Get the Mammogram

May 7, 2019

“I have to get a mammogram,” moaned a woman.

I find it fascinating that people who voluntarily do aerobics, or kickboxing, or Zumba—and who keep going back even though their muscles are stiff for days afterwards—gripe about the temporary discomfort of a mammogram.

So if you’ve put off getting one because you’ve heard those terrible stories, put it in perspective:

I’ve had more, and longer-term, discomfort from sitting in a movie seat or taking a car ride than I have had from getting a mammogram.

So don’t let the stories scare you away. Just go.