I noticed that the Mt. Auburn boobsquisher was different from the Harvard Vanguard boobsquisher, so it may, in part, be the machine. But I've had boobsquishing that hurt more than others -- my second one was in search of a possible lump, so they were scraping a lot of tissue into the field (it was a lymph node in my armpit). I expected this year's to hurt more because of my shoulder issues (all the tissue has been inflamed for six months now, since I busted the shoulder, and I had one blood pressure check recently that nearly made me pass out from the searing pain of a thousand burning suns because I forgot to tell them to use the OTHER arm), but it was actually less bothersome than last year. I concur with the opinion that the tech matters, as much as the technology.

I'm sorry they bruised yours! Have plenty of ice cream.