i do mammograms. there is a foam pad, called "soft touch mammo pad" that goes under your breast on top of the cassette, it imakes the mammo warmer and some softer. ask for it, some places do charge $5 for it, the hospital group i work for uses them for everyone and it's a freebie. the technologist will place a bb marker on the area that you found, then do the basic views, and what ever else the radiologist asks for the ultrasound is done. at my place, the radiologist will review the studies and talk to you afterwards to give you the results. some women will if there doctor allows it, take a mild pain reliever about 1 hour before the test. anna, many many women, those of us in middle age( )discover a lump, and usually mostly it's a benign process, but scary none the less. good luck, please keep us posted, and if you have questions, you can PM me. ((HUGS))