Re: upset over diagnosis--please help
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Mar 31 13:02:07 2004
Hi there,
I have had a similar issue. I kept constantly getting a bump on the
outside of my vagina...kind of where my leg meets my vagina. It would
hurt so bad and I would have to keep draining it. My dr took a sample
and it was not and STD but I could squeeze stuff out of it. It still
re-occurs to this day...mostly in the same spot but sometimes in
different spots. It is so embarrasing and I hate it. It make me afraid
to have sex out of fear he may think I am dirty or contagious. I have
no advice for you ... I just wanted to let you know you are not the
only one with embarassing issues like that. You are lucky that your
boyfriend understands.
At Wed, 31 Mar 2004, anonymous wrote:
>
>I know this is just an endo forum, but i have received a lot of good
>advice here in the past (as i have endo), and wondered if anyone out
>there is going thru this--
>I saw my dr.recently bc of a growth on the inside of my vagina...my
>doctor wasn't sure what it was, but thought it was most likely a genital
>wart. She put med. on the visible wart, and reassured me that it will
>go away within a week, the strain I have isn't linked to cervical
>cancer, that it's common, and that it's basically harmless and annoying.
>I told my boyfriend, who has also been very supportive and
>understanding, and has told me he will help me through this, and that he
>doesn't see me any differently and he loves me regardless....the problem
>is, that i can't stop feeling "dirty" and very upset over having this
>condition bc of the connotations that it brings--i.e. being an STD. I
>know I should be thankful that it is just annoying and harmless, but I
>still feel so upset and ashamed. I am so worried that the wart will
>come back, and I'm afraid about the consequences...Anyone out there
>experienced this? Any shared experiences or advice are welcome.
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