ouch. really really ouch....something really trivial is hurting me and affecting everything

[VicarGoingForGoldInKungFu]

this sounds so trivial, but after having verrucas for 5 years i have gone to a private podiatrist. i have a total of

28
of
the
little
fuckers

but i have 1 very very huge.one the fleshy part of my foot, and he is treating with a very strong acid paste which i have to leave on with a dressing for 5 days before it gets done again on day 6 or 7.

ive been off work, so its not been too bad, but i went and had the treatment again last night and then had to work today......and i am in absolute proper bloody excrutiating pain - my foot is swollen and throbbing, it feels like i am walking on razor blades. its so so so sore and the patch that is being treated is about the size of a two pound coin so its quite large and so very very sore.
i am limping, and today my sgt asked why im limping.
it feels so so silly to say its 'cos of a verruca, but it is, or rather the treatment of one.
the pain is so bad that were it anything else i think i would have thought twice about going in tomorrow - i can hardly walk, but i cant phone in sick and cite a verruca. its just not an option.
ive taken pain killers, i have to wear my boots and socks (if i could wear sandals it wouldnt be so bad!) but the job is in uniform and i have wear the clobber.

how does anyone have this type of treatment and continue about their daily business?
with shoes on?
seriously. its hurting just in case i ve not gotten that message through in the above whinge.....

I think that podiatrist sounds way OTT and I wouldn't go back. I agree with others that you need to be seen and shouldn't be working.

What TeamGB says - minor injuries because they will have experience and know how to dress wounds .
The GP surgery ( unless they have a talented nurse ,some do ) will not be nearly as good .
You would be amazed at the lack of wound care experience amongst HCP .
It's a specialist area.

Hope you get it sorted today - show the picture to anyone who isn't sympathetic . For future reference, stop being such a toughie! I'm not suggesting you moan about little aches or pains but if something like this happens again tell people how bad it is and get help sooner. There are no prizes for stoicism.

I had one for around 10 years that has just disappeared in the last few months.

I've tried all sorts on it - freezing, salycalic acid (done by a podiatrist trying to shock it into going of it's own accord, like yours is), over the counter stuff, silver nitrate (turned the area it went on black), banana skins taped to area with plaster (worked on my son's verucca). Best thing for reducing it in size, although it didn't get rid of it completely, was cider vinegar on a small piece of cotton wool, duct tape stuck over that, then large plaster over all of that to hold it in place. I thought both the banana skin and the vinegar/duct tape combos had worked, but both times it reappeared within a couple of weeks.

I got really pissed off with forever poking around my foot earlier this year, so just decided to leave it, but keep shaving bits off it to stop it from sticking out too much and getting more painful to walk on. Suprisingly, it just went of it's own accord after being ignored for a couple of months - properly gone too, not just pretending like last time.

However, even when it looked really manky from all the various 'treatments' on it, it didn't look anything like as bad as yours. I agree with other posters that you should really get that looked at, today if poss.

How's things this morning, u know that we need picture updates.
Hope you get seen today.

Checking in. Hope your night was okay and you have booked appointment today vicar

oh gosh vicars either at work or in hospital on IV antibiotics .

Or possibly involved in some other aspect of RL....

just RL, nothing to report. Am waiting for podiatrist to call back, couldnt get in at gp, and didnt want to get stuck for hours in minor injuries as i am going to go to work soon and i will see how i go.

i want the pod to check it because i suspect that this is what its meant to be doing, although i think i have massively aggravated it by working with it, it really wasnt that bad last2 treatments (this was the third course of acid) I think working with it in boots and socks have irritated it and made it feel so much worse.
its not hot anymore, its not smelling or anything, though my foot is still slightly swollen however the pod did say that can happen and is normal.

its not as bad if i dont have to walk on it, im going to put my boots on at work, and take them off at work, so spend as little time in them as possible.

i really dont feel i can take time off now unless my foot drops off......its just not an option due to the time i had off when i fell and broke my coccyx.

i am going to keep a really careful eye on my foot and i promise if it does not begin to feel better or gets any worse i will ask to go home and go straight to minor injuries. I will talk to sgt when i get to work and see if he is happy for me to continue as normal.

Im sure i wouldnt have type 2 diabetes as i am not overweight at all. (im no skinny minnie but not overweight)

its mystifying really why i have got so many and why i feel so run down all the time. Maybe it is just stress - i do have a very stressful time with DS (has special needs and keeps me on edge all the time) and the job is stressful, plus sorting out the normal everyday home things/childcare/money/ - all the ususal stuff really.

anyway - need to get off now but i will update later and i know its my own fault if my foot drops off.
if it gets bad, stays bad, or makes it impossible to work i will come home and get checked out.

It actually feels better now its been rested.

I know skinny people with type 2 diabetes. So definitely worth getting checked out still.

Can you ask a doctor if one comes in to check on someone naughty ? Or does that only happen on tv

Well I guess I should say thank heavens for people as conscentious as you vicar .

Ask pod if he/she can recommend any dressing to protect it/make more comfortable while you're in boots and at work .

And keep taking the painkillers .
And do all you can to support your immune system .

Good luck you hero ,you .

Oi Vicar! How's your poor foot this evening?

Yes, how was your day ?

Hope you saw someone who could help and you're feeling a bit better ?

I think they must have recommended amputation.

Bloody hell, I hope not sparkling
Could be she's had bad news though - like she has got a diabetic ulcer or summat.

Think Vicar was working till late today.

It's possible she hasn't had time to get it looked at and she knows we will all start the nagging.

im still here and still have 2 feet for now

i did update earlier - up there somewhere

i couldnt get it looked at today - i called the gp and the podiatrist and the pod didnt bloody call back - it is feeling a little better today though but i darent look at it coward

the good news is that my sgt and inspector have taken pity on me and said i can wear plain clothes until its sorted and healed, so i can get some boots off time.....i will be wearing some very comfy earth spirit sandals for work from tomorrow. It was that or go sick, and i didnt want to go sick, particularly (its too hard to go back!)

its still very sore, and my foot is slightly swollen, but it does actually feel better today than yesterday.

im going to go back to gp as soon as i get the opportunity and ask for a diabetes test, so not taking any chances, and i will get them to take a look. Tbh, its not weepy and it doesnt smell, so im not convinced its infected. Its just very very sore. i will be keeping an eye on it and i think im going to remove the dressing when ive finished work tomorrow to see if it will dry up a bit before nights.

again to everyone and i do really appreciate the advice, i showed my colleagues the pics and they were urging me to go to the walk in centre or A & E but i know id have been stuck there for most of the shift....

anyway. im still here, and at least something is sorted for work for a few weeks until its sorted.

I'm glad it hasn't dropped off . Not having to wear boots can only help. I'd love to have seen your colleagues faces when they saw the pictures.

^ that wasn't envy BTW

try duck tape. NHS direct recons it is as good as any other treatment and painless. Do not use like a plaster as it comes off, but wrap up as a bandage (ie if on sole of foot, wrap tape right round foot). Leave it on for a week, take off overnight then replace. repeat until gone. worked a dream for my DS. I was not convinced before, but cheap and painless, what was the risk?

the risk at the minute is severe pain due to the hole in my foot getting stuck to duct tape.....

youve not looked at the pics have you....

Hi vicar ,sorry we've all nagged you so much .

I wish Fluffycloudland77 was around as she's a pod ,but I think she must be on holiday !

I know with wounds you need to leave the dressing on so it can heal but it's probably different with verucca treatment .
Is the dressing keeping the acid stuff on ? If it is I'd take it off and re cover it with something more soothing ,bland .

I have looked at your pic now ,it must be awful to have that on your foot !

( not helpful but it's much less gory than some of my mums tophi eruptions on her fingers so I'm a bit personally encouraged in my one woman campaign to get the NHS to help her )

At least you've outed yourself to your colleagues and they know the situation .

Ring that podiatrist again in the morning - can you email them the pic ?

Phew-no amputation. Sounds like you need to 'let the air get to it' as my Mum always says.

glad to hear that its all good news at the moment. The 'no boots' ideas sounds good to me!!