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.

Yay for being treatable!

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!

WTF is this!?! [link] What IS it? Cause, I don't even...

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.

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

I probably would have latched on to your experience and convinced myself that it *clearly* meant my own ladyparts ailment was benign as well.

This is probably because I thought I'd already maxed out back in Greece, when they cut a notch out of

Raq, I looked at the biopsied area last night, and I was braced for something like pencil-eraser-sized holes (I couldn't see what the doctor was doing, obviously). It's just 3 spots the size of a needle stick. But I swear to god it felt like she used a hole punch. A SHARP hole punch.

Oh, WINCE, Tep!! But I'm glad it sounds benign.

Hey, the cabana boys worked! After I bitched early this morning, I had a MUCH better day than yesterday! Woo and hoo!

Due to being a DES daughter, I had many a biopsy over the years, because it meant I had mutant ladyparts. Nothing really bad--none of the freaky cells ever turned out to be cancer, so I was a lot luckier than many other DES daughters. Well, lucky up until I had stage IV endo and had to have the whole shebang removed.