I have a question for women 40 and over

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Do any of you not bother getting a mammogram because you are sensitive to pain? I'm in my early 40's and I have sensitive due to my autism and I don't know what to about getting mammogram. Thank you.

i had not a good experience with that
it was very very very painful and the doctor very rude, then it turned out i had to pay for that, bc i was one year too young. i haven't seen a womens' doctor since, 20+ years

i've read up on that and it also turns out they can't see much before menopauze, and its also a great §§ racket
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https://abcnews.go.com/Business/BreastC ... id=9120639

Have had several over the years, after they quit sending me reminders, I quit going . And I must admit to hating everyone of them. but the technician was very understanding it seemed . They did a biopsy on a spot some years ago
Mother had breast cancer lost one of them in a serious surgery . Was malignant . But all follow up mamograms for me
were negative . Probably been near 4-5 years ago was the last one. Not terribly concerned. So much anymore .
But probably good to get a intially one. To get a baseline.. but honestly , they squashed my boobs pretty had.
But the biopsy was pre cancerous. And got it removed the same month. but was tiny. Write down the location thatget your first mammogram at somewhere and do not lose it. Cause if anything even shows up they will have a first mammogram picture to compare too. ....doing self exams are a great preventative way to go . As a normal thing.
Even almost up to the armpit . My lump was just short of it on the left side. Lumpectomies are almost easier then
than the mammogram.