Kevin, that sounds awful! I think they are both treatable illnesses, but it won't be the easiest road. If you can slow your mind and emotions until they know for sure, it won't be as stressful while you wait. I have been down a similar path, and I am very prone to going to worst case scenario right away, and I made it way harder on myself. It turned out not to be anything serious. They were wrong. I was trying to avoid being blindsided by a big thing, and freaked myself out wayyyy worse than necessary! I know it's not easy to avoid going to Dr. Google or Web MD, but it's not super helpful if you feel stressed about having something bad!

I'm so sorry, Kevin. I wonder, have you looked for support groups for those? We'll be here to support you emotionally, and the others can provide valuable info for the physical side of things.