Well, I have good news: the biopsy of my ladyparts already came back, and it's something called benign hyperplasia (sometimes squamous hyperplasia). Key word being "benign," thank god.
Honestly, being told "I'm going to biopsy this" is a bone-chilling phrase, no matter how much I tried to tell myself it was probably nothing.
And it's not *nothing* -- it's just that it's a *benign* something. Basically it's some abnormal cell growth and inflammation due to an irritant -- could be squeezing into jeans that are not exactly as loose as they used to be, could be enthusiastic
oral sex (SRSLY; the man could be in the olympics),
could be from using only the bike at the gym instead of switching between the bike and the track. The treatment is a topical steroid for a month or two.
I'm mentally relieved, though still physically uncomfortable, though hopefully that won't last much longer. Also still sore from the biopsy. Between this and the acupuncture, I'm a little sick of needles.
Oh good, Steph! So they no longer think it's the other?
That sounds like good news, Steph. I'm glad the results came back benign.
So they no longer think it's the other?
I didn't catch the phone call in time, so my doctor left me a detailed message about what I *do* have. She didn't say one way or the other if it's HSV, but now I'm thinking maybe not. I think the only way to know for sure is a blood test in a few more months, to see if I have antibodies for it.
It never did look like pictures of HSV, although, frankly, the pictures that make it into medical textbooks aren't going to be the ones that are a minor case. They're always the ones that make you run screaming into the night. But it looked nothing like it, and the culture was negative (although the explanation for that was that since I had been having symptoms for at least 2-3 weeks, there was probably not enough actively replicating virus left for a good culture).
Still, I sorta think no.
I'm very glad it's benign, Steph.
I'm so glad to hear you have a diagnosis and that things are going to be fine, Steph.
I had a benign hyperplasia, but in my case it was on my cervix. I didn't want to say anything when you first were getting biopsied, mostly because I couldn't recall what it was called (only remembered the "benign" part), but also because I didn't want to be all "oh I had my bits biopsied and it was fine" because I didn't want to sound insensitive or like I was minimizing what is understandably a scary experience.
That is good news!
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Yay for treatable and benign. Those are excellent words.
I'm getting blase about the word "biopsy." When they said they needed one from the lump in my breast, I was like "cool." This is probably because I thought I'd already maxed out back in Greece, when they cut a notch out of
my labia. Much like you'd notch a cow's ear. With that part of me on a TV screen so all the attendants could get a really close look. As well as random passersby, since it was on a 48" panel TV that faced the open door of the exam room.
That came back benign and treatable also, and I got a funny story out of it. Hopefully yours heals right up!
YAY for benign and treatable!!
I had been putting off getting blood work because I suck at getting up in the mornings and going. But I finally went since I had orders from my shrink and my regular doctor and I realized I'd be moving.
I've heard back from my shrink - I have a Vitamin D deficiency. My levels are about half what they should be so now I have to go get some supplements and take 1000 IUs 2x day.
I haven't had any real joint pain (that was mom's symptoms) so I'm wondering how I'll feel once I start taking it.
