Over the years people have told me that just because I fear going to the doctor doesn't mean I don't have what it is I already have. They say this to be helpful but we health worriers already know this. We dread medical tests because we want to remain in denial.

But a doctor once told me something that really hit home. He said, " do you want to wait until you have symptoms?" No of course not and I have never forgotten that wise advise.