u/Wohoooyas

Ive been dealing with MC in my genital area, thighs, and butt for a bit, have been receiving aggressive cryo since mid march and now im almost clear! Im doing a lot better.

I do have a lot of scars (which are fading!) but they are still very much there. I also obviously havent been shaving.

HOWEVER.

next week, i was invited to a fourth of july beach vacation by my bf and his family. So literally his entire family and a lot of his friends will be there. IM GONNA LOOK LIKE A FREAK!!

I can clean up the hairy legs since my thighs have been clear for a while and trim my pubic area. But the cryo scars are gonna make me look INSANE!!!!!! Also not to mention, im gonna have to wash my towel each time after use and continue the thorough hygiene procedures.

Please guys, what do I do. Any confidence boosters or advice would be appreciated. :(

I’m literally so scared to fully trust my IUD. I keep seeing stories of ppl getting pregnant w copper iud, and my anxiety is debilitating. Even when my bf and I have sex, we always pull out, and i make sure to use condoms on my fertile days. Im just still so scared ill be in that 1%.

It also doesnt help that my previous iud was partially expelled. I got a new one recently, and ultrasound confirmed it was in place. Im just still SOO scared!!!

I’ve had MC since at least october, but realized it & started treatment in mid march. Started on genitals, Doctor told me it was folliculitis back in Oct., It ended up spreading to my thighs and butt in the meantime. Ive probably had 15 cryo sessions, and although its gotten better, im STILL finding lesions. I feel like it won’t ever end. Im following all precautions (NO shaving, no sex, no reusing towels/clothes, covering with pimple patches, tea tree oil, zinc oxide, iodine, you name it ive done it).

Im hoping this is over soon. But Im losing hope. What should i do from here?

My bf has been nothing but supportive and its made our relationship stronger, but i just wanna be normal. I wanna wear a swimsuit this summer but i have 40+ cryo scars on my body, i wanna wear shorts and dresses but i cant bc i cant shave. I also cant leave the lesions exposed. Im supposed to go to a cute beach vacation on fourth of july but im just gonna be so self conscious the whole time and unable to participate in anything.

This reddit & support from all of you has helped so much. Its comforting to see other people in my situation and know that we all arent alone. So thank you guys. I started speaking to a therapist and its helped. I think i got this disease from using a body harness at a rock climbing place. If not that, then i have no idea where i got it. I wasnt sexually active with anyone other than my bf, i didnt try on clothes or use a public pool, etc etc.

I guess this is just another one of life’s curveballs. We got this, im determined.