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Worried Sick - Red Bump
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University of Washington
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This forum is for questions and support regarding STD issues such as: Chlamydia, Crabs (pubic lice scabies), Gonorrhea, Hepatitis (viral), Herpes, HPV, Molluscum Contagiosum, PID, Rectal Infections, Syphilis, Trichomoniasis, Warts, Yeast Infection.All questions will be answered by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D. or Edward W Hook, MD.
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Worried Sick - Red Bump
by worriedgirl, Jan 11, 2006 12:00AM
Hello,
I had a diagnosis of HPV two years ago. Abnormal Pap - No dysplasia. I did have 1 bump on my inner vagina which I used Aldara on, the skin turned black and it went away. I also had 1 red bump that was on my labia and that went away after about 1.5 weeks with no treatment. Both of these symptoms showed up around 6 weeks after I was with that guy. My pap smear has been abnormal every since. I have had no other symptoms except the one below.
The big problem I am having is that I have this weird itching stabbing pain which occurs in various parts of my vagina all day. It has persisted for two years now. I may have about 5-10 pain feelings per day. it comes and goes. A pain will come and I press on it or itch it and then it goes away. The level of pain is about a 3 on a scale of 1-10. Sometimes I just press on it and it goes away. Sometimes it is just itchy and there is no pain. I have it 365 days per year and sometimes it is better and sometimes it is not. I remember only two days this year that I did not have a reminder of this problem. It is not located to one vaginal area but persists in about 5 areas around the inner vagina on both the right and left hand side. Sometimes it gets worst during my period.
The only other thing is that I tried to self-treat myself early on when I received the diagnosis two years ago. I followed a treatment that required me to file my skin on the vagina and then put Vitamin E on the skin. I used to file it really hard until it bled almost every other day. I also tried to kill skin cells myself by buying a wart remover OTC. I used the Freezing wart remover myself on probably most of the 5 areas that are bothering me now.
I know this sounds stupid. I am so afraid I have herpes.
Can you please give me some clarity as to what you think it is?
Thank you.
I had a diagnosis of HPV two years ago. Abnormal Pap - No dysplasia. I did have 1 bump on my inner vagina which I used Aldara on, the skin turned black and it went away. I also had 1 red bump that was on my labia and that went away after about 1.5 weeks with no treatment. Both of these symptoms showed up around 6 weeks after I was with that guy. My pap smear has been abnormal every since. I have had no other symptoms except the one below.
The big problem I am having is that I have this weird itching stabbing pain which occurs in various parts of my vagina all day. It has persisted for two years now. I may have about 5-10 pain feelings per day. it comes and goes. A pain will come and I press on it or itch it and then it goes away. The level of pain is about a 3 on a scale of 1-10. Sometimes I just press on it and it goes away. Sometimes it is just itchy and there is no pain. I have it 365 days per year and sometimes it is better and sometimes it is not. I remember only two days this year that I did not have a reminder of this problem. It is not located to one vaginal area but persists in about 5 areas around the inner vagina on both the right and left hand side. Sometimes it gets worst during my period.
The only other thing is that I tried to self-treat myself early on when I received the diagnosis two years ago. I followed a treatment that required me to file my skin on the vagina and then put Vitamin E on the skin. I used to file it really hard until it bled almost every other day. I also tried to kill skin cells myself by buying a wart remover OTC. I used the Freezing wart remover myself on probably most of the 5 areas that are bothering me now.
I know this sounds stupid. I am so afraid I have herpes.
Can you please give me some clarity as to what you think it is?
Thank you.
Doctor's Answer
by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D., Jan 11, 2006 12:00AM
, Jan 11, 2006 12:00AM
As you describe it, neither the nature of the pain nor its pattern and timing suggest herpes or any other STD. Herpes-related pain would be quite superficial, maybe tingly; generally would be associated with specific herpes lesions (sores); and would be expected to occur for a few days periodically, such as every few weeks, with no pain or discomfort at all between outbreaks. (Of course, it is conceivable you have a genital HSV infection, because almost 25% of the population is infected with HSV-2, mostly without typical herpes symptoms. But even if a blood test were positive, I would not necessarily conclude it is the cause of your symptoms.)
Most likely the pain and your genital warts--or whatever is causing the bumps you describe--are entirely separate problems. However, I suppose it is possible the pain could be related to anxiety over your other genital symptoms, fear of herpes, etc; Monkeyflower's suggestion (below) about muscle spasm might make sense as an anxiety-related symptom. In any case, after 2 years, it is definitely time to stop self-treating your presumed recurrent genital warts.
See a health care provider about both problems. You might delay scheduling an appointment until a few weeks have gone by without self-treating the bumps; otherwise an accurate visual diagnosis likely will be difficult. With your symptoms unchanged for this long, there likely is no health risk in waiting a while.
Good luck--- HHH, MD
Most likely the pain and your genital warts--or whatever is causing the bumps you describe--are entirely separate problems. However, I suppose it is possible the pain could be related to anxiety over your other genital symptoms, fear of herpes, etc; Monkeyflower's suggestion (below) about muscle spasm might make sense as an anxiety-related symptom. In any case, after 2 years, it is definitely time to stop self-treating your presumed recurrent genital warts.
See a health care provider about both problems. You might delay scheduling an appointment until a few weeks have gone by without self-treating the bumps; otherwise an accurate visual diagnosis likely will be difficult. With your symptoms unchanged for this long, there likely is no health risk in waiting a while.
Good luck--- HHH, MD
I did do the freezing on myself a few times..maybe about 3x's on separate occasions so I bet I did some damage myself. It says not to do this stuff..but of course I didn't listen. I have an appt. in 2 weeks.