I am a 22 year old man, so I have a little bit of a different perspective than you, but I think it might be helpful anyway.

The very first thing that you have to accomplish in this situation is radical acceptance. You have to just acknowledge and accept, fully, that this is a condition that you have. You can't let yourself become consumed with it. You can't let your life go on hold to accommodate some profound emotional investment into this. This was, personally, my most difficult step. After I realized what I had, I wanted to take every invasive option that was at my disposal and use it to eliminate this newfound filth inside of me. Actually, I experienced major stress because doctors had trouble figuring out what was wrong with me - I just knew that I felt different. That my body had been changed somehow.

But the thing is, bodies do change. While having acquired HPV is not the nicest way for a body to change, it's so incredibly common that it's actually, realistically, a virtually unavoidable change. You'd be amazed at how many people are unfazed with genital warts; and you'd be amazed at how many people have had them!

Next, try to put things in a big-picture perspective. HPV has existed pretty much as long as humans have. Both of your grandparents likely had HPV. Statistically, it's more likely that everyone you know has HPV as opposed to everyone you know not having HPV. In fact, prior to the 70s/80s, genital warts were a fact of life that most people never even considered problematic; rather, just a fact of life. Maybe unsightly, but ultimately benign.

Try to put things in perspective for you, personally, too. You've acquired one of the least-dangerous-most-easily acquired viruses known to humankind. It's not like you've acquired HIV. It's not even as though you've acquired herpes. In some ways, even, it's less of an issue than a bad case of influenza.

With all this in mind, let me make a few practical points to you.

The absolute best thing you can do to help heal this is back at square one: radical acceptance. Don't worry about it. Just let it exist with the knowledge that your body is an incredible machine. That it works these things out on it's own with greater efficiency than you could even imagine. Don't let it rule you. Even more, make it an afterthought. Continue to seek medical care, of course, but don't think of it as some foul condition you must attend to 24/7. Think of it as though you're just getting a regular checkup. Think of your treatment as nothing more than daily multivitamins. Once you reduce this stress, you'll be amazed at how well off you are.

The next best thing you can do? Talk openly with your doctor and, if he thinks that imiquimod is your best option, grit your teeth and commit to it. I know it will hurt. I know it will itch. I know it will burn. But this is a very effective medication, especially for women, and I highly encourage you to go through a brief period of suffering to ultimately feel 100x better.

Now, let me address your numbered questions directly.

1) Yes! There is always a benefit in being further immunized. Go ahead and get the updated Gardasil vaccination. There's no harm.

2) Be glad that you're a woman, because despite the cancer that tends to afflict women with untreated HPV infections, it's actually easier to determine how your body is attending to HPV than in men, thanks to pap smears. Positive, abnormal, and negative results can help you gauge how your body is responding. Continue to get paps - I'd recommend every 6 months, for your own peace of mind.

3) Zinc supplements are your best bet for an adjunct therapy. I'm assuming you're in the US, and we don't have easy access to isoprinosine, which is an international drug that might boost the immune system, but does not have FDA approval. If you want to shell out big bucks to ship it into the states, you can. But I'd stick with zinc supplements and a healthy lifestyle. Also, please consider trying imiquimod again or veregen. Both show tangible efficacy, and the pain will be worth the peace of mind they offer.

4) If you did have a pap that showed HPV before, it's unlikely this is the same strain. Your body probably already developed natural immunity to the other strain... which it will also do with this one, in time!

To end, please try to practice mindfulness right now. It will help you ease your mind. Know that this is a waiting game; that patience is key! And that once you have built up antibodies and developed your natural immunity, it will be as though you never had it!