tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357507.post115056976950675177..comments2023-06-15T02:55:00.458-05:00Comments on INSERT GROOVY TITLE HERE: Signs, Signs Everywhere SignsSherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17047910532698169213noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357507.post-1150685508588076072006-06-18T21:51:00.000-05:002006-06-18T21:51:00.000-05:00LOL on several fronts, TG!I'm not scared or worrie...LOL on several fronts, TG!<BR/><BR/>I'm not scared or worried. More annoyed than anything else. It's just another in a long line of medical procedures I've endured this year. I've had tubes up my nose, down my throat, I've been ultrasounded, x-rayed, CT'd and MRI'd. I've had shots, IV's and breathing treatments. Cavities filled and abscesses drained. And more blood drawn than I care to think about. What's a little boob squashing in the grand scheme of things?<BR/><BR/>And feminism has gotten a bad rap thanks to a few people who take it to scary extremes. You are absolutely right that there are far too many things that are keeping women from needed healthcare. Fear should not be one of those things. <BR/><BR/>Now if only we can tackle the equal pay for equal work issue...The law and the reality are two different things.Sherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047910532698169213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357507.post-1150630911245760302006-06-18T06:41:00.000-05:002006-06-18T06:41:00.000-05:00Hey -- I had My First Mammogram (tm) in the fall. ...Hey -- I had My First Mammogram (tm) in the fall. (Well, I had one in '01 because of really bad concerns that were benign thank God!) but my first, non-bawling, non-6-months pregnant one, anyway.<BR/><BR/>It's SOOOOO not that bad! A few seconds of "hold your breath THAT really kind of hurts OH, you're done" kind of quick pain thing. As long as you can get over the "hey, there is a strange woman fondling me" it's all good. Well, at least, it's all not bad!!!! Less than a minute of the really tight pressing and the rest is just the awkward (but highly survivable) naked breast issues! Make jokes and it's fine. Close your eyes and think of the Queen!<BR/><BR/>I feel that it does a HUGE disservice to women that other women make a mammogram sound like the worst pain or worst experience in the world. It perpetuates fear that ends up keeping women away from a necessary medical evaluation. Okay, wow, bet you didn't expect feminist rhetoric from ME! Guess raising daughters has changed my perspective a bit!<BR/><BR/>Anyway, you can do it!!!!!!tomzgrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16565112745553352354noreply@blogger.com