**pic warning** verruca infected?

[FancyFingers]

Ds (6) has had a verruca for a couple of months. Despite treatment from the pharmacy, using various products it's now looking infected.

He cannot put any weight on his foot so is hobbling on his heel. I've tried the corn/verruca circle pads, but nothing is comfortable.

We saw a dr yesterday who prescribed the same gel as the bazuka brand. We've used this before.

What should I do? His foot after school today looked worse and I can see pus under the skin.

I called the surgery befor they closed and they've offered an appt with a nurse. I'm wondering what they'd be able to do (if anything?)

Does anyone have experience/advice?

Worrying about you both a bit. I do hope all is well.

Please update us if you get the chance Op.

He might need intravenous anti b - hope you at the hospital

Ouch

I also think it looks just like the bandage as the area hasn't spread from the foot area where the verruca was - it's an isolated area?

Just seen this. Hope Fancy has taken her ds back to A&E.

No Buttercups increasing pain and spreading redness in this situation is most likely due to infection spreading away from the initial site.

Needs further assessment asap

How is he op?

Hoping he's been seen, he's been through the mill bless him.

Hope all's well OP, poor lad

But it doesn't look like its spread - there's no redness etc from the foot towards it- it just looks just a bit red by the ankle strap area unless I'm missing something?

It's now red on top, though, and hurts inside. Hopefully, it stopped being red and hurting when the bandage was off for a while and OP and her DS are snuggled on the sofa. If it stayed red and continued to hurt though, then they will be back at the hospital getting some more help.

Only just seen this thread, that was scary seeing the quick progression. DS had a infected chicken pox blister on the sole of his foot that followed a similar pattern it terms of infection and this thread jjst reminded me how scary it was. Hope the redness on top of his foot is just from the bandages.

How is he today Fancy? I do hope it was just the bandage

Hope he is ok x

Just read the whole thread. I hope he's feeling better.

Has this been dealt with now? Poor boy, it looks awful.

Sorry, my phone did something odd and I couldn't see the whole thread. So glad he's sorted now.

Just thought I'd check in and see how your ds was doing FancyFingers. Hope he is sorted and on the mend.

Have been waiting on an update as well.

Hope everything is ok.

Hope he's ok OP.

Hello, I'm so sorry it's taken me so late to update. It's been a bit manic here at the moment.

We took ds to a&e and they kept him under observation, before letting us go late last evening. Continuing the antibiotics and they let his foot breathe for a while to see if the redness subsided, which it did.

But again they said you can't take any chances.

Still has his wound clinic tomorrow afternoon. But I've had a terrible migraine since yesterday morning. So I'm a bit shit at everything at the moment.

Thank you all so much for lovely messages.

Look after yourself, OP. Glad the infection hasn't spread further.

Hope you both feel better soon x

Hope you're both doing ok, and glad it seems to be being taken seriously!