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Swab or biopsy for HPV
My doctor did a swab of a bump on my penis for HSV and HPV and told the result was negative for both. For warts can you do a swab? And I have lesions under the tongue, who's be the best person to see - Derm, Dentist?
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Thanks much DasKapital
Initially I spent lots of time and money looking for answers. Now I am ok but just want to know what the f**k is in my body and I am angry that these docs can't even make a diagnosis. 9 docs (2 docs in beverly hills) all with different opinions - from HSV, HPV, Ulcers, skin irritation, diabetic lesions ... wtf .. seriously. And four blood tests and two anonymous blood tests initially. It gets to you that these people who are supposed to know this **** 100% ... are with so much bad information and enjoy all riches and make poor people like me poorer. Two docs wanted to order blood tests for HPV. One guy is like no type specific blood test for HSV. One guy I asked him 5 times what do the bumps look like .. he said dont worry, dont worry and precribed some cream and when finally 6th time I ask him .. he was rude. Recent guy did a swab of the bump in genital area saying its not too big for biopsy. He told me the lab result was negative for HSV and HPV.
Can someone confirm if swab can be done for HPV?
No regrets...
I drink/eat plenty of water, fruits, veggies and exercise 5 times a week.
Can someone confirm if swab can be done for HPV?
No regrets...
I drink/eat plenty of water, fruits, veggies and exercise 5 times a week.
You spent FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS on issues related to your concern over your HPV? Now, I don't normally take such a hardline stance on something as stressful as HPV, but I think a few of the community here will agree........ you need to stop dedicating so much of your time and money into worrying about HPV.
First of all, if you are worried that you caught oral HPV from your latest partner- a sore throat wouldn't be any indication of HPV. And you certainly wouldn't know anything after two months. Your sore throat is complete happenstance.
Second, you don't need an oral swab to test for HPV. Oral HPV that develops into cancer is very rare... certainly rare enough that you needn't lose sleep (or $4000 over it).
Third, even if you WERE diagnosed with genital HPV, your body would clear it in a few months without any permanent repercussions. As stressful as this virus is, I fear you are hurting yourself in the long run with how much you are putting into it. Please try to relax and realize that HPV is a part of being a sexual human being. You're going to catch it sooner or later, and when you do, it won't be a big deal. Almost certainly, you won't need to worry about oral warts or cancer.
Please do see a doctor, get your all clear, then consider seeing counselor of some sort to work through your fear of HPV. You have dedicated far too many financial (and emotional) resources to it.
First of all, if you are worried that you caught oral HPV from your latest partner- a sore throat wouldn't be any indication of HPV. And you certainly wouldn't know anything after two months. Your sore throat is complete happenstance.
Second, you don't need an oral swab to test for HPV. Oral HPV that develops into cancer is very rare... certainly rare enough that you needn't lose sleep (or $4000 over it).
Third, even if you WERE diagnosed with genital HPV, your body would clear it in a few months without any permanent repercussions. As stressful as this virus is, I fear you are hurting yourself in the long run with how much you are putting into it. Please try to relax and realize that HPV is a part of being a sexual human being. You're going to catch it sooner or later, and when you do, it won't be a big deal. Almost certainly, you won't need to worry about oral warts or cancer.
Please do see a doctor, get your all clear, then consider seeing counselor of some sort to work through your fear of HPV. You have dedicated far too many financial (and emotional) resources to it.
1.5 yrs coz I had a thing over 1.5 yrs ago with a few CSW and had a few bumps in genital area. Then I thought I met a reliable girl in feb 2010 but she was a drug addict with HPV.
Life moves on ...
- I eat plenty of fruits, veggies, water and exercise 5 times a week
Life moves on ...
- I eat plenty of fruits, veggies, water and exercise 5 times a week
Thanks Daskapital and Vandykd3.
That's true I have nevva seen my under-tongue before. I looked at it after I had severe sore throat after about 3 weeks with a girl with HPV and she was diagnosed with throat cancer two months after our time together (feb 2010). And I had a second attach of sore throat 1 month ago, which still is to subside completely. I won't have peace of mind if I don't get it diagnosed while I have the bumps (3-4) under tongue.
Does anyone know if a swab is good for HPV?
I still can't find a doctor who knows this subject. I have seen over 9 doctors and $4000 (I have no insurance and I spent my all my savings and sleep) and still to determine what my bumps in the genital area and under-tongue are, its been over 1.5 yrs now. And the best part I live in Los Angeles. Do anyone of you know a good doctor (not qualified) in LA area?
I am not lying, serious!
Thanks much
That's true I have nevva seen my under-tongue before. I looked at it after I had severe sore throat after about 3 weeks with a girl with HPV and she was diagnosed with throat cancer two months after our time together (feb 2010). And I had a second attach of sore throat 1 month ago, which still is to subside completely. I won't have peace of mind if I don't get it diagnosed while I have the bumps (3-4) under tongue.
Does anyone know if a swab is good for HPV?
I still can't find a doctor who knows this subject. I have seen over 9 doctors and $4000 (I have no insurance and I spent my all my savings and sleep) and still to determine what my bumps in the genital area and under-tongue are, its been over 1.5 yrs now. And the best part I live in Los Angeles. Do anyone of you know a good doctor (not qualified) in LA area?
I am not lying, serious!
Thanks much
vandy makes a good point. I think we all have (or still do) overestimate the amount of natural anomalies that occur in our bodies. Something to consider- none of us are perfectly symmetrical, bumpless human beings. And more often than not, if you have to look very closely at something to make it out to be something, it is probably nothing.
I'm not saying this to diminish your concern, phatkickr. God knows I've done my own fair share of obsession over completely benign bumps on my own body after my HPV episodes. I only want to reiterate what vandy says- taking a moment to take a deep breath and realize that random bits of chaos on our bodies is a pretty normal thing.
I'm not saying this to diminish your concern, phatkickr. God knows I've done my own fair share of obsession over completely benign bumps on my own body after my HPV episodes. I only want to reiterate what vandy says- taking a moment to take a deep breath and realize that random bits of chaos on our bodies is a pretty normal thing.
Unless you've got a running history of knowing what the underside of your tongue looks like, it's very easy to be alarmingly misled by what you see there once you've started down the road of HPV fear. That's what happened to me. I was convinced I had under-tongue warts, even had two of them them electro-cauterized! Come to discover they were just normal skin tissue. I share this to urge a moment to consider that what you might think to be warts is instead fearful imaginations.
For genital warts, the doctor would have to do a biopsy. I've never heard of a swab to check for HPV.
As for lesions under your tongue, if you're truly worried about them, I think a dentist would probably be the best person to see. I'd start with my general practitioner doctor if I were you, and then ask for a recommendation if he/she thought I should see a specialist.
As for lesions under your tongue, if you're truly worried about them, I think a dentist would probably be the best person to see. I'd start with my general practitioner doctor if I were you, and then ask for a recommendation if he/she thought I should see a specialist.
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I suppose if the swab involves the collection of cells for testing, that would be a biopsy. In any regard, definitive diagnosis will require collecting cells directly from a wart infected region and having them biopsied.