HPV Support Group

Hi, i'm 20 years old and i just got diagnosed with a form of hpv yesterday. I feel horrible, I can't stop crying. I don't know how to feel or what to do. I have a boyfriend, and I told him about it, and were going to try to work things out. But i'm afraid he will leave me later on. Things are difficult enough as is. I got this from my ex boyfriend, i'm so scared, and hurt and depressed....I can't tell my family and I dont want anyone to know...I just need some help...please

Post edited by: Cupcakez89, at: 05/01/2013 04:11 PM

Hey, I'm also 20 and got diagnosed a couple months ago. And I also have a boyfriend who did not give it to me. At first I was scared to tell him because I thought he would leave me because of it. At first he was just confused about what it was and realized that it really is harmless as long as you get your regular pap smears every year and make sure everything is ok. He got over and and we are getting married in a year now. I think if you and your boyfriend love eachother, everything will work out fine. Do you know what kind of HPV it is? Is it the genital wart kind or the risk for cervical cancer kind? I also was very scared at first, but I realized that SO many people have this. Alsp most people who have had more than 1 sexual partner will mostlikely develop this at some point. I hope your boyfriend is supportive and will help you through this. But keep your head up, and make sure you get your yearly tests done and I'm sure everything will be ok.

Thankyou so much, my doctor thinks it's genital warts, but she is not sure. She is going to try to find a different way besides a biopsy to test to see if it is or isn't. When I told my boyfriend, of course he wanted more information, but for right now were doing ok .

It also helped me feel better knowing how common it is, and how it's possible for a healthy immune system to clear the virus up. Thankfully right now, there not big enough to even really see, so i'm not really that worried, and since they don't cause any health risk.

I do always make sure that I get my annual exam, even though it's so uncomfertable for me. My boyfriend is really trying to help and support me, although I know it's hard on him to, since he's never been through anything like this before. But were just taking this one step at a time.

I hope everything works out for you!

So I got my pap test back and it's normal...you have no idea how happy i was to hear that. also she checked the bumps again, and they went away, she does'nt know if they are GW or something else...which is frustrating. But my doc told me not to worry about them to much...so i guess it's a good thing right?

I totally understand. I didn't even tell my family why my marriage ended because it was such a sensitive subject...it was almost easier to let them think I just couldn't handle being away from them (which is the reason they came up with..)

I finally told my father last year right before he died unexpectedly. And I am so glad I did, because he was so much more supportive than I ever would have thought. I still have trouble talking about it...as I like to say, it's not exactly 'dinner-table conversation.' At least that's my response when everyone asked why my marriage ended.

My ex-husband gave it to me and lied about knowing. I found his medical record after I had already said I do, and moved away with him. I tried to stay and forgive him but how can you love someone that could hurt you so much, without a second thought?

It's so hard to talk to people who haven't been through it because, well, you don't really understand unless you've been there. And I have.

It is frightening when you are first faced with having to deal with this. for a lot of people it is their first experience of illness and it can be overwhelming. There is the added 'stigma' of it being a sexually transmitted infection, which terrifies people.

But, you are far from alone, there are people here to help and here at MDJ we offer support and friendship as you go through the trials of HPV.

If you need anything, I am here, just shout.

Julie

Thankyou everyone for your replies, i'm sorry i haven't been on in a long time. My bumps or whatever they are called did go away for about 6 months, but I got a yeast infection and they came back! Now there going away though...it's so frustrating not knowing exactly what this is. But i'm glad there going away ^^

i know it's quite late but have you seen your doctor again lately? are they genital warts again? because i had the same experience before that my warts just recurred. aand then i used oxyfend zerowarts cream which effectively cleared up all my warts. i suggest you try it too if it GW again.

I apologize for this extremely late late reply Yes they did return, and they were here for quite a while, but as of now they are gone. I did try a cream(can't remember the name) it caused a lot of discomfort, but didn't get rid of my bumps. My doc told me that they are so small it would just be better to wait it out and see if they go away on there own, which for now, they have