How to deal with being diegnosed with HPV and...

[Natasha0443]

...Cervical cancer? This last tusday I had went to the doctor to get results on my pap. test. It turns out that I have HPV along with canceris cells around the cervex. Next tusday I go into the Gino. and see what they can do to help it from getting worse. Im really scared and i dont know what to do. Has anyone else been in this situation and can give me some advise?

[OhKatie!]

I've been diagnosed with HPV as well and they've found "questionable" cells and you're right. It is scary. But there's nothing you can do right this second to change the outcome, so your best bet is to hope for best, prepare for the worst.Best of luck!

[luisamapacha]

My friend got the same news when she was 8 weeks pregnant! She carried the baby to term (she was fine, thank God) and is now undergoing treatment.Get into a support group (ask your doctor or check online) and get some CURRENT books on the topic. Just because you have cancerous cells doesn't mean it's full-blown cancer.Good luck!

[Zennjenn]

It sounds like it was caught early so that's a good thing. I just found out I have invasive cervical cancer (I don't have the HPV virus though) a few weeks ago. It is very scary. Tell your friends and family so they can support you through this. There are online support groups too. Go to nccc.org (National Cervical Cancer Coalition) for lots of info. I'll be having a radical hysterectomy and radiation treatment. Good luck to you.

[hitome]

There is no treatment or cure for HPV. But there are ways to treat the health problems caused by HPV in men.Genital warts can be treated with medicine, removed (surgery), or frozen off. Some of these treatments involve a visit to the doctor. Others can be done at home by the patient himself. No one treatment is better than another. But warts often come back within a few months after treatment—so several treatments may be needed. Treating genital warts may not necessarily lower a man’s chances of passing HPV on to his sex partner. Because of this, some men choose not to treat genital warts. If they are not treated, genital warts may go away on their own, stay the same, or grow (in size or number). They will not turn into cancer or threaten your health. Penile and anal cancers can be treated with new forms of surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. Often, two or more of these treatments are used together. Patients should decide with their doctors which treatments are best for them.

www.positivesingles.com (http://www.positivesingles.com/blog/hgirlemily)