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shell37

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Baseline Mammogram
Posted: 05-23-05 11:38am

Hi could someone please help me, my Dr. Said he was ordering a baseline mammogram, is that just a name for regular mammograms where the squeeze you death, im have never had one and im really worried because everyone says, they hurt really bad, could someone please ease my mind or just plain help me out thanks michelle
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heatherly

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Posted: 05-31-05 15:32pm

A baseline is a basic mam.
It will be used in the years to come to compare how and if your breasts change.
If you were to be going in for diagnostic mam. It would be because your gyn,. Found a lump/mass that he needs confimation on.
The squeezing isn't as bad as veryone says. It's nothing at all.
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charmedX5

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Re: Baseline Mammogram
Posted: 06-02-05 21:27pm

shell37 wrote:
hi could someone please help me, my Dr. Said he was ordering a baseline mammogram, is that just a name for regular mammograms where the squeeze you death, im have never had one and im really worried because everyone says, they hurt really bad, could someone please ease my mind or just plain help me out thanks michelle
I just had my baseline mammagram last week. That is what they call the first one so that way when you go for anymore they can compare them to see any changes. It does hurt do not let them tell you it doesn't or that there is just a little pressure. It does hurt. But if the person doing it knows what they are doing it will go very quick. Good luck and try not to worry about it.
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