, that DEFINITELY sucks. Plus, you've had a bunch of them. I truly wish there was a better method!! Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218727738029858422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-42134484181708106402015-02-11T18:55:35.105-08:002015-02-11T18:55:35.105-08:00No, I've had a gazillion mammograms and they a...No, I've had a gazillion mammograms and they all sucked. Like you, I'm small. Once I passed out. And I've given birth to two kids without drugs. But, yes, they're worth it. Essential, actually.<br /><br />And, like you, I have always maintained that if men were in the same danger of dying from testicular cancer that women are from breast cancer, and the only test available was to put their balls in that machine, somebody would come up with a more comfortable alternative. Just sayin'.Connie Staccatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362169672799992473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-14844942006704923582015-02-11T13:24:07.124-08:002015-02-11T13:24:07.124-08:00I've been getting a mammogram once a year for ...I've been getting a mammogram once a year for the past 10 years. Because 10 years ago I had breast cancer. Believe me, it's a minor, minor few seconds out of your life. thorne garnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218549973143619062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-26378726742164899982015-02-11T12:41:23.550-08:002015-02-11T12:41:23.550-08:00Congrats on surviving your first boob squish! I&#...Congrats on surviving your first boob squish! I've had a lot of mammograms in the last 5 years so I am very familiar with the uncomfortable squeezing, but in the end, it's a minor inconvenience compared to having breast cancer. I also did an outfit post about what to wear to a mammogram (great minds think alike...) but my outfit was not as spectacular as yours!Forest City Fashionistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04428940427287921203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-68219568675639576282015-02-11T11:11:57.627-08:002015-02-11T11:11:57.627-08:00UNE FEMME: Blue Plate Special? Hahaha!
CAROL: Do...UNE FEMME: Blue Plate Special? Hahaha! <br /><br />CAROL: Do you have a link for that bra-fitting website?<br /><br />CONNIE: My coat loves your dog too. What will their children look like?<br /><br />TOM: Yes, men do certainly get off easy in some departments, but I wouldn't want to be a soldier. <br /><br />OTHERS: A couple of women in the waiting area laughed when I mentioned the pain-worse-than-childbirth comment. Really, who writes this stuff online?<br /><br />ETC: I couldn't have pancakes because it was past 2:00pm. Why do places quit serving breakfast so early in the day?! It's a mystery of the universe.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218727738029858422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-8357256665488794002015-02-11T10:39:19.787-08:002015-02-11T10:39:19.787-08:00oh God! I completely forgot the fur :(
Very good p...oh God! I completely forgot the fur :(<br />Very good post. Best.kobieta niewidzialnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04095572700058936230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-20605964421162249962015-02-11T09:09:40.073-08:002015-02-11T09:09:40.073-08:00The no breathing part is so difficult since my cal...The no breathing part is so difficult since my calming mantra is "Breeeeeeaaaaaattthh" in fact I found myself holding my breath while reading this post. So welcome to the sisterhood of the squished boobs. And don't go on the Internet before a medical appointment! I know from experience. It will scare the s#%t out of you! And thanks for the shout out. Pancake loves your coat. In fact, I think he may be in LOVE with your coat.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03938255518222756688noreply@blogger.com