I'm very much not a large woman, but my breast tissue is dense and lumpy, and we have a proper health system here, so I've had more mammograms than the average American woman my age, with different techs at different places with different equipment every time. It has always hurt quite a lot - less than a filling at the dentist, much less than a root canal, but about the same as a leg wax during the ripping-off phase. The most painful thing has been the manoevring of my not-a-lot into place on the metal thingy, and holding it forcibly in place while the other metal thingy comes down to scrunch it (as you've expressed in a more delicate manner). I've never thought of having ice cream afterwards, dammit, but I will from now on. I've never been in pain the next day. If it settles down, it's probably worth asking your doctor (or any of your medical friends with actual expertise) for a proper medical explanation, and possibly even complaining to the place you had it done. If it's still sore tomorrow, it's probably worth ringing up the place and asking why. If they have a really clumsy tech, they need to know.
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Date: 2011-05-12 03:19 am (UTC)I've never thought of having ice cream afterwards, dammit, but I will from now on. I've never been in pain the next day. If it settles down, it's probably worth asking your doctor (or any of your medical friends with actual expertise) for a proper medical explanation, and possibly even complaining to the place you had it done. If it's still sore tomorrow, it's probably worth ringing up the place and asking why. If they have a really clumsy tech, they need to know.