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Q: severely burned vagina from Aldara
asked by: kdaggen on January 13th, 2008
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just a word of caution to any and all,

IF you are prescribed aldara for your genital warts, USE SPARINGLY.
i used it on my spots and have severely burned my vagina.

now, after days of agony, the sores have turned to ulcerations and look like pus filled craters. upon cleansing the wounds, i see a red line around the circle of the holes where there used to be sores.

i am such an utter mess down there, i seriously have no idea what to do next. i think its burned the warts off too, but its too swollen, red and discoloured to get a good look at them. judging from the fact they look like craters, i am hoping this means, that once this all clears up, this outbreak will be over.

it is my first incident with warts, and has been a sheer nightmare.

be careful with aldara, and WHATEVER you do, use it soooo sparingly.

hope this prevents someone else, what i have had to go through.
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yogahoneybunny
replied on January 26th, 2008
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Thanks for the tip!

How many days did it take for the blisters to ulcer and then scab over w/ Aldara? How many days until full recovery?
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unknown2008
replied on February 29th, 2008
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Me too
Aldara is a total nightmare. It is also my first time dealing with something like this and now I can barely walk. I have never experienced anything so awful. Whatever you do, insist that your doctor find another way to treat you. I'm on my way to the gyno now to scream at her/scream in pain/hopefully please god get relief.
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princess_562
replied on March 2nd, 2008
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i am exactly the same! i apllied aldara about a week ago and was fine, now im in so much pain i cant get out of bed. i have ulcers everywhere- it looks (and feels) like even inside my vagina.

im not using it ever again but please let me know if u find anything that can help the pain


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yogahoneybunny
replied on March 4th, 2008
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Cold presses can help with the localized pain, although cold generally SLOWS DOWN the cycle of a herpes outbreak. So, you might try to wet a washcloth with cool water and apply to the ulcers.
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princess_562
replied on March 5th, 2008
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its not herpes, aldara is prescribed for genital warts. but i think i may have used too much because it has burned the warts so bad the have turned into ulcers. thanks for youre reply though. i was thinking of aloe vera i have a plant at home but im too scared i myt make it worse or give myself an infection....
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Alexandra12
replied on February 14th, 2009
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hey
i hear you girls. aldara is the worst. I have been using the cream for 2 weeks and it is a nightmare. Yesterday i had to leave work and go home because i had a fever and chills. I am going to see my gyco in a few, i hope she can give me something to STOP THE PAIN!!!!
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sweetikt
replied on March 8th, 2009
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Aldara may outbreak herpes.
I hear what you have been going through because I have had the same exact problem.

Aldara changes your immune response, so it may locally and temporarily encourage other viruses (such as herpes) to screw your system up.

I've had warts for 3 months now and 2 months earlier my doctor suggested I'd use aldara to make it go away. A week after I started using it i had terrible breakouts that made me feel like killing myself.

So I ended up in the emergency room on new year to get the awful news : I had herpes.

Turns out I have oral herpes (35% of the sexually active population has it) as well as HPV.

I have not had recurrence of herpes but I have a had additional warts that I am about to burn off in surgery (which scares me to death).
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