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MAMMOGRAM The doctor sent me for a mammogram He said it was the right thing to do. 'It's only a simple little check-up, Making sure all's clear with you'. Not aware of what lay ahead, I was in for a dreadful shock. The nurse said to take off my bra, Then plopped my boob on a block. Another block came crashing down, Which squashed my right boob flat. Oh such pain and the agony, As on that block my boob sat. I was told to stay very still, But I nearly fainted with pain. Now once this is over, that's it, I'll never come back here again. The right side has been completed, My left one had still to go through. Nurse said I must return yearly, But I thought 'I've got news for you'. When finishing that cruel ordeal I needed to calm down a bit One thing that really works for me, Is to have a chocolate hit It is the best food invented; Endorphins released to the brain. What a blessed relief I found, Its calming effects do contain. My boobs were bruised black and blue, I needed to wear a binder. I'll not go near that vice again, Not for all the tea in China! Copyright © Vivien Wade 2014

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Date: 6/22/2017 3:30:00 AM
Ooh Vivien don't..... I have to go for my mammogram today : (
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Date: 6/21/2017 9:05:00 AM
You make it sound painful yet with humor. Poor puppies. Lol Thanks for the grin, Scarlett. Chocolate cures everything:)
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Date: 6/21/2017 1:49:00 AM
Great humour on a very serous subject - they may be bloody painful but they are life savers:-) I've written similar poems on my mammogram experiences - on my first one I nearly fainted and all I got from the radiographer was about 'women who didn't eat breakfast' err I never miss breakfast am just not used to having my boobs in a vice!:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 6/23/2017 7:05:00 PM
Reading some of your poems. Love the humor. Couldn't find ones on Mammogram. They now have a different way of doing mammograms that are not painful (hallelujah) It was on TV a few nights ago. But at my age I'll take my chances thanks!

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