This is a true story. As a woman, a routine pap smear is a part of life. Before I go I try to take care of myself before I go and then I'm off to see the doctor.
Now when I get my results back they say it's abnormal and would like to check my blood for STDs. "Sure go ahead. You're not going to find anything." I've been married for five years and have always been clean before. So they check my blood and what do they find?
Chlamydia and the human pappilomavirus (also known as HPV, responsible for genital warts).
Now I have had embarrassing moments before in my life, but this was the most gut wrenching and humiliating experience of my life. It was also a moment that turned my world upside down and sideways. Not only did I have to deal with my embarrassment, I had to deal with cleaning up these strange STDs from my husband (I found out that this gross thing on my body was a genital wart. Eww!) and of course the face that everything I knew to be true in my family like with my partner was obviously a lie.
Why am I telling you this story? Most women might not want to share something like this. But when I have been open and honest with sharing my story I have found out two things.
1. It is so relieving to share this story to friends and to get out the frustration that I have felt from learning that my husband was unfaithful.
2. It helps to know that I'm not alone. I have found out that my story is not as unique as I at first thought.
After speaking to friends and most importantly nurses and doctors who have dealt with many patients, this scenario happens to thousands of women every year. Knowing this has helped me put my situation in perspective and it's comforting to know that I'm not alone.
So what have I done since this moment? I have empowered myself with information, been grateful that I have my own group of co-workers, friends and family as support, and I've decided to make a plan on how to move on with my life.
Be sure to know that if something like this happened to you, the worst thing you can do is feel like you're alone in this problem. It is more common than you think.
What I've done is get a private investigator to get the facts on my husband. I then confronted him and separated from him. It was a hard thing to do, but I was glad to do it and begin a new life with better opportunities without him.
I am proud to report that I have started a new life without my husband and it is a new day full of opportunities for me.
I also got informed on how to treat these STDS and I'm happy to report I'm symptom free.
Please find a support group, get informed, get empowered, and move on with your life because you're worth it. Do not let ANYONE let you feel like you're alone or stuck or powerless in any way. You are worth being taken care of the right way and don't let anyone let you feel otherwise!
Through the help of others, I found strength to get through this tough time, and I'm sure that with help from the right kind of people, you can get through any challenge facing you. You'll learn like I did that your best days of your life are ahead of you! And that is a great feeling.
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