Seeing the Doctor

We are on spanking hiatus.
Because.
I have an appointment to see the doctor on Friday afternoon.  I've had a dull achy sort of pain in my lower back on the right side for probably close to 5 months.  It isn't sharp.  It does not throb.  It isn't worse if I sit or lie down or walk.  It just is.  Sometimes I think it is like a muscle pull, but then as I think about it, it seems deeper than the muscles.  If I really am just still, the pain seems like it is inside somewhere.  Glowing.  Warm. 
It has gone on long enough that He has become concerned, and insisted that I get it checked out, so of course, I have an appointment.  He imagines any number of scary possibilities.  I have checked WebMD, and am convinced that it is most likely a bladder infection or a bladder cyst.  Neither are life threatening.  On Friday, I'll start the process of having the medical professionals look and poke and prod and palpate and x-ray and scan and whatever else it is that they will do to identify the issue. 
But. 

In the meantime, we are on hiatus.  We tend to lay off our usual SM play when I have to visit the doctor.  If there is any liklihood that my ass will be "on display," then His judgement is that I ought to go without marks of any sort.  While it may or may not be an issue with my personal physician, we choose to avoid the situation where a doctor might perceive abuse and feel it is mandatory to report that to authorities. 
We are fully aware that there are, in some localities, kink friendly professionals who might not become alarmed at the obvious physical signs of our regular SM play, but we've not found any such doctors in our area. 
I'll go to the doctor on Friday, and my ass will be clear and utterly unmarked.  Whatever the medical conclusions might be, there will be no reason for the good doctor to be concerned about the condition of my butt on Friday.

swan