I am wondering something, wondering if I am alone in this, but I have to admit that Michael Douglas coming out the way he did with the HPV connection has been unsettling for me. Since my DX and TX two years ago, I have often spoken about my cancer by relating it to what Michael Douglas had. He never went public with the HPV connection (until now), and, frankly, except for some close friends, I have not either. I am not a prude, but I have felt uncomfortable "coming out" as HPV+, as if I somehow brought this cancer on myself. I know, I know, it's silly on an intellectual level. And I tell myself all the time that millions of people walk around with the virus but few will develop cancer and that an HPV+ tumor responds better to treatment, etc. etc. Intellectually, I am good, but emotionally... I get stopped in my tracks. I struggle with it, I do. And now I feel like Michael blew my cover, sort to speak. Is it just me? Can anyone relate? Can I get a witness? LOL