I'm glad you're taken care of, Calli.
In other news, shit. I just found out a friend of mine tested positive for HPV. She doesn't yet know whether she has cervical cancer.
She's 25.
Jeez, don't get all Movie of the Week. I was just too cheap to buy you a real present.
Dawn ,'The Killer In Me'
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Polter-Cow - Aug 11, 2006 11:26:41 am PDT #8194 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Topic!Cindy - Aug 11, 2006 11:32:55 am PDT #8195 of 10001
What is even happening?
My condolences to you and your whole family, on the loss of your mother. I wish you peace and strength. I'm glad your whole family was able to be there, and love your mother on her way.
Connie Neil - Aug 11, 2006 12:18:22 pm PDT #8196 of 10001
brillig
Polter, I tested positive for HPV several years ago, and the result for me was just more frequent Pap smears until I stopped testing positive. HPV can go away. Your friend probably gets to have a camera shoved up places non-kinky people generally don't like to have one shoved, but it could well turn out fine in the end.
lisah - Aug 11, 2006 12:19:36 pm PDT #8197 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
The percentage of sexually active women who've tested positive for HPV at some point is ridiculous. It's like 80%.
Polter-Cow - Aug 11, 2006 12:36:20 pm PDT #8198 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
HPV can go away.
It can? Yay!!
Connie Neil - Aug 11, 2006 1:11:21 pm PDT #8199 of 10001
brillig
It can? Yay!!
There are a whole lot of public service announcements running about HPV on TV. An Internet search will probably give you all the worst case scenarios, but there is good news.
Polter-Cow - Aug 11, 2006 1:21:10 pm PDT #8200 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I've seen the ads about the vaccine.
Laura - Aug 11, 2006 1:25:21 pm PDT #8201 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
I tested positive 20 years ago or so. They froze my cervix which was no biggee. No issue after that. I think it is one of those things that if caught on a YEARLY checkup is quite treatable. When you neglect to get checked for decades on end (I'm looking at you MIL) then little issues become big issues.
{{Calli}} Good to see you back dear. I'm glad that your mother was surrounded by love and that you have had loving support. I'm so sorry for your loss.
Emily - Aug 11, 2006 2:15:21 pm PDT #8202 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Just to add a "what they said" -- although there are a couple of strains of HPV that cause cervical cancer, there are a whole lot more that don't. It's one of those weird things that until you first hear about it, it might as well not exist, but as soon as you start looking into it, it turns out everyone and her sister's had it.
In other news, it's official. My computer's frelled. I'm going to take them my external hard drive and they'll give me my data, but I'm gonna have to get a new computer. Which I can totally afford, right?
Polter-Cow - Aug 11, 2006 2:43:07 pm PDT #8203 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
although there are a couple of strains of HPV that cause cervical cancer, there are a whole lot more that don't.
She has one strain that causes warts and one that causes cancer.