Ah Tony I'm really sorry to hear that.
All my thoughts & wishes are with you in hoping this is very temporary. Well, those that aren't with my brother who is in the same situation
Cic - get thee to a nunnery! Or a doctors, preferably. If you have something, then you already have it (if you get what I mean). If it's not a problem then why put yourself through worry. If it is a problem then for God's sake it needs to be sorted sooner rather than later. You're certainly not a coward.
In my bad news (don't even come close to the above) I need to give a stool sample. Doc wants to check me for H Pylori before going any further. I have never done one of these before. I can't even think of how to go about it. The idea is already making me retch. Any tips would be gratefully accepted - either by PM or perhaps in a Stool Sample thread, so no-one chokes on their Cap'n Crunch.
It's only a pea sized sample, but that doesn't help me with the grim logistics of actually... well enough said in this thread.