I was diagnose with high risk HPV about a year and nine months ago. First, I wish the doctors were more informative.
After my pap, the gynecologist, called me and said that I had LSIL, and needed a colposcopy. She said that this was nothing and it was not Cancer. I then had an appointment with a specialist to get my colposcopy. He explain to me what LSIL was, and said that it was usually caused by HPV. I then asked, do I have HPV? He told me... well did you not get your test results, I am pretty sure you do. I was silent. He then said... this is nothing, I see this everyday.
No one even told me what strain I had, as of today I still don't know and I am planning on calling the hospital to find out. No one told me that it might possibly go away. I called the ginecologist and she confirmed that I had HPV.
I was terrified about the fact that I had caught something that could potentially give me Cancer.
Since no one really explained to me how this disease works, I started reading online and got even more scared and depressed. I am 38 years old, I read stuff on line saying that it goes away or it never goes away or it stays dormant but you are still contagious, or most women under 30 clear it most of the time, the other ones... not enough case to confirm it. Then I read that you can usually clear low risk HPV, but not high risk HPV. Then all this people concern about oral sex potential lung or mouth Cancer, I mean it was too much.
I lost my health insurance so, although I was suppose to check with the doctor 4 to 6 months later I didn't for about a year and a half. Which made me even more concern.
I finally went to the free clinic about a month ago. Told them about my history, the doctor then proceed to the pap and at the end said everything looks normal but they will do all the test and if everything is fine I wont hear from them, if not they will call me. I didn't hear from them but still wanted confirmation so I went to pick up my test results... the paper said "the HPV DNA reflex criteria were not met with this specimen result therefore, no HPV testing was performed". I asked the nurse she said that HPV was negative and it went away.
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I was diagnose with high risk HPV about a year and nine months ago. First, I wish the doctors were more informative.
November 25, 2010 - 11:56amAfter my pap, the gynecologist, called me and said that I had LSIL, and needed a colposcopy. She said that this was nothing and it was not Cancer. I then had an appointment with a specialist to get my colposcopy. He explain to me what LSIL was, and said that it was usually caused by HPV. I then asked, do I have HPV? He told me... well did you not get your test results, I am pretty sure you do. I was silent. He then said... this is nothing, I see this everyday.
No one even told me what strain I had, as of today I still don't know and I am planning on calling the hospital to find out. No one told me that it might possibly go away. I called the ginecologist and she confirmed that I had HPV.
I was terrified about the fact that I had caught something that could potentially give me Cancer.
Since no one really explained to me how this disease works, I started reading online and got even more scared and depressed. I am 38 years old, I read stuff on line saying that it goes away or it never goes away or it stays dormant but you are still contagious, or most women under 30 clear it most of the time, the other ones... not enough case to confirm it. Then I read that you can usually clear low risk HPV, but not high risk HPV. Then all this people concern about oral sex potential lung or mouth Cancer, I mean it was too much.
I lost my health insurance so, although I was suppose to check with the doctor 4 to 6 months later I didn't for about a year and a half. Which made me even more concern.
I finally went to the free clinic about a month ago. Told them about my history, the doctor then proceed to the pap and at the end said everything looks normal but they will do all the test and if everything is fine I wont hear from them, if not they will call me. I didn't hear from them but still wanted confirmation so I went to pick up my test results... the paper said "the HPV DNA reflex criteria were not met with this specimen result therefore, no HPV testing was performed". I asked the nurse she said that HPV was negative and it went away.
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