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A follow up with you.
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A follow up with you.
by GV, Sep 10, 2005 12:00AM
Hello. I have learned a lot on this forum and from your answers to my questions several months ago. I have read your many HPV responses so hopefully I will be targetted in my questions.
History:
Jan-Feb 2004 exposed to genital warts. May 2005 noticed a few small bumps at the base and side of my shaft. They didn't even seem like warts and I ignored them and eventually picked at them until they were gone. I went to a urologist in the summer of 2004 and he didn't see anything, but I had just picked them off earlier. Some point later in the summer they returned, again very small, just not wart like. I ignored them. I wasn't dating and believed I was not even infected. In March of this year, I went to my dermatologist to just make sure. He said they could be warts, he said lets find out for sure and did a biopsy and they were warts. He froze another 3-4 suspect bumps as well. I followed up in April with him and he froze another suspect site. My instructions were to follow up as needed, but to overall not worry.
Since late April I have not had anything like what was treated. I had a follow up a few weeks ago and the dermatologist said a few things 1) I am probably over this 2)Have fun and be safe with my partners and 3) Its up to me, but he doesn't feel its needed for me to inform my partners of this.
As stated, over the last 4 months I have not had anything like that of what I was originally treated for. But I do have a few concerns. Over the past few months I will every now and then get maybe the tiniest of bumps, practically the size of the tip of a ballpoint pen, very small. I typically ignore them or I can actually pick/scratch them off. I was able to show one to the dermatologist once, he said probably not a wart but a little suspect. I do have the habit of applying vinegar to anything suspect and generally things don't react to it, but two times this summer two of these tiny spots did react a bit.
Its been 19 months from initial exposure, 15 months from first symptoms. I did have overt warts for sure as recently as April 1 2005 when they were removed. My doctor feels HPV like this is harmless and he just feels its nothing to even think about.
So where am I with this in your opinion at this point? I am athletic, very healthy 28 year old male. Its just confusing, the girl that I caught it from was symptom free within 4 months. I understand reaction/"cure" times vary, but I have to be at the far far end of that curve by now.
Looking forward to your comments.
History:
Jan-Feb 2004 exposed to genital warts. May 2005 noticed a few small bumps at the base and side of my shaft. They didn't even seem like warts and I ignored them and eventually picked at them until they were gone. I went to a urologist in the summer of 2004 and he didn't see anything, but I had just picked them off earlier. Some point later in the summer they returned, again very small, just not wart like. I ignored them. I wasn't dating and believed I was not even infected. In March of this year, I went to my dermatologist to just make sure. He said they could be warts, he said lets find out for sure and did a biopsy and they were warts. He froze another 3-4 suspect bumps as well. I followed up in April with him and he froze another suspect site. My instructions were to follow up as needed, but to overall not worry.
Since late April I have not had anything like what was treated. I had a follow up a few weeks ago and the dermatologist said a few things 1) I am probably over this 2)Have fun and be safe with my partners and 3) Its up to me, but he doesn't feel its needed for me to inform my partners of this.
As stated, over the last 4 months I have not had anything like that of what I was originally treated for. But I do have a few concerns. Over the past few months I will every now and then get maybe the tiniest of bumps, practically the size of the tip of a ballpoint pen, very small. I typically ignore them or I can actually pick/scratch them off. I was able to show one to the dermatologist once, he said probably not a wart but a little suspect. I do have the habit of applying vinegar to anything suspect and generally things don't react to it, but two times this summer two of these tiny spots did react a bit.
Its been 19 months from initial exposure, 15 months from first symptoms. I did have overt warts for sure as recently as April 1 2005 when they were removed. My doctor feels HPV like this is harmless and he just feels its nothing to even think about.
So where am I with this in your opinion at this point? I am athletic, very healthy 28 year old male. Its just confusing, the girl that I caught it from was symptom free within 4 months. I understand reaction/"cure" times vary, but I have to be at the far far end of that curve by now.
Looking forward to your comments.
Doctor's Answer
by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D., Sep 10, 2005 12:00AM
, Sep 10, 2005 12:00AM
I really can't speculate on what you might have; I doubt it is an STD other than warts--but whether or not you have persisent or recurrent warts simply isn't possible for me to tell from your description. It sounds like you have a dermatologist who understands HPV/Warts. You should follow up with him/her.
Sorry I can't be more helpful.
HHH, MD
Sorry I can't be more helpful.
HHH, MD
HHH, MD
HHH, MD
HHH, MD