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Recurrent Genital Warts.. PLZ HELP!

My ex and I broke up after she found out I had warts, which really stressed me out.  I was going to ask her to marry me. After i told her, she "cut me off", said she was going to the obgyn and getting herself checked out and ridding herself of me. she started dating someone else days later.. The ironic thing is, im positive she gave them to me, because shes the only person ive ever been with unprotected.  Shes cancelled her two appts so far.. and rescheduled, i cant get past the fact that, if it was I in her shoes, id be in the clinic within 24 hrs.  sound fishy?

Anyway, sob story aside..

A month ago when i found out I went right away to the dr, who froze them off.  He told me not to worry and in six months i wouldnt have to worry about seeing them because i had such a minor case.  about two days ago i noticed that several warts had started to return in the same spots where he had froze them the first time.. almost a month ago.  He prescribed me Aldara, and i just walked back in the door from his office where he said, "wait, they came back? wow i thought for sure that would be it, im so sorry they came back, lets keep our fingers crossed." and I guess I just want to know if anyone else has been in this boat.  Im trying to come to grips with it, ontop of the loss of my potential fiance..

Ive been taking a multi vitamin, vitamin C, D, and Zinc every day ontop of excersizing.. I havent eaten at all from being depressed and stressed about the girl.

Any positive feedback or success stories would really help me out guys.. im having a real awful time.

thanks

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Sure do continue with confidence, and soon it will be gone for good.
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Thank you so much.. I want this gone.  I want to be agressive with this, and hopefully i can beat it.  Im assuming continue with the Aldara.. the cryo, and the vitamins?
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Recurrences are common.But the body produces interferons which ultimately get rid of it from the body.Wait and in a few months you will come out of this.
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Either way, is there anyhope that these will eventually go away?  Is recurrence common in the first few months after diagnosis, in the same exact spot?
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Both these are caused by different HPV virus types.The difference is that the mode of spread is different.You can catch plane warts even from a swimming pool.The sexual types occur more on the soft mucosa arond the glans wile the plane warts are on the skin and not the mucosa.
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The doc I go to was a Navy Doc for years, hes seen his share of STDs.. He said its definatly HPV.  Whats the difference between the Vanereal and a Plane wart?  Ive had a small outbreak in several parts of my penis so, Im almost positive hes right about it being HPV.

Does recurrence usualy happen after cryo treatment?
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First do you have venereal warts?Plane warts can even come from a towel,thouh not so common at this site, still do occur.So instead of a blame game look along these lines,possibly you can win her back, if you are keen.
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