It helps to read your positive post. I would like to be more optimistic about the virus, but worry constantly about the wart coming back. I've lost so much sleep over this, and can't take my mind off of the fact that the virus is there for life and outbreaks can occur at any time. Can I ask how long it has been since you first had symptoms? I just want to know how long it will take to go away.
Thanks

Dear melmm6,

it took 4 months for another outbreak, not much only 1 popped up. The thing is, I never feel sad for myself but I feel terribly depressed when I think about my gf who suffered alot.

I believe this warts is something like plantar warts on our leg, once fully healed... it wont come back. For example, my mother used to have quite number of warts on her palm... she had a tough time to get rid of it, but once everything was gone, there is no recurrence again (same virus, different strain).

Don't worry melmm6, don't lose your hope. Eventually it'll get better soon as my doc said, and my doc also said it wont re-occur in the same place, plus the chances of recurrence are rare since our body will gradually fight this virus.

I'm sorry as I'm terribly depressed thinking about my gf, so I cant help you further to make you feel better... I just pray to God to heal my gf and let me suffer on behalf of her, I really wish so... :(

I'm wondering if anyone has had issues with identifying these places. Is it a wart? Is it what is called a Fordyce spot? I recently was deemed 'in the clear' by my urologist. For the longest time, I didn't know what to look for and I'm still not sure I do. He did tell me if you drag your fingernail over a suspect area (isn't really pleasant I imagine) and the fingernail gets caught, it's likely a wart. If not, it's nothing to be concerned with.

@melmm - I know I'm a hypocrite, but think of what Ryan Reynolds said as Van Wilder in the movie Van Wilder. "Worrying is like sitting in a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't really get you anywhere." It doesn't always help me, but maybe it will you. Occupy your mind with something else. Surround yourself with friends or go do something you enjoy. Watch movies that force you to really pay attention. Just a thought.

@watchmen - I have a positive story I guess I have shared here a few times. Long story short, I told a woman that's my best friend whom I also have "benefits" with about my problem. She was fine with it and has only worried about how it's affected me. Her support has been amazing. All the things that bother me about me don't bother her, so sometimes I wonder why I make such a big deal out of them. I think we, as sufferers of HPV, should perhaps give people more credit in understanding and realize if some don't understand, then those particular people aren't worth the time and aren't worth knowing. Having a couple of warts or having a virus shouldn't define us. You mentioned chicken pox. Who doesn't get chicken pox? Does having chicken pox define a person? Of course not. That's ridiculous. I wish as a society we could be more forthcoming with things about us instead of being embarrassed by them. I bet in Europe, where people are more promiscuous, this probably isn't even an issue. That is just an assumption however.

JC331, I've been having this problem since literally December... I went to the gynecologist twice in February and twice in March (last time was march 28th) and I'd start crying before she even looked cause I was positive I had warts, and each time she said she didn't see anything. I know you're a guy so this is a bit different, but what did he mean about the fingernail thing? kind of like your nail would get caught as if you could scratch the 'bump' off? I have had a few bumps for awhile but I feel like they are too far in the skin to ever isolate it... I can feel them when I run my fingers over it though... can barely see them if the skin isn't stretched tight cause they're skin color. I haven't gone for 2 months to the gyno because I get myself so worked up for no reason and I'm really trying to cope with my anxiety with therapy but I have still put aldara on occasionally over the months since my last visit and I find it just makes the bumps enflamed.. the only other bumps I ever had were like skin tags and would bleed if I ripped them off, which I understand are more typical of warts... but my gyno never saw them and my GP suggested warts but wasn't sure. unfortunately (but kind of fortunately) they went away with less than a week of aldara so I could never be properly diagnosed and I've been freaking out ever since. It's horrible!

@atat - To be honest, I'm not entirely sure. I was so happy with some of the news he gave me, that I spaced out occasionally. I don't know if this is the same for women. What you have taken from it sounds right. ...the fingernail getting caught. I may give him a call back. I'm sorry I'm not of more help. I'm the type that has to hear something twice before I can truly retain it.

Definitely let me know if you call back! I'm getting so fed up with this.. just trying to find small things to be hopeful over... like the thought of one day having no more bumps! To be honest I don't even know if these are warts and am scared I'm making them worse with aldara because it's so strong. just SO fed up.. takes forever to get a gyno appointment and she always tells me there's none anyway and to be referred to a new one will take months. Just need to keep the saying "in time this too shall pass" in mind.... no one that was posting on this board even in December when I first joined post anymore, and I know for a fact about 6 or 7 of them I've talked to are clear.. and assuming the rest are too!

@JC311, do your gf have any symptoms of HPV? I think we are in the same boat... thank God we have some one who can really understand our feeling but sometimes I feel scared and worried about my condition... and sometimes I give up totally. I hope I'll have my normal life back...