Newdawn (Seattle, Wa, Usa) on 10/26/2009
So It's been about 3 years since i contracted this godawful disease and I've nailed down a remedy that works every time these buggers try to make a comeback.
What you'll need (or what I needed I should say):
-Apple Cider Vinegar (sold at ANY grocery store)
-Toilet Paper (the good and thick stuff)
-Saran Plastic wrap
-Hydrogen Peroxide
-Tea Tree Oil
-Neosporin (original formula, accept no substitute.)
So, a couple things before i begin describing the regiment:
DO:
-keep clean. Shower every day. Soaking will help dead tissue peel off.
-stay hydrated and keep normal sleep cycles.
-WEAR PROTECTION if you're going to have sex. I wouldn't wish HPV on my worst enemy.
DO NOT:
-pick-at or mess with your outbreak, the less you mess with it the quicker it will heal.
-smoke cigarettes. I quit because of HPV, you should too. It DEPLETES your immune system.
-stress yourself out. Stress will cause it to get worse. Be sure to relieve your stress!
-think this is the end of your sex life. Maintain a positive outlook on beating this.
The Regiment:
The sum of my outbreaks always occur on the glans or as low as the scar of my circumcision, never lower, and the problem i had at first was finding away to apply the ACV to my affected areas for long enough without having to spend an hour or so a day in the bathroom. So what I came up with is taking two attached squares of toilet paper, folding them lengthwise in half, then dousing them in the ACV (just enough to dampen the t.p.). After this, I would wrap the ACV soaked t.p. around the glans and inner foreskin of my penis, and sort of squeeze to make sure I was making contact to the entire area. At this point, you're going to have to secure the t.p. in place, so what i came up with was using plastic wrap to basically gift wrap the t.p. to my penis. Remember too pee before you put it on, and keep it on for 45 min to an hour. You're going to find that the warts turn white, eventually with a red/grey/black spot in the middle (that is the root)
Don't go for longer than an hour! Slow and steady is the ticket. I would wrap every day until they are gone (no white spots appear after soaking), and if it seems your skin is becoming too raw, take a day off. Know now that this is going to cause slight discomfort, the acidity of the ACV is essentially going to burn the warts off, after a while you wont notice the slight amount of stinging (that means It's working). The best time of the day to do this is right before you take a shower, so you can wash the ACV off afterward (It doesn't smell good at all).
I used to wrap after showering, but the problem with that it that my skin was too soft after soaking, and it was also damaging the skin around the warts. I should also note that you're going to want use this method rather than just trying to spot onto the warts you know you have, because this method will get rid of the ones you don't see as well, as they will turn white after soaking in ACV. Remember also not to try to remove the warts after they turn white (you're probably going to want to, but fight the urge to mess with them). Be patient, they'll begin falling off themselves within a few days of treatment.
In the shower I found using Dial antibacterial soap worked best. At the end of the shower give the area you soaked just a splash of hydrogen peroxide to help dead tissue deteriorate, and to prevent infection. After you've dried from your shower get your tea tree oil and put just 2 or 3 drops onto the affected area and rub it gently into the skin (small circles). After a few days you'll find the warts are going to start peeling off, don't pick at them, they will come off when they're ready! Allow the tea tree oil to soak in for a couple minutes (this feels really good, kind of a cooling sensation and smells great too), then simply apply the Neosporin (this will speed the healing process immensely by preventing your skin from drying out any cracking). If you feel so compelled you can go one further and bandage, but as long as you change into clean undies every day you're going to be fine. I usually repeat the tea tree oil and Neosporin 3 times a day, just to keep the area clean and moisturized.
That's about it, It's a long hard road but once you beat this, It's like being born again. Remember to wrap it up (as if you haven't learned your lesson already). It's a damn shame doctors will never tell you about this remedy, after all, if they did, all those BS medications and temporary procedures they prescribe wouldn't make them any money. We are united in struggle, I just hope i can help someone anonymously because I'm taking the secret of having HPV to my grave. Godspeed friends, be well.
Replied By A. (Kendall, Florida) on 11/24/2009
Replied By Ibmediaman (Fort Lauderdale, Fl) on 12/29/2009
You can be relatively certain that it is a herpes sore if it disappeared on its own in a week or two. Untreated venereal warts don't do that.
If this is the case, you may wish to have yourself checked out for genital herpes. It is definitely a condition about which you will want to become educated. It's not the end of the world nor your sex life. Education will eliminate a lot of fears and concerns. The bad news is, there's no cure. The good news is, the longer you have it, the less frequently you will experience outbreaks.
But again, it does sound more like a herpes sore that you are dealing with. I've never had a venereal wart hurt "a lot" nor have I ever had one turn blood red. Herpes sores are another matter. Get it checked.
Replied By Whatsupwithmyjunk (Nyc, Ny) on 06/07/2010
Doctors are the most unhelpful when dealing with this. Last week I went again for the second time and the last thing my doctor asked while scratching her head not knowing really how to cure this thing. My doctor asked, "Well, is this something you could sort of just live with?" Yeah my ---- looks like it just vacationed on a leper colony and I'm just supposed to be ok with that. grrrrr!
So I tried this ACV thing. Stung like a bitch, yes, but I must say i think its working. The first day I soaked a tiny little pieces of a cotton ball in the ACV , put it over the trouble spots (there's two) and left it to do its thing while watching TV at the end of the day for about 4 or 5 hours.
I also tried to keep it on at night while i slept but ended up taking it off at around 2am or so because it hurt sooooo bad.
The next day it was red and raw and really hurt. To keep my junk from swinging around to much i put a sock on it under my clothes (obviously)...lol...you'll notice a few more winks and smiles from everyone after you do this.
Because it was so raw, the second day i just left it alone. About all i did was apply bacitracin.
On day 3 (today) Ive noticed the spots have turned blackish and have dried out a bit. I'm applying the ACV again for about an hour before work. Depending on how they feel I may do the same again this evening.
Out of ALL the remedies I've tried this is the only treatment that has made a difference. I've had all the creams from the doctor..they dont work. Silver oxide gel...doesn't work....honey, nope just tastes sweet...neosporin doesnt work but will ease irritation. I even convinced the doctor to give me prescription strength antibiotic solution to apply to it...doesn't do a damn thing except keep it from getting infected. Last but not least I was told by my doctor to try yeast infection cream...total waste of time!
I have had them frozen off before as well. I have had good results with that as well but it involves going in and showing off an embarrassing thing to basically a stranger who may or may not judge you...who may or may not be willing to even perform the procedure. (esppecially if you have one on the glans..,they dont like to freeze anything on there)
So anyway I am trying to be hopeful and as long as each day I see improvement they I'll stick with this remedy. Its been 6 weeks and I'm really looking forward to sex again!!!!
Replied By Whatsupwithmyjunk (Nyc, Ny) on 06/09/2010
To summarize:
On Day 1 i left the ACV on with a cotton-ball and band-aid for 5-6 hours.
On Day 2 i was really red and raw and in pain from the first application so i gave my self a day off from the ACV. To protect the area from rubbing when moving around, I just put a sock over my penis to add a layer of cushion. I also applied some simple bacitracin.
By Day 3 a rough, dry scab was forming and it was turning dark in color. I decided I would apply for 1 hour in the morning and then again for one hour in the evening before bed. Remember to rinse after each application, else, the healthy skin will get irritated.
On Day 4 I applied another 1 hour treatment in the morning. By now the scab was really hard and flaky. I decided at this point that my body had to do it's part so for the rest of the day i just left it alone. And I mean LEAVE it alone...there's NO overnight cure for this but it doesnt have to take weeks.
It's now Day 5. The scab I could tell was nearing its end. I continued to just leave it alone.
Tonight i felt that all too familiar tingling sensation that told me that the HPV was going to give another go at rearing its ugly head at a completely different spot. Remember now that this is HPV and it likes to hop scotch its way around. It's a frickin' war underneath your skin. I did a spot test on the tingling spot with ACV and lo and behold it turned white. grrrr...ok so this is to be expected.
I decided to do another round of ACV treatments. This time though I only kept it on for only 30 minutes. I immediately showered after, washing with dial antibacterial soap. I pat dry the area and could see the two that I had were like white craters.
I decided to apply some prescription antibiotic solution that my doctor had prescribed to me. It helps keep things from getting infected. Neosporin will probably do the same thing but this stuff is amazing. It penetrates deep down because it's a liquid not a cream.
ANYWAY, as I applied the solution, I lightly rubbed the area and the dead skin/scab just peeled right off revealing light pink skin underneath. There's still a little crater there but its NOT painful or irritated looking. I then applied some bacitracin over it. Hopefully by morning it will be healed.
So those of you looking for someone to quantify how long this treatment goes on for can refer to my experience which by the looks of things seems to be about 5-7days. Thats from the "oh crap why me" moment to the "it looks like it never happened" bliss.
I will post when I am officially clear.
Replied By Whatsupwithmyjunk (Nyc, Ny) on 06/13/2010
Day 6 - 8:
The warts have gone and I ceased all use of the ACV. The area that had been treated had a dry scab which had since washed away in the shower but what was left behind were very sore crater-like blisters that required a bit more healing. The blisters were a result of the acidic ACV which essentially burned the effected skin off, leaving behind the under-layer of the epidermis.
There comes a point where you have to let the body start the process of repairing your skin. To help sooth the injured area I took a vitamin E gel-cap, snipped opened the end of the pill and used the vitamin E oil contained inside directly onto the wounded skin. Vitamin E helps the body's ability for tissue repair. I also took the vitamin E supplement orally each day.
To keep the blistered skin from sticking to clothing, I put a small bandaid over it. If you don't do this, the blistered skin, which is weapy, will stick to your clothes and tear open and start bleeding.
This part of the process is probably the hardest because there is really nothing to do but wait for your body to s-l-o-w--l-y start healing itself. The area looked very red and sore at this stage, and improvement is seen is a matter of days verses overnight changes as seen when using the ACV. The important thing is to focus on other things and stay postive!
Day 9
Its now Day 9 and the area around the blisters are returning to their normal color. The blisters themselves have begun to close. Aside from the actual blisters, the area around them still feel a little rough, but the skin is softening a bit every day. I am using a tiny amount of silver gel which you can get at CVS. Its an antimicrobial meant to be used on blisters, burns and cuts.
I'm now just taking the vitamin E orally.
At this point the less junk you apply to the area the better. I'm still covering it with a bandaid and wrapping with a clean sock to immobilize the area but other than that just keep it clean. Shower in the morning and then again in the late afternoon.
If you are able, expose the area to as much air as possible in the privacy of your own home when it's appropriate. The extra air circulation definitely helps.
This whole process is soooo unbelievably slow. This is NOT the overnight cure you're hoping for when you begin this process. As slow as it is however, its the best way i believe to get the effected skin healed and back to normal.
Knock on wood I will be able to post a short update soon which will state that the skin has completely healed.
Replied By Whatsupwithmyjunk (Nyc, Ny) on 06/24/2010
Here's my last post regarding ACV therapy. 11 Days ago I posted what i had hoped would be the cure to my HPV breakout. On a positive note, ACV therapy does work. However, in some cases, the location and size of the wart you are treating is simply too deeply rooted for the ACV to be 100% effective.
When i first started dealing with this 2 months ago (jeeze has it really been that long???) I had initially started off with a single round flat wart on the glans of my penis. I then, after using aldara, got another wart to form just below along the shaft of my penis. I didn't start using ACV therapy until a little over a month into this whole experience.
A couple of days after my last post on Day 11, the secondary wart had cleared completely due to ACV therapy. On day 13, however, the initial wart which was on my glans came back. The skin on it had scabbed over by use of the ACV therapy but the wart tissue was just too deeply rooted and started to regenerate.
Not deterred by this set back, on Day 15, i decided to use ACV in combination with over-the-counter liquid nitro wart freezing products. I found that this method was very effective in destroying the wart tissue... and the wart quickly started to shival and dry up by Day 18. First i would apply the ACV as usual and leave it there for about an hour. I then took the liquid nitrogen and freezed the area. The problem with doing this is the fact that you're applying something to a VERY sensitive area on yourself.
On Day 19 I had already had a doctor's appointment set up in case I was still having issues. The point of the appointment was if i was still experiencing difficulties, i would request that the doctor use cryotherapy.
That's exactly what i ended up doing. Even though the ACV in combination with the over-the-counter wart freeze was very effective, the pain associated with applying the liquid nitro on myself hindered my ability to freeze off ALL the wart tissue.
Also, the over-the-counter wart freeze products' applicator tip is different from what the doctors use. It's made of a round spongy material about a cm or two in diameter so when you apply it, the liquid nitro only really treats the surface area of the skin.
The nitrogen applicator at the doctors office is more like a blunted needle which makes it able to get into the nooks and crannies of the wart tissue.
Long story short, I explained to my doctor what i had been doing. I asked right from the outset that I wanted him to perform cryotherapy to remove any remaining wart tissue. He agreed.
He said that ACV is basically a weaker version of the wart dissolving solutions you can get at the local drug store and that it WAS effective and SAFE to be using. But he also added that the location of the wart on the glans was inhibiting the ACV's effectiveness.
After examining the dried up scab area that i had treated myself he concluded that the wart was pretty much gone except for a "few papules" which i had missed. He performed cryotherapy and in a few short minutes he was finished. He said it would blister and then quickly start healing in 3 days and be completely healed in about a week.
This is my last post. For those of you who are freaking out about this, i feel you but do yourself a favor: Don't deny this for what it is..a wart. If its small then by all means use ACV and it will eventually clear up but it will take a couple weeks.
To make this all go away faster, don't walk, RUN to your phone and call your doctor and make an appointment or go to your local emergency center. Tell them you have a wart on your genitals and you are requesting cryotherapy. You HAVE TO REQUEST cryotherapy otherwise the doctors will just stand there and scratch their heads, prescribe you a cream, therefore wasting your time and money.
Believe me cryotherapy is the way to go if your case is serious. Try the ACV too...who knows things may improve. But the end result is the same.
ACV with cause the same kind of blistering and scabbing as cryotherapy but typically is something that take a few days to apply and then a week to allow to heal.
Cryotherapy on the other hand takes only minutes to apply and a week to heal but only if you let the doctor do it. The over-the-counter stuff just doesn't have the correct kind of applicator to go in deep enough. You'll freeze off the surface but still have infected tissue underneath which will just come back.
This whole thing has been a nightmare. Had i known, i would have demanded cryotherapy a month ago and been done with this once and for all. Live and learn i guess. Hopefully my experience with help steer others in the right direction.