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AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

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Ozwizard · 19/09/2016 19:25

I have recently come across some information regarding myself as a toddler from years ago. Obviously I am a grown adult now but this has left me confused and questions that keep going around in my head. I saw my medical notes and there was an entry that said genital warts, anal. I'm trying to understand, work out how this could be possible without it leading me back to one horrible answer!

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Itsmine · 19/09/2016 19:32

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JellyBelli · 19/09/2016 19:35

I think you need to talk to your GP and go from there. If you have no other susspicions or concerns, you can choose to believe it was an accidental transmission via someones hands when they were wiping you.

george1020 · 19/09/2016 19:36

When you saw your medical history were you with your dr? Could you not ring your dr or book an appointment to discuss it?
I imagine it is as itsmine says and cold sore and poor hygiene but worth a chat to your dr for sure!

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Ozwizard · 19/09/2016 19:43

I do have other suspicions and concerns. But I'm frightened of where this may lead to. My childhood was very abusive physically and this is why I have my suspicions.

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BrightOranges · 19/09/2016 19:43

Well I think you should speak with your GP.

It is either innocent from someone with the virus changing you or perhaps you had a wart and spread it yourself. Or there was sexual abuse.

I do hope it is all innocent and wish you the best.

44PumpLane · 19/09/2016 19:51

I would definitely advise you to book an appointment with your GP- but given the subject matter could be sensitive and lead you to need to talk at length I would advise you to request a double or triple appointment. It may take longer to get but will mean you don't feel hurried out of the room whilst asking some very sensitive questions.

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Ozwizard · 19/09/2016 19:53

My other concern is that after that entry, I seemed to have not seen any medical professionals for the next ten years.

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youarenotkiddingme · 19/09/2016 19:56

There is no easy answer to this. If you ask you may find out something you don't want to but if you don't ask you risk being eaten away at by questions.

Do you think you can move forward from here with the information not knowing?

If the answers no then I agree with above poster who said ask for a longer appointment with GP. I'd also suggest taking a close friend who you'd trust with personal information to come along for support.

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Ozwizard · 19/09/2016 20:06

Questions have been running around in my head, do I want to know, don't want, could it be a reasonable explanation or a sinister one. I can't move forward, I'm stuck. Then I bury my head in the sand and pretend the questions will go away

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mygorgeousmilo · 19/09/2016 20:11

Request a full appointment with GP and specify that it's to discuss medical records, they give you quite a chunk of time. There's no right way to answer, but I think that if you don't look into it, you'll have no chance of moving past it. Really wishing you the best, I hope you get some kind of resolution, I really do

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Ozwizard · 19/09/2016 20:13

I will make the appointment.

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rhiaaaaaaaannon · 19/09/2016 20:13

Sorry op, sounds like a really stressful time
Personally I would rather know the details than let my imagination run wild. Do you trust your gp? Could you mske an appointment to discuss it?

Birdsgottafly · 19/09/2016 20:17

Genital warts can be transmitted during the Birth and whilst having contact, nappy changing etc. It should have been followed up, though.

Depending on the time period, this might not have happened for a variety of reasons. The place to start is your GP, explain that you want an appointment to discuss your medical records.

Smrendell · 19/09/2016 20:18

Someone could have had a cold sore, not washed their hands and changed your nappy therefore passing on the hsv virus?

HSV and cold sores aren't genital warts. That's herpes.

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Ozwizard · 19/09/2016 20:26

How would the passing on of a cold sore end up as anal warts? My initial thought was an std!

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fastdaytears · 19/09/2016 20:31

Cold sores and herpes are the same virus.

Genital warts is different but there would be "innocent" ways to transmit. Definitely see your GP.

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Ozwizard · 19/09/2016 20:38

Birdsgottafly, could you elaborate on it should have been followed up?

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BrightOranges · 19/09/2016 21:34

When kids get genital warts, it could be a sign of sexual abuse, and parents should be aware of that possibility. However, HPV can also be transmitted through nonsexual contact between a child and a caregiver — for instance, while giving a child a bath or changing a nappy. Kids also can reinfect themselves by touching a wart somewhere else on their body and then touching their genital area.

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