The word is out! Woman under 50 do not require mammograms. Boy am I relieved. I have been avoiding a mammogram since I turned 40 two years ago. Every six months I get a letter from my PCP reminding me that I haven’t had one yet. Now I can relax. When my friends hassle me I can tell them Uncle Sam has decided that I don’t need one until I am fifty. All that worry for nothing!
It would seem Uncle Sam has a problem with commitment. Perhaps he is just looking at things from a different angle. I say, flim flamming is just a fancy way of saying; “He’s keeping his options open”.
Quinkie dink? Coincidence? I don’t think so. Universal Healthcare is just around the corner and there’s one corner they are sure to cut; screenings. How could we think that the government doesn’t have our best interest in mind?
I think the U.S.D.A should start administering mammograms. Women on their 50th birthday travel to Troy, NY for their exam, they get a fancy stamp on their breasts to show they’ve been inspected. It could be like a rite of passage and a great way to ensure that no woman exceeds her alloted screenings.
Whatever the outcome, I have a bigger burden; how am I going to deal with the shame of years of unnecessary breast self exams? I feel violated.
Word of the Day
sammogram (sam-uh-gram)
-noun
The governmental control over the administration of x-rays of the mammaries.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
