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WARTS & ALL

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mrsforgetful · 15/10/2004 10:15

My (probably Autistic/asperger's) son has had 13 warts on his thumb for a year or so....GP said the'd go- but after 6 months advised BAZOOKA...so that's what we have been doing.

Basically- bazooka dries the skin and you pick it off! (YUCK!)

So that's what we have been doing- and after 2 months or so of regular teatment (not ever day as he has had days when his thumb has been raw) we have managed to reduce the size of the warts....but they are still there.

Noww....at school he fidgets and picks the skin....and a teacher told him off the other day and said that he will get BLOOD POISONING (!) if he continues.....well....being likely AUTISTC- he has TOOK THIS LITERALLY.....AND IS REFUSING TO LET ME APPLY THE BAZOOKA OR PICK HIS WARTS.

SO.................2 things really......1) do you think the teacher is bang out of order? (i am enraged about this)

and 2)....... anything else i could try...homeopathic etc....or is ther a prescription medicine/cream that i could request....i'm sure the GP will help now the teacher has said this.

ta!

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Twinkie · 15/10/2004 10:18

They can be frozen off at the outpatients at the hospital or if your surgery has a minor injuries clinic - I would say that picking it constantly is probably a good way to get blood poisoning but the teacher shouldn;t have said it to DS.

acnebride · 15/10/2004 10:23

Sounds like a worry you really don't need mrsf - IMO it's careless of the teacher and worth a chat with her to explain the consequences of what to her was probably just a throwaway comment. I must say that i think any child would find the concept of poisoned blood frightening. Hope you can find another solution to the warts. sorry not to have any ideas.

coppertop · 15/10/2004 10:25

Was this ds2? If so I would've thought that saying that to any 7 or 8yr old was pretty strange. Even worse if the child has AS/ASD and takes everything so literally.

I would go for the freezing them off option too. I've heard that it's pretty straightforward, although I guess you'll have to do lots of preparation first to get ds to sit still for it etc.

Yorkiegirl · 15/10/2004 10:27

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mrsforgetful · 15/10/2004 10:29

YES CT- LEIGH IS THE ONE WITH THE WARTS.... and i admit i have been doing all i can to avoid a GP appointment (as he is the worst with waiting etc)

But feel that this cannot go on....so will probably BITE THE BULLET and take all 3 boys to the surgery ....in half term....as i reckon it would 'kill alot of birds with 1 stone ' if i remineded the GP what my boys are like.

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enid · 15/10/2004 10:31

bazuka is rubbish, freezing really works OR you can try applying neat tea tree to a plaster once or twice a day and applying it to the warts - this got rid of one of mine in about 10 days but WARNING neat tea tree does cause skin irritation - I didn't mind it but a little one might.

Sympathies re teacher - dd1's recep teacher told her if she chewed her hair it will all end up in her tummy and she might die ! You can imagine how that went down - stopped her doing it though x E

fuzzywuzzy · 15/10/2004 10:32

Being a mine of completely useless information. You could (providing he lets you of course) tape a piece of banana skin on to the wart, this has the exact same effect as bazooka does, the peel should be taped with the soft side facing in wards. Not sure if this is any help at all to you though.

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mrsforgetful · 15/10/2004 10:33

i've used tea tree oil myself...it's amazing for loads of things.

have got some cream with it in....nothing to lose trying that....may be slower....but even the cream may soften the skin....and then the tea tree extract in it will at least act as an antisceptic.

thanks for that!

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zebra · 15/10/2004 11:02

Rub potatoes on the warts -- well, it seemed 2 work 4 us.

Davros · 15/10/2004 12:00

PMSL at the thought of DS2 with his banana skins and taking it very seriously, trying to keep them in place and use the computer!
Go to a crossroads with a bag containing the same number of stones as warts........ no, I'm not seriously going to suggest this, ha ha.
Sounds like a mass visit to the GP as a half term activity is a good idea. Freezing sounds best option. Funnily enough my ASD DS had a wart under one of his toes for ages and I kept forgetting about it, planned to see GP but it completely disappeared (after my trip to the crossroads of course)
Teacher's comments totally unacceptable to any child, esp with AS

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mrsforgetful · 15/10/2004 17:40

trouble is i can feel the urge to 'wrap him in cotton wool' coming on again....and i'm not talking about the warts!

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CleanKittyCat · 15/10/2004 18:43

My aspergers ds gets warts on his hands occassionally. I use some stuff I get from Boots for freezing off warts and verrucas. It really works and theres no blood poisoning (really!)

A teracher told one of my dd's friends (6 years odl at time) that if she didn't stop sucking on her hair she would get a hair ball in her stomach and have to go to hospital to have it taken out. Like the blod poisoning thing it is a scare tactic that teachers etc have been using on kids for decades.

tell your kid this and he shoudl be okay. but definately tell the teacher how you feel.

hazlinh · 18/10/2004 04:16

please go and get them frozen off!!

I've just had mine done after suffering for a year!! It's fantastic. I have my life back!!!

It stings a little bit , but I'm sure the dr can give some painkillers or even anaesthetise the area if its a large area to be worked on, or involves many warts!!

and use aldara cream. It's very very very expensive but you can get it prescribed. it's the business.

does your son sweat a lot? that could be a contributing factor towards recurrent warts. mine were on the soles of my feet, under my big toe etc and the dr said either it was due to me swimming a lot or my feet sweating a lot, which is true. she suggested i get botox injections to get rid of the sweat! however its not a permanent solution, and you need an injection for every inch of skin area, and you need regular maintenance injections.i declined of course...
sorry i digress...

(it's q embarassing when you've suddenly become an expert on warts)

let us know how you get on..

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mrsforgetful · 18/10/2004 16:08

Haz- not sweaty as such- but he has been a nail biter for years and though never sucked his thumb- i supposed the contact with his mouth hasn't helped....i am just greatful that they have not spread to other parts of his body.

Today they are looking alot better.....have been stopping him nibbling/picking them- loads of plasters.....and though there are still 5 or 6 definite warts around the cuticle.....they are alot flatter.

Know what you mean about 'being an expert on warts'......

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