To make appointments with these GPs purely to tell them it’s their fault?

[TheAngryBatBot]

5yo DD has had a wart on her hand for the last two years. To begin with I thought it would go away. It didn’t and it grew. I have never had warts and neither has any of the rest of the family - I have no experience of them. Googled, but as she was under 4 to start with, a lot of the treatments weren’t suitable.

When I showed the GP and asked what to do, she pulled a face and asked why I wanted to do anything with it. I muttered about being worried she might get teased, but the GP looked at me like I was made, so I accepted her response that I should do nothing. I felt pretty mortified for even asking.

Despite feeling like a complete tosser for wanting to sort out the bloody wart, I took her to the pharmacist when she was 4 and he gave us a gel thing to put on. This didn’t work, and a friend who had had warts suggested going back to the GP and getting them frozen off. So, I thought maybe I’d just had a strange experience and another GP might actually help. Well I got the same fucking response - a sideways, judgmental look and the feeling that he thought me a neurotic mother were all I got from this GP too. It’ll go away on its own he told me.

DD has had a bad spell of health lately, she has ricocheted from virus to virus and also unfortunately developed eczema on her face. Between the blocked, runny noses and the eczema she has touched her face a lot. Tonight I have discovered a fucking wart on her beautiful face. On closer inspection, she now also has 3 other smaller warts on her hand, along with the very large original wart. I am so upset. With myself for accepting what the areshole judgmental doctors said, but also with them. I don’t have a degree in medicine and didn’t know they could spread like that. Why didn’t they help me with the original wart? Why did they not consider the fact that they could spread?

I am a teacher and if I rolled my eyes and dismissed a concern raised by a parent which then escalated, I would have my arse handed to me, not only by that parent but also my line manager. I’ve got an appointment with another GP tomorrow who I really hope will actually help us properly with this (I’ve been told he is very good). But AIBU to want to make appointments with the previous two GPs, show them DD’s face and tell them that I hold them personally responsible for this?

Disclaimer: I would never waste GP time by actually doing this. But AIBU to want to? As I said, in my job I’d be hauled over the coals.

LadyandGent Itching is a common symptom with liver issues. It is also a very common symptom with skin issues. My whole family have a tendency towards dry skin and eczema, and all of us have periods of time where our skin is very itchy. Given she already has eczema, dry/sensitive skin is far more likely than liver problems.

Mary, clearly if you have eczema, you're going to be itchy. I know that. I just thought, looking at the wider picture, and the fact that she doesn't appear to have had bloods taken at all, that I might as well stick my oar in. I fully acknowledge that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, and she has seen 3 GPs, but I'd feel guilty if I hadn't mentioned it.

I maybe shouldn't have commented, so apologies if I'm putting 2 and 2 together and coming up with 5.

No need to apologise. I understand why you commented.

I just think for the sake of running a set of bloods (IF they haven't already done so), then it is a little remiss of them.

Is there another surgery you can go to? I would seriously switch to another one.

We don't go to the surgery a stone's throw from us because they have crap reviews and one GP got in trouble for sexual harassment. So we chose one that's about a 14 minute walk instead and they're wonderful.

Also maybe look into a light therapy lamp for your daughter.

What treatments are you using prescribed ones? My ds has soap prescribed and emoliant and stronger cream for flare up. Also look at changing your washing powder we have to use biological as non bio makes his skin sore. Might be worth looking at her diet, food intolerance can make a difference maybe remove different things over several months and keep a diary. I'd start with dairy.

One of our DC has multiple skin issues that flare up when he is away from home and in an environment that is less than scrupulously clean. I am fairly obsessive about keeping his sheets/undersheets/pilllow cases/pillow covers/towels extremely clean as washing his clothes at a high temperature as all these things contribute greatly to his skin health. I make sure our washing machine is cleaned regularly too. It sounds a bit obsessive but the difference to his skin health is colossal.

Oilatum junior bath additive is good.

Ladyandgent.. We don't routinely do bloods on young children.
Its invasive, scary and in most cases not necessary.
The op says her daughter has eczema and a gp has looked at this and said this is likely causing the itching.
The op also says she so far has not been using emollient on her dds body.
Its is highly unlikely itching in a young child is due to liver conditions and much more likely due to eczema.
If you hear hoof beats its more likely horses than zebras.

Eczema is such a tricky thing to manage. I was lucky to get excellent support and a referral from my GP.
It turned out that dd was allergic to oilatum and all petroleum based products that were being prescribed.
Once we moved onto a completely different set of products her skin improved.
She also needed a course of ABx as the eczema was infected. Not easy to see because of the steroid cream.

I would take her privately straight away . I had a wart when I was young and my parents took me to a private clinic to get it frozen . It will be very painful on her face though 😩..

hendricjsy It risks leaving a scar, which is why they don't tend to do it.

OP, I'm in Scotland too and our surgery does freezing of various skin conditions - I had it last year for a skin tag. In fact, it's done by one of the nurses who has recently trained in it. I've also had it in the past for a wart on my finger which worked and didn't hurt.

The English NHS has very different criteria and constrictions thanks to being run by Westminster and their wish to starve it and sell it off to the highest bidder so it's a very different environment and what they do can be very different - they even have to pay for prescriptions for a start unlike Scotland and Wales as an example.

I had a big wart On my big toe when I was 15. Dug it out with scissors! Very satisfying and it never returned. I was probably very lucky the wound never got infected though!!

Well I'd rather my child had a sharp scratch as they say to rule out anything sinister, than to be left itchy, growing warts and constantly ill.

I understand why you're upset about the wart spreading to her nose.

But I also think as parents we're responsible for researching minor ailments like warts, not relying on the GP to fix them. Warts are not serious so I doubt treatment is available on the NHS. They don't even remove unsightly moles these days if it's just for cosmetic reasons!

I suggest you research warts and treatments, and pay for private treatment if not available on the NHS.

My daughter has had warts on her hands too. When she had one frozen, it didn’t actually go and I was advised to keep filing it in the end and then it just went.

To the poster that said UK GP's are rubbish at dermatology. Other countries overdiagnose, overtreat and monetise simple dermatological conditions that can be easily treated by a pharmacist or GP or don't needing treating at all. For any more serious or treatment resistance we have access to Dermatology.

I think I'd rather have a scar than a wart though . A scar will fade .

hendricksy a wart will eventually disappear without treatment, with no scarring. Most children get them as it's a virus. Once the immune system gets on top of it all the warts will wither and fall off painlessly.

Scars fade yes but you can't get rid of them, and sometimes they're raised and angry looking (keloid scars).

In OP's case I'd consult a dermatologist privately if over the counter treatments/home remedies had failed. They will be best placed to advise about different treatment options and the risks of scarring.

An oatmeal bath is good for eczema - www.babobotanicals.com/blogs/from-the-doctors/colloidal-oatmeal

Also goats milk soap - goatmilkstuff.com/pages/goat-milk-soap-eczema

A woman who lived where I used to live had a lot of warts , on her face, her arms and legs and feet . It was a rare disase apparently ,I often wondered why she didn't have them removed but judging by what I read here from PPs it hurts or they just do not do it anymore .

Hopefully they will go of their own accord as PPs have stated, OP

whentherabbits Maybe she had had some removed and they just kept coming back?

Yabu, it’s the virus that’s causing the new warts not the original wart.

I’ve had a wart in my hand for over 10 years, never been an issue, one day I noticed it hand gone and now just looks like a freckle.

Hi @TheAngryBatBot, don't use the shite from the GP for eczema, its full of chemicals and is shite. This stuff is absolutely amazing for eczema and has been a lifesaver in my family www.purepotions.co.uk/collections/dry-skin-range/products/skin-salvation