Hi. John had an appointment with his ENT a couple of weeks ago. He told John that he had recently been to an ENT conference and that the BIG topic of discussion was how many young people and people with no smoking history were getting oral cancers and that these cancers might be linked to the HPV virus. He told John he was going to have his pathology re-tested for HPV. We found out today that indeed John's "base of tongue" cancer tested positive for HPV.

This might sound CRAZY to some of you but I was so nervous about finding out the results. I was hoping it was positive because I know that HPV positive cancers are more "cureable" but at the same time I felt so guilty wondering did I pass it on to him. I had some issues 17 years ago with cervical dysplasia that were linked to HPV. I have had no issues in the past 16 years. John and I have both had previous sexual relationships before we met so who knows where it came from but it's hard not to feel guilty thinking I could have passed something on to him that would give him cancer.