Juniper it definately sucks when people don't listen, i have learnt to push for things when I know my body is not right and most times things have been found and fixed.
It is dedicatedly a surgery I would put off as long as you safely can.

Joe I found cetratide can give a little sting and sometimes a red lump but trust me it goes away pretty quick. I freaked out the first time and rand my clinic but it was fine. I hope your sore belly means great scan results next week :-)