Since I contracted herpes, whenever I’ve gone to the gynecologist she’s always asked me to estimate how many outbreaks I experience per year. I’m always taken back a bit by the question since, without medication, I tend to have about two outbreaks a month. I guess that...
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lajek
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 11:48 AMre: Untitled Comment
Penelope James
Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at 03:18 AMHi lajek,
I'm sorry you took offense to my comment. I was making light of my situation as a person with a very weak immune system, and I apologize if you are upset with the words I used. Perhaps I could have called myself an "oddity" or "anomaly" instead. Regardless, the meaning is the same and I was merely describing how I felt...which is a person with an unusual condition. I try to write raw reactions to how I've experienced living with herpes, and try not to get too wrapped up in semantics and censorship. I will take your comment into consideration when I write in the future, as I understand your perspective.
PJ
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As a woman BORN with a Pimary Immune Deficiency, I take exception to your comment about being an "immuno-deficient freak." This is a difficult enough condition to live with, without unthinking comments being made. Yes, I am a herpes sufferer (along with multiple other even more significant diseases) who requires suppressive therapy.