confused and scared about HPV

[alt20]

I had an abnormal pap smear in January. I just found out the results yesterday and i'm freaking out a little bit. I was told the results showed I had mildly abnormal cells but nothing was mentioned about HPV. When I went to pick up the test results so i could take them to a gynecologist Feb 22 the paper said I had abnormal cells and HPV. I had an STD screening and I didnt test positive for any STD's so how do i have HPV?  I'm so confused and I cant bare the thought of having given HPV to another person. I dont know if im contagious dont know what i have and its already driving me crazy. I cant stop crying and i cant stop shaking. I just hope someone can shed some light on this subject for me. I dont understand why no one mentioned the HPV and I dont understand if I have genital warts or what. Someone please help me!

[tls83]

thank you i wasn't sure on anything anymore i was just letting you all know what i know and apparently its a whole lot of nothing. thank you

[tls83]

i have a question. when you all found out you had hpv did they do anymore tests on you or did they just say just come in ever 6 months and were going to keep an eye on it to see if you get cancerus cells?

[ibizan]

it upsets the heck outta us and 2 the docs no big deal....i was really upset about this and my doc said U need to get over urself....ur not a member of a priveleged population,this is rampant!Now i realize she was trying to make me feel a part of the population..ok...but nonetheless like u it was not a good verbal bedside manner!!!I took me well over a year with paps colps the LEEP and now a clean pap to feel better....still bothers me a tad but i know how u feel....and with treatment and with time u'll come 2 better terms with it as many of us here have!

[alt20]

I called yesterday to try and get a sooner appointment and they actually tried to change my appointment to a later date. When i told the woman that i was freaked out about the HPV and that no one had told me about it when i got the results of my pap test about it she actually said.."its just a virus"  It may be just a virus to her, but it's way more than that to me. I was able to find a doctor that will take me sooner (valentines day of all days) So hopefully i'll have some answers and calm down. Just knowing that i'll find out something the coming week has calmed me down a lot. I'm still hopeful that the test was completely wrong even though you all keep telling me its not possible.  

What bothers me is all ppl talk about it like its no big deal. They act like the only time you need to worry is if you actually have signs of warts and to my understanding thats not the case. The fact HPV can be dormant doesnt change the fact it can still be spread, but for some reason ppl think telling me that will make me feel better. It doesnt.

Thanks for all the information y'all =)

[ibizan]

www.ashastd.org is reccomended as a very credible source of info on HPV by the doctors here under the Experts Forum...STD.Browse the archives as well for their responses to people posting with HPV.There is a lot of misinformation out there as well.HPV left untreated for years develops in2 cervical cancer.Early detection and treatment nips this off the cervix...literally!:))

[tls83]

before december of 07 i didn't know very much on the hpv. i have been with my husband for 4 years and on march 4th we will be married for a year. i went to the doctor because i didn't have a period for two months and i was scared i was prego. but i got a pap smear done so i could get birth control (iud) a cupple weeks later they called me and told me that my pap was normal and that i had high risk hpv. but i had no cancerus cells at the time. they wanted me to come back in 6 months and get another pap done. when i herd this i was devestated. i cried for weeks i was hurt and i felt betrayed and ect. then when i calmed down i did a lot of reserch on hpv. yes you can pass hpv on to any sexual partner that you have sex with, yes only males are the ones you can get it from. but however there are diffrent ways you can get it from and i am not sure if all the sites i have been to but i have come to a conclution that they are really unsure of how you can spread the hpv. one web site said it can be stored under your fingernails, and one said you can get hpv threw skin to skin contact. and others say you could get it by sharing your underware, bath towles and washcloths ect. yes the hpv can be dormat in your system for up to 8 years. so you could of had it and it was undetected. i was shocked because i had a pap done not to long before that because i had a baby back in 2007. so when i got my 6 week check up they said it was normal and there was nothing there and then in december i got another one and it came back positive for high risk hpv. and yes the gardilil can prevent you from getting certain types of high risk hpv it dosen't prevent all types and it isn't a cure it just helps prevent you from getting it. also if you go to the doctor and ask what you can do to help you fight hpv they only thing you can really do is boost your immune system and your immune system can fight it off unless its to far advanced. you should go and get vtamins you can, like you want to get something with high antioxidants, omega-3's. try and get the emergen-c and drink that you also might want to get a malti-vitamin and also a prenatal vitamins are good and the doctor also said they are finding new things in walnuts and she said to eat about 8-10 walnuts a day ( also good for lowering your cholesterol) also if you smoke your twice as more likely for your high risk hpv to turn into cervical cancer, so if you smoke you might want to consider quiting. i just wish i knew what the symptoms of the hpv is other than genital warts. and i wish i knew what the symptoms are for it turning into cancer. i know that i went from having no periods from october to the begining of december and then i had two periods in december and january. i hope this has helped some of you out with your questions.