I had my first mammogram today and they took a brief history beforehand. One of the questions was whether or not I took estrogen and yes, I have been on BC pills; she then asked how long have you been taking them? My reply, since I was 15. She exclaimed, "Wow!" What was that about? So I said, "Excuse me?" She said, "That is a long time and so early to start them for birth control." I was floored. I asked her "Aside from needing to take my history, how is your judgment helpful, in addition to being an incorrect assumption, how is it professional?" She proceeded to tell me that "No one should be taking pills that early for birth control." I asked if she ever considered the notion that there were other reasons for taking them, could we just proceed. She actually then asked, "Why else would some take them?", so I explained there are illnesses and diseases that they prescribe them for, not just for birth control to control symptoms. She actually tried to tell me it was used as an "excuse" to take it for birth control. I was shocked. I had to do some deep breathing b/c my BP (blood press) was going up and I started to have an anxiety attack. I told her someone especially in the medical field needs to get their facts straightened out, her opinions need to be kept to herself especially this kind of ignorance, that I want another tech because she was not getting near my girls, and I need a manager NOW! She did not move, "We don't need anyone, we're fine." In my smock, I went out and found one out at the front desk; I was so flustered and pissed off that I did not even get dressed first. Then I realized I'm standing at the desk in front of the waiting room in front of a bunch of people, they finally pulled me into another room about the time I realized. I don't know what the manager is going to do about her but the next tech was very professional, very much put me at ease after I calmed down.

What I am amazed about is how someone in this day and age in the medical field, can behave this way, interjecting personal beliefs and can be so ignorant at that. When do you think she'll figure it out? And after this, the test wasn't near so bad as the emotional upheaval.