I sometimes wonder why we've never thought of fish & chip shops. We have chippies, and we have fish stalls where we can buy fish in batter (like this one), but no one's ever thought to combine the two; and if we want a fish supper, we'll either have to make it ourselves or find an English or Irish pub somewhere.
I've been called up for a clinical breast examination later this month as part of the on-going national screening programme, and I'm a little apprehensive about it. Mum reckons it's easily one of the most unpleasant exams she's ever gone for; and I can't help remembering that 2 years ago, when I got called up for a cervical smear test, I spotted for 3 days and hurt for a week. But what's a little discomfort if it can help detect cancer in the early stages, eh?
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Basically they make you stand at a bit of an odd angle with your arm above your head, and squash the breast between the two plates of the X-ray machine - done in 20 seconds, turn around a bit, assume the position for the other side and.. done.
Do they expect you to just eat the fish on its own at the fish stalls?
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Oh, I should be okay too, then! Mum hardly has any boobs to speak of, whereas I...
Do they expect you to just eat the fish on its own at the fish stalls?
Indeed they do. Or, take it home with you. And there's always an old geezer who'll eat some there and then, and takes some away ;-)
Breast cancer's in my family so I've had mammos since my mid-30s. Worth it for me to possibly save my "girls"--and my life!
Never had a mammogram, but I'm all for them, since breast cancer is sooo dramatic. I'm sure it'll be okay, but I recommend the not thinking about it method of avoidance too. :)