Aibu to take dd back to docs for this molluscum thingie?

[homeandstillhome]

My dd is 6 and last November got a spot on her leg which my gp said was molluscum? And made me feel a bit foolish for going. He said it would go and to ignore it.

She now has loads and I'm thinking of taking her back - I'm s bit nervous of going back tbh I felt like a real time waster last time but Dds leg look awful!

Pic included for clarification of leg hideousness.

[Wishiwasonholiday1]

My son had it and I used silver colloidal spray. It didn't burn him or make it sore and cleared it up within a month. You can get it on Amazon or health food shops.

[mummyrabbitpeppapig]

My dd had this as a toddler. Lasted about 6months then just went. ( You can still see where it was though it was mostly on her back so not too bad). Never went red / infected though - I would have a word with doc

[Copper1122]

Thuja did nothing for dd's virus. I don't think I believed enough

[justilou]

I got rid of my daughter's with 10% benzoyl peroxide cream which dries them all up and lavender oil. It's a bugger of a virus.

[nolongersurprised]

They're more likely to spread if there's underlying eczema so treat that aggressively.

[AssassinatedBeauty]

Homeopathic levels? They'll all be sugar water with no detectable active ingredient though, so how on earth is it meant to do anything?

[daydreamnation]

Apologies if already mentioned but I haven't read the whole thread.
My dd suffered for months with these, she was covered! I was told by a mum at school that it was due to a zinc deficiency and to cover her in sudocream. I recall thinking what utter rubbish but out of desperation I tried it and I kid you not, within days they had gone!

[Pigeonpost]

DS3 had them for months. Then one got infected and they all died. Except he's got loads of little scars all up his side and chest because of it.

[AssassinatedBeauty]

Thuja is homeopathic isn't it?

[Blandings]

YANBU but in reality the GP won't do anything.

As a couple of others have said -THUJA THUJA THUJA!

You can get it from Holland & Barrett or Boots. Worked wonders for us.

[GreenTulips]

But antibacterial soap - Amazon £4

Wash on - wash off

Gone in weeks

[yummumto3girls]

We used colloidal silver spray and tea tree in bath and seemed to work. Those spots do look infected though but the above will help with that aswell.

[Velvetbee]

Neat tea tree oil dabbed on with a cotton bud works too.

[Tinygem]

We also had success with manuka honey, definitely worth a try.

[tofudeepfried]

You have to pop them and they go. If you pop biggest the rest die. Do it in bath or shower . Who wants to wait two years?

[Shortymcshorty]

My girls both had this and it went on and on. I scoured the internet and then found a post saying Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream worked. I thought it was worth a go and it was amazing, both girls spots cleared up in a couple of weeks, I did have to tweezers out the centre of some once they had gone hard- but that didn't hurt.

Friends have had similar success using the cream on their children.

It's not a cheap cream but it's far cheaper than the silver stuff, lasts forever and can be used for chapped lips etc afterwards
www.houseoffraser.co.uk/beauty/elizabeth-arden-eight-hour-cream-skin-protectant/807001144.pd?_$ja=tsid:62140%7Ccid:325548615%7Cagid:22157344215%7Ctid:aud-162170199187:dsa-19959388920%7Ccrid:207632624373%7Cnw:g%7Crnd:4872630344841121769%7Cdvc:m%7Cadp:1t2%7Cmt:b

I'm an Aibu lurker but have found my MN password to post this - I think the cream is that good!

[Adelie0404]

My girls both had, about 6 years for my first which is unusually long. About 3 for second child. They do eventually go though. I've always wondered if DD1 has a mild immune deficiency - very mild - because of this and a few other things. Generally very healthy though so not something I worry about.

[Littlebee99]

I'm just writing this in case anyone else is looking for info on molloscum. My 6yo had 2 spots which she scratched and got a bacterial infection. Hideous pain, swelling which the Dr gave her antibiotics for for 6 days. After a few days the red disappeared and a lump appeared and erupted in blood and pus (sorry for graphics). She was left with two holes in her leg, they had to be cleaned out and covered in special plasters. She was crying every time I changed her which was daily. Trying to keep the plasters on was a nightmare I eventually just used a bandage to cover the gauze she was given as the plaster to go over it just fell off. She caught this virus through swimming lessons, I'm convinced of it. Eventually the dr gave us salysilic acid ointment which I put on the other spots which have now appeared. I hope this helps! Cover up the spots and ask the dr about the salysilic acid to get rid. All this happened on a dream holiday (she caught original molloscum in U.K.) where we'd saved and gone away for a month to Spain so we had the language barrier and she couldn't go on beach, in sea or pool!! Awful.

[ActualAl]

Another vote for thuja. DD1 had spots all over the left side of her body, never any on the right strangely! She's not a picker so no infection, dr said they'd go away on their own but after about 6 months she was so self conscious and didn't want to go swimming or do PE at school as people asked her about the spots. We took her to a Napiers herbalist shop. The woman took one look and gave us thuja liquid to dab on every night and also something to dilute in water, burdock and something. All spots gone in less than 2 weeks!

[hippyhippyshake]

I agree with plasters. As soon as a spot looks angry put a plaster over it. The explosion that infects other parts of the body is then contained. Dd3 had 20 plasters at one point but it cleared within a month. This was after about 3 years of not knowing what to do.

[WeAllHaveWings]

ds(13) had them for a long 9 months all over his torso/groin area last year. Put him off going swimming and really dented his confidence in his first year of secondary school. I had to explain to parents when he was at sleep overs to make sure they were ok with him staying. Luckily it was only on his torso so he could wear PJs and keep them covered/lower risk of spreading to his friends.

We never went for any treatments as most seemed harsh and more likely to cause scarring. He was very good at not scratching or touching them, and if any were bleeding/weeping we covered with a plaster to prevent further spreading. He had one that went badly infected and needed 2 courses of anti-b's and iodine patches over 14 days to clear it up. Eventually lots of them started weeping/bleeding/darker around the same time, he was covered in plasters and then they all dried up just in time for Christmas. He was ecstatic, best Christmas present ever.