luv4adonai

hi

yes, i was diagnosed with hpv...i didn't even have the warts yet (they just happened to show up a couple weeks later heh). i've never heard of having the warts and NOT having hpv i'm not sure if that's possible. most likely if you do have warts, you don't have the cancerous hpv (although it is possible to be carrying more than one strand of the virus).

let me answer your questions in order:

a.) the surgery itself is NOT painful because you are put to sleep with anestesia, and when you wake up, your very numb down there and don't really feel anything. however, if you do feel pain when you wake up, tell them while you're still hooked up to the IV that way they can administer the pain meds right into that...it's much easier

b.) yes, there has been a little bit of pain since the surgery (mainly when i go to the bathroom) and some bleeding (which is all normal), but it's not unbearable. each doctor prescribes different things, but my doctor prescribed me antibiotics (which you most likely will have to take too) and also pain meds (of which i haven't felt the need to take any). i was also given cream to put on places that hurt (where she cut) just to cool it down and such. she also had me buy baby wipes to use after going to the bathroom just to keep the areas clean.

c.) the procedure itself, for me, was about $500+, but i only paid like $115 due to the fact that i have medical insurance. ALSO you have to keep in mind that you will be billed by the labs (they will most likely want to test you for hpv and possibly other stds, also they will want to do blood tests for the surgery and get a urine sample). i'm not exactly sure how much all that costs because i haven't gotten my bills yet, but they don't come all at once and i'm sure you can talk to them about possibly being on some sort of deferred payment plan where you just pay them monthly, but i'm not exactly sure about that.

d.) yes, i took two days off of work...the day of the surgery and the day after. i honestly could have gone back to work the day after, but chose to rest instead. i've always had a pretty high pain tolerance and have never reacted badly to a surgery (some people get sick for days after due to the anestesia), so i was fine, but everyone is different, so give yourself a couple of days for sure.

i hope i've helped you out a little. have you been checked out by your doc at all? if not, definitely get in a.s.a.p. when i first broke out, i only had about 2 or 3, but it quickly progressed to about 7 or 8, and they say that the longer you wait to have them treated, the harder they are TO treat. if they are just in the vagina, your doctor may be able to treat you right there in the office with acid (although, i won't lie to you, though i've never had it done, i've heard it hurts quite badly), but if you have any near the anus, they prefer to perform the laser surgery as to not cause harm to the anus (that's why i had the laser surgery).

good luck and let me know how it goes.