I Just Found Out I Have HPV and I'm Confused

[Amber75]

I'm confused, I have HPV but I do not have any warts anywhere on or inside my body. I have sharp pains in my cervix and hot flashes.

Did my doctor get this wrong, will this develope into cancer? Also my doctor doesn't want to do anything! Even though I've told her I'm having pain, she just wants to wait.

Advice Please
Amber

[depressedcherie]

I found out I had it a few years ago, my doctor did a biopsy and froze it(i think). But I do know, he did not wait at all. he made sure everything was taking care of. I didn't have any pain though, i didn't even know i had it until the test. I didn't have any growth of anything, no warts( at least none that can be seen by me)
I think your doctor should take care of it now, my doctor didn't wait for nothing.

My new doctor, just told me last week that I could take the shot to prevent from getting it again. I'm probably gonna start it sometime next week.

[Private.Flangeamin]

I'm confused, I have HPV but I do not have any warts anywhere on or inside my body. I have sharp pains in my cervix and hot flashes.

Did my doctor get this wrong, will this develope into cancer? Also my doctor doesn't want to do anything! Even though I've told her I'm having pain, she just wants to wait.

Advice Please
Amber

We dont generally test for HPV here in UK , we jsut fo for regular pap tests, every three years with NHS , three years being the time it would take for anything to develop, if when you have a smear test here and pre cancerous cells are detected which they were with me ! (it was my first smear test , but i should have been attending them sooner than the age i was , so its important to go at the age they FIRST tell you to attend) I had CN2 and they did a "col" and a little biopsy and i had the cells removed by a heated wire . I watched the whole process on the screen, very interesting, a solution like vinegar is applied it turns the affected area white (stings a little) and they are burnt off... (that dosent hurt ...but i wwas nervous and some people can feel a little nauseus or faint afterwards but thats normal. It was in two areas of my cervix.

After the treatment, its vital you dont have sex AT ALL for the weeks they advise you not to , a scab forms over the area treated and that scab comes away ...you are told to look for that .

If a person has had treatment you are then told to come and have a pap test every ONE year for three years after the treatment.

If all is ok and no more abnormal pap tests you then go back to three yearly pap tests as i did ...im fine now.

But since i had PID (unrelated to the above) i take a private test yearly , its called a failsafe smear and i asked for a pelivic examination while the dr did this . It was very reasurring . Im fine .

I wouldnt worry too much about hearing this HPV word. We dont take notice of it here , we just attend regular PAP test . All women, any woman of any race or nationality can have an abnormal pap test ...even when they are married or just have had ONE partner (the husband). Millioons of womens lives are saved each year in UK by attending these regular checks .. if anything is found its NOT cancer!! it just means they are going to treat this at the very very early stage to PREVENT and possible problems in the future ...cancer does not develop overnight . Just attend the pap tests , try to relax and dont worry ...your other symptoms could be due to anxiety i lost a dramatic amount of weight when i had the letter to atttend treatment through fear , its natural to feel like that . Please try to keep it in prespective and not let fear take hold .
You will be fine . Regards , catherine x

[Amber75]

Is that I've been having this pain for years and it is worse now, esp when I'm stressed. I haven't been with a man in 5 years so thats not a worry. I've also noticed in the past 6 monthis that my body is sooo tired.

I'm a little worried that my doctor isn't taking action, cancer runs in our family. Should she be doing somthing more than saying wait 3 months and come in for another Pap Smear?

Lauren

[delta]

Amber,

My heart goes out to you. I've been there - a cpl of times now. There are a zillion strains of HPV - some cause warts and some don't. Some lead to cancer, some don't. It's usually the low-grade strains that cause warts. I think your doc is prob. saying that your pap was abnormal but not severly abnormal. There's a range. It's common to wait 3 mo. and do another pap just to see what's going on if it's low-grade. Plz talk with your doc and ask, tell him/her your concerns,etc. so you have peace of mind. Mine was high grade both times and so we didn't wait 3 mo. - that's why I'm guessing yours is low-grade, but plz talk with your doc,k. Hang in there and take care.

Also, stress does play a key factor so if at all possible get your stress level down,k. Oh and, HPV can lie dormant for many years and then stress can bring it out. So, just b/c you haven't been with a man in a few years doesn't necessarily mean anything.

It is possible for your body to rid itself of the virus by lowering your stress level, quitting smoking (if you do smoke), taking folic acid is good and Vit.B and Vit.C helps,too. Hope this all makes sense and helps.

Hugs,
Delta

[impatientlywaiting]

I too have been diagnosed with Hpv.. My doctor too had me wait 3 months. I went back in 3 months and everything was normal, but he wanted to see me again in 3 more months to be sure. The next time sure enough it had returned, and is still there but hasn't spread or worsened any. I go again in next month just to make sure, but every case is different and for each their are treatment options. If you still have questions and concerns make a follow up appointment or call and ask your doctor any questions you may have.. Good Luck