amen, everybody !!

some righteous words spoken here, gosh I love you guys !

Frank, your health is paramount, Deb needs you, dude !!

and you'll be happier and feel better afterwards, that the issue is dealt with.

I was raised Catholic, and shame surrounded certain areas of the body, never to be touched, spoken of, or celebrated.

Vic's right, focus on the technology, or the miracle of your complex and interesting body parts and their design, or even on medical facts, *anything* you need to get you through...

it works, that's how I got through birthing three babies...



the discomfort will be over before you know it.

and yes, I STILL have to fight my upbringing, when things come up like, say, giving a stool sample for enteritis infection, or having a mammogram.

I dislike disrobing in front of strangers, and especially ob/gyn exams.

but I manage, with slow steady breathing (focusing on something else)

others (elsewhere) have offered other tips, like, imagining the DOCTOR nekkid, or splayed for exam.