Abnormal cells on my cervix
Last night I slept for 12 hours, and it was even hard to pull myself out of bed in the morning. One year ago I was diagnosed with HPV. I had abnormal cells on my cervix and they were removed by a lazer. I later went back for my six month check-up and they hadn’t come back, which is one good thing. But I still have visible warts in the vaginal area that are being very stubborn.
My doctor was treating me with a chemical but they kept coming back, sometimes even larger than before. She just prescribed Aldara treatment and its been a week. I am in alot of pain as the area I put the cream on and surrounding area has become very red and sensitive (is this
normal???) I feel so alone, I have no one to talk to about this. I have recently met a guy that I am really interested in but we can’t do anything sexually because I’m afraid he’ll find out. Its only been like a month and a half. I don’t want to tell this guy to screw-off but I feel its the only thing to do. I think this is what’s making it so hard for me. and the fact that I fear that these stupid warts will NEVER go away.
Can anyone help?
The Aldara works great but you have to follow the instructions really closely. After you put it on, make sure to wash it off your hands. You are also supposed to wash it off the infected area after a certain amount of hours and then reply when you are supposed to. Read the info packet that comes with the meds. That may help the redness and irritation.
Also, get on a vitamin regimen. If you strengthen your immune system it will help. Other people I’ve talked to have said a good mulitvitamin alone has
helped.
Stress is not going to help either so if you have a lot of it find a way to reduce it. Talking on here is a great start. Also, give the guy you met a chance. If he really likes you then he’ll stick around when you tell him. If he runs then he wasn’t the guy for you anyway so forget about him. I know this all sounds very cliche but it’s either this or keep pushing people away.
Well, the good news is you now have people to talk to, who understand and have been there. The bad news? They may NOT ever go away. My doctor told me I was better off not doing anything about mine because of how small they were and that I have no pain or negative side effects. So maybe (and this is between you and your doctor) you’d be less stressed out if you stopped reatment for a while. I don’t know…
As for the guy? Give him the benefit of a doubt. When you feel like the relationship will become sexual, tell him. The comment that bothered me was “afraid he’ll find out.” You need to be proactive in this and tell him before he has any chance of finding out. It’ll prepare him for the next step if he wants to go that far, it’ll help ease your mind I think, and it’s the right thing to do… It’s been said before… if they run, they didn’t love you anyways.
Wish there was more help to give, but sometimes talking is enough.