12/12/2003 6:24:20 PM
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Craig
Finding variance in people's stories
is normal. You never know the facts.
WIth the case of HPV many feel ashamed
and therefore never even get medical
treatment for visible signs. Do
yourself a favor and don't judge
yourself by others. Do the right
thing for you, use common sense and
keep it all in perspective.
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12/12/2003 6:36:20 PM
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Ahhh..Craig is so smart. I'm a craig
fan. Your next girlfriend will be a
lucky gal!
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12/12/2003 10:57:38 PM
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Sarah
Yeah, I like Craig's advice too. You
have to remember, those who cleared
the infection have moved on, and will
never visit this site to tell their
story. Those who post on here are the
ones struggling with HPV. Some are
recently diagnosed, and they don't
have much experience with it. Others
are posting because they are still
struggling after many years. It will
be hard to find "success stories" on
here.
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12/12/2003 11:09:07 PM
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You are pretty much right Sarah.
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12/12/2003 11:18:52 PM
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Sigh. I'm going on 2 years with no more
positive tests for the HPV/cancer
strain, but I don't considered myself
cured. The problem is that cure seems
to be a matter of opinion, not a matter
of science or experience.
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12/12/2003 11:19:50 PM
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And it all seems very Clinton-esque to
call yourself cured. "I do not now have
genital warts..."
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12/12/2003 11:40:25 PM
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Sarah
Call yourself cured, and move on. I
know I'll get bashed for saying that,
but I know the cure happens.
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12/13/2003 12:01:16 AM
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Sarah - That just seems too easy!
Wouldn't you feel so guilty if your bf
then got warts, or wouldn't you feel
guilty if you broke up and then some
other woman died of cervical cancer
because of you?
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12/13/2003 12:43:11 AM
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I would never spread it if I still had
an outbreak but after a year and a half
or more without any I think you gotta
draw the line. There's a 99% chance
you're fine and for that one 1% do you
really want to trash every relationship
or not have one at all. I don't
know...I'm still confused on what to do
actually. I'm not even done treatment
yet..I'm nowhere near a relationship
right now.
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12/13/2003 11:47:20 AM
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Sarah
For the person that replied to me, two
responses up: CERVICAL CANCER IS NOT A
CONSEQUENCE OF WARTS! I have arrived
at the conclusion that one should wait
several months (8?, 10?) to a year for
another wart to appear and then
consider yourself out of the woods and
move on. I am not saying go have
random sex with everyone, or be
dishonest. My opinion is shared by
most doctors and researchers. 8 out of
10 people walk around with this!
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12/13/2003 11:50:44 AM
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Sarah
(cont'd) A new partner is as likely to
give you a new strain of the virus at
this point as you are to pass your
strain on to him/her. Let's all put
this into context and perspective. I
won't be sleeping with anyone for
awhile either.
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12/13/2003 11:52:02 AM
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Sarah
Craig: If you are out there, and you
agree, back me up on this one!
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12/13/2003 11:57:36 AM
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Sarah - so if your partner directly
asked you before sex, you would lie?
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12/13/2003 12:31:07 PM
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to the person who said there is a 99%
chance you are fine, where did you get
these statistics? i don't agree with
that. anyway, i have had GW for near
7 years. They are on my mine, yes,
but I haven't let them get the best of
me. Have not had sex for ever, nor a
relationship. tried different
treatments. nothing works for me. i
dont smoke, i excercise regulary, take
vitamins, eat properly, and never get
sick. go figure.
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12/13/2003 3:33:27 PM
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If you dont' have another breakout for
two years I would say you are probably
99% fine.....some doctors would say
this too. What treatments have you
tried?
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12/13/2003 4:21:27 PM
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Sarah
I am NOT endorsing lying. I would NOT
lie to my partner about it.
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12/14/2003 4:27:17 AM
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Sarah has made some excellent points.
How long after you haven't had an
outbreak are you going to beat yourself
over the head and stress yourself
stupid! It would also be MUCH easier I
would imagine to tell a potential
partner (which I advocate) that you
have had the virus in the past and have
been clear of symptoms for X
months/years. Let us also reiterate
the fact that the strains of HPV that
cause visible warts are VERY RARELY
asassociated with cervical cancer.
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12/15/2003 9:48:51 PM
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my friend had warts, got them removed,
and they never came back. two years
later she told her new guy, they had
unprotected sex for two years and he
never got them. everyone is different
this is just one hopeful story.
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12/17/2003 2:37:23 AM
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cf
I'm from Australia. My reaction to
being infected was far greater than my
doctor's. He acted more like I had the
flu! He said it's SUCH a
common virus and that most people have
it. He acted like it was nothing at all
to worry about. He said it certainly
wasn't worth STOPPING a sex life for,
and just make sure you use condoms. He
realises that they aren't 100%, but
felt it's too common a virus to give up
sex for.
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