YEARLY REMINDER

Today was the day for my yearly mammogram.  While never pleasant, it is a necessity.  By getting these yearly mammograms, a fibrous adenoma was discovered followed by an ultrasound, and a biopsy.  Thankfully, pathology came back that it is benign.  My mammograms determine  the fibrous adenoma is not moving or getting any bigger.  If it does, then it will be removed.
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OK, the serious stuff is over and now I have some observations to make on getting these yearly mammograms:
1.  Why are the gowns provided always so big?  By the time I find which string has an opposite partner to tie, the gown has fallen off my shoulders and is in a pool around my feet.
2.  We are told to place our outer garments in a plastic bag and then leave them in the dressing room.  Has anyone ever been tempted to look in the bags?  I hope not because my only clean bra this morning was rather worn--clean but worn.
3.  It is pathetic to see all the women in the waiting room trying to keep some form of modesty in these gowns.  We are all pulling them back onto our shoulders and grasping them in front so everything isn't out there in the open.
4.  Why are the waiting rooms always so cold?  If I had a thermometer with me, I am sure it would have registered in the low 50's.
5.  Speaking about cold, why are the technicians hands always so cold?  It is bad enough that the equipment is sub-zero against my warm skin, but her hands are like ice cubes.  She spent a lot of time saying how sorry she was that her hands are cold--I know!
Like I said, this is something women go through every year so we must have a sense of humor about the process.

UPDATE:  I got notification today that my mammogram was normal.  Yippee!!!  Now I can be worry-free until next year.  Sigh.