 [ Symptoms ] is fainting during mammogram a common occurance [ Disease ] i just fainted at my mammogram yesterday it did not hurt i was not anxious or stressed and it still happened i felt like each dose of radiation stole my energy like super man being exposed to kryptonite the floor was hard so i am lucky to have not hit my head another woman did hit her head in an article i read online and now her brain has injuries that have made her immobile that article showed there was a lawsuit court trial in 2004 women should be seated during mammograms the x ray technician told me fainting happens a lot laura