So, we all know that October brings Halloween which brings candy which brings happiness and fulfillment..Or a close facsimile thereof.
October also brings us…Boobs.
All boobs, all the time.
It is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. That is why everything you see/eat/drink/wear is pink! I’m not against bringing awareness at all. And a random Facebook conversation this evening made me decide that I’d do a “Fact a Day” about breast cancer.
This means lots of random, short posts that may or may not have breasts in them!
Seriously, I know way too many ladies who have had an encounter with breast cancer – either themselves or family. Way. Too. Many.
And I bet there is a lot we don’t think about. I know I have learned a thing or two.
So let’s start with the facts. In no particular order of importance, and I may or may not go back to days 1-6 so you’ll get 31 facts or you’ll get 25. We don’t know.
Fact 1: (ps, I’m gonna call them facts…they may be…accepted practice, random ideas, ….whatever. Hey, I’m not a doctor, just a PoliSci grad trying to make people laugh. And maybe think. And do. Sometimes I want people to “do”
So, fact 1: Get the freakin’ mammogram!! Per the new and “amazing” Affordable Care Act – it should be free!! FREE!!! (More on that later!) We love free stuff right?! So…go get one! One a year.
And, lot of people talk about the “pain” — I’m betting it hurts way less than a late cancer diagnosis!!!
If you haven’t put them on the glass in a while, call your doctor and I bet they can set something up! And if it’s been more than a few years, times have changed…or…I’ve gotten used to the pain…;) Results are nearly instantaneous and even if you’re worried about what they’ll find, it’s way better than finding out too late.
outrunningthefork 
Good stuff. I sat in my doctor’s waiting room. Long enough that I struck up a conversation with the much older lady next to me. She mentioned that she had not had a mammogram in 30 some years because the first one was so painful. I so agree with your post NOT to let fear keep us from doing what can save lives. Mammograms are not like the old days.