I feel like a human pin-cushion: 2 needles, 1 speculum and a few cotton swabs later - now all I have to do is wait. They say the hard part is over...but for me, the waiting is much worse than the actual test itself. Even when we "know" that we're "clean" - it's still nervewrecking waiting for results to an STD and HIV test. You always run through the inevitable..."what if...", and then the "there's no way...is there?!" Bah - why do we focus so much attention on stressing over things - especially when we don't even know. (I guess it's the obvious - fear of the unknown - a fear that haunts us all at one point or another.) I'll try to focus my energies on more positive things today - I just hope the anxiety doesn't increase throughout the week.