HPV Support Group
Human papillomavirus is a diverse group of DNA-based viruses that infect the skin and mucous membranes of humans. More than 100 different human papillomavirus (HPV) types have been characterized. Some HPV types cause benign skin warts, or papillomas, for which the virus family is named. HPVs associated with the development of such "common warts" are transmitted...
I'm a 31 year old male and have been fighting GWs actively for the past year. I was prescribed Aldara, it wasn't working well after 8 weeks and it made me pretty sick a couple times. Decided to go all natural and take the ACV route. Twice a day for an hour I placed a ACV soaked cotton ball on them, and boy did they respond.
Now I should state that one wart on my penis was massive, about the size of a dime. This one turned black and flaked off, but after the spot healed it came back in force. I treated it again and what I have now is (the rest of this is not for the faint of heart) a vile crater with a mound of pale flesh in it which I believe is the actual wart. Smaller than dime size, but still nasty...
So now I'm battling this hideous, oozing, evil crater wart. It is turning white and scanning under ACV treatment, but only small layers flake off. The "core" seems to be remaining. I'm doing my best to keep it clean, easing it, even hitting it with hydrogen paroxide. It's clear now that it's going to leave a very ugly scar, which that, and it's current state, is a serious source of anxiety for me. Has anyone experienced this? Any advice for dealing with serious deep rooted warts with ACV or alternative medicine??
The original wart turned white then black/dark brown and fell off. The remains of the wart (or core like I put it). Seems to just turn whit and flake off one little layer at a time. It seems like it's getting better. It's sure not as nasty looking as about a week ago. The uncertainty and the waiting is really the hardest part about all this.