ENDO Messages for April, 2004: Re: upset over diagnosis--please help

Re: upset over diagnosis--please help

From: charclark (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun Apr 11 13:49:33 2004

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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.

I have a bump on the outside of my vagina that looks like a wart. About 10 years ago, a Dr. told me it was genital herpies and I thought I would die.(I'm a drama queen) She gave me some cream and it went away, only to visit me again, in the same spot and shape. It does not itch or hurt. It serves no purpose. Three dr.'s since have told me it is just extra skin and one of them did a biopsy. NOTHING. It's just skin. I've been married for almost 6 years and my husband has not even noticed. I just really don't think about it. Maybe, because my endo pain takes my mind off of it. You are really lucky to have a boyfriend who supports you and loves you regardless. It's nice, isn't it?

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charclark

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