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Cyndi's Story09.14.10 - Cyndi

My name is Cyndi  and June 22, 2010 I was diagnosed with genital warts, I remember the first thing I did was break down crying. When first diagnosed I could not believe that something like this had happened to me I had three partners my whole life and serious relationships with all three, worst of all I found out that my current boyfriend (who I had been with for a while) had cheated on me and had not used condoms in the process I felt disgusting, lost and suicidal. I can't say how many treatments I had to get for my genital warts (I did cryotherapy I would say around 6 rounds) each one was very painful for me and it was just a reminder of this horrible disease. The reason I want to share my story though (after being clear of warts since Aug 8, 2010) is that I know everyone reading this is going through such a hard time right now you maybe thinking your disgusting you may be thinking you are not strong enough to handle this but you are!!! The number one thing that helped me through this process is contacting and reading about people who were going through the same situation. HPV is a disease we don't want to contract but we contract many diseases through out our lifetime and they should not define us there is so much support for people who went though this. Writing this I am crying as I know what it is like to be diagnosed and feel alone but believe me you are not join support groups, keep busy, do you research and most of all stay healthy the pressure to smoke and drink during this time is tremendous but concentrate on being healthy I can honestly say that once I was the most healthy was when I finally got rid of these warts. I go back to the doctor this Thursday for a checkup and I am very concerned I have them again but this time instead of breaking down I am going to try to get through it the best way I can. If anyone wants to talk about their experience ,I know the best kind of help when going through this is someone who has went through it and understands.

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