Like, now I find out I have syphilis???

Why do you have to tell your family? I mean, yeah you'll need to tell them you have dementia, but you absolutely don't have to tell them it's because of untreated syphilis.

Best of luck to you. I hope you can get mitigating treatment.

Have you taken a test?

No, but is the damage reversible if the infection is treated? Good luck with your treatment. You don't need to tell your family.

OP, it went to your brain. Regardless, you have a very real brain condition. That’s what syphilis does.

[quote]No, but is the damage reversible if the infection is treated?

No.

The damage is irreversible. But it can be stopped in its tracks when treated. That's the plan.

My dad’s best friend got syphilis from a hooker in Vietnam. Apparently, he died from it (according to my mother). My dad always acted like he died in active duty.

[quote]How am I going to tell my family this?

Oh god. Now I know you're fabricating all of this.

If you feel like you need to tell your family can't you tell them it's from a head injury? Or that your physicians don't know what caused it?

No, I am not!!!!!!!

Meant for R8.

Don't worry about telling your family. Especially if the damage is irreversible. Continue your treatment plan with your doctor and concentrate on getting the care you need now. When you start thinking about power of attorney, that person might be the person to inform of your medical condition, only because it helps them make the right decision based on your circumstances and wishes. But it's not something anyone else needs to be aware of. It doesn't change anything.

I think you would not have to tell your family the reasons behind your illness if you don't want to. Then again is there any Shane in having syphilis? I don't think so but maybe others do. Get it treated and get on with life.

[quote]I feel guilty and dirty.

As you should, you dirty whore.

So it laid dormant for 20 years?

Many a vet in WW2 had the same story. Hudson River State Hospital in Poughkeepsie NY had a special building for those poor old demented guys. If you were on antibiotic it treated the acute stage, the soreness & rash. 2nd stage very symptom free, 3rd stage what you are now experiencing. Syphilis is sneaky. You have to keep getting tested & retreated if & when it comes back.

You sound like a pearl clutching prisspot

Tell them nothing. You just have dementia. I've always said that if I get anal cancer from HPV from anal sex- I'm telling my family I have prostate cancer.

You can still have a long and productive life, and share your talents with the world.

Are you Vladimir Lenin?

Meh. Run for POTUS.

I've had STIs before, but I also get regular checkups. 20 years to find this out???

Minor problem with your story OP .......... syphilis is a BACTERIAL infection, not a VIRAL infection, as you stated in your OP...........if you had REALLY been through this with your doctor, he would have made this clear to you.........and you would have known not to make that slip-up

Reminds me of a story. I live in Australia. My best friend is a phlebotomist. A lady had been treated for chlamydia and was having a further test to see if she was clear of it. Koala bears are prone to chlamydia. Now, this lady my friend was treating was rather proper and conservative, about 55. She told my friend that she must have gotten the chlamydia from a koala she petted! We still laugh about it, those koala bears dropping from trees to rape unsuspecting prudes.

Wonder how many posters are thinking, damn should I get a test. I also think a good many males have clamydia since it is supposed to be a silent infection.

R23-

There's an ignore button right at the top of the thread if you care not to participate.

OP doesn't get the clap, he gets applause!

R25 - Not I! I'm not a WHORE like you.

I don't have syphilish, I'm just shwell!

OP I'm very sorry this happened to you

This is a lesson to everyone that you must have yearly STI testing. For those who do not have health insurance, there are many free clinics catering to gay men who will do the testing.

Once a year, get tested for STI

r26 science never lies

I can't get STI's, I'm on Prep!

[quote]My dad’s best friend got syphilis from a hooker in Vietnam.

Al Capone contracted syphilis from a prostitute at a brothel in Chicago.

I'm sorry you're going thru this, OP, good luck to you.

Syphilis? OP are you a time traveler from the past?

Yes OP, after a rash , I was diagnosed with syphilis. It was a complete surprise, I never did anal unprotected, and I didn't even know you could contract the syph by Giving a BJ. (I don't like oral on my dick, but I like to suck a dick. ) But it happened. The rash comes between the second and third year. I was treated with three shots, I have to go through a check every year now .

I don't want your stuff OP

A friend’s elderly brother was diagnosed with latent syphilis at the age of seventy two! He never had any symptoms, he was treated with three cycles of antibiotics and is hale and hearty at nearly eighty!

There is definitely Shane involved!

R15 - oh, dear!

Lie, lying, lay, have lain.

Long term syphilis is very rare nowadays because almost any antibiotic, taken for any reason, would have killed it.

R21, it worked for Biden...

A 62 year old should know better than to start a sentence with "like".

[quote] Like, now I find out I have syphilis???

Make sure they test for Hepatitis C. It can lie dormant for decades, too. Sorry, OP. I hope the damage is reversible. At least they finally caught it.

Don't be a drip and tell them you have the drip, OP.

You are a whore OP. Face facts!

Whore!

Is there a special test for tertiary syphilis or does it test like fresh infected syph?

R43 Like, what do I do? 🤡

Have you tried painting your gums with mercury?

Look on the bright side, at least your nose didn’t fall off.

Like, now a warning?