Cinnamon Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Thought I would post here & see what you lot all thought. My daughter has 3 small hard lumps on her foot,2 on the underside of toes & one on the ball of her foot. She says they are prety sore to walk on. They are hard & wart like, but don't have a black speck in the middle like a verruca does Any ideas what they might be & how I can treat them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Could they be corns? Veerrry painful. A chiropodist will be able to tell you and sort them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 I had verrucas without any visible dot in the middle - very painful they were. I went to a chiropodist as I was also having problems with an ingrowing toenail and he sorted them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted November 27, 2007 Author Share Posted November 27, 2007 They are small,so I don't think they are corns,as they are larger aren't they? Verrucas were my first thought,but I had never heard of them without a black dot. I have had a verruca before & they are uncomfortable,aren't they? Maybe I should ask the Pharmasist in town today - they are pretty clued up on these things,aren't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 If they are verrucas, you can get some stuff called Wartner which will freeze them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina C Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 I took L to the doc's a few weeks ago with the same thing. Hers are verrucas. Basically a verucca is a wart that grows inwards instead of outwards - because of the pressure of the foot. L has one under one of her toes which does not get any pressure and is growing outwards. Treatment? I was a bit shocked when the doc said leave them, they will eventually go away. Swimming? Well that is probably where she got them so don't worry about it. The thinking these days is that you get them, they go away and you won't get them again because you will be immune. They are just something that we have to go through. Doc said you can get over the counter remedies but they are expensive, and too fiddly (your girls are older than L so that bit does not apply) so don't bother unless they are painful. We have left them and they do seem to be going away! But if your daughter is complaining that they hurt you can get her something from the pharmacist. I looked on the internet and everything I read confirmed what the doc said. Edited to say L's do not have black spots but they are hard - some are very small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 We've used Bazuka to great effect, but you have to remember to put it on every night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Definitely sound like verrucas to me. As Tina says, they are just a variety of wart. You can use over the counter treatments, but my GP told me about duct tape - cover the wart/verruca with the tape. This excludes any air and eventually it dies off. Can take a week or two though. I did it on my son - he had a nasty warty area around his thumbnail. Strapped it up for about a week. Looked awful when the tape came off - all white and wrinkly, but once it dried out, no sign of the wart! Brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Oooo, I'll try that on Rosie's verrucas - they're chronic and keep coming back Phil remembers that his mum used to use the sap from a certain plant to get rid of them - the daft beggar can't remember which plant it was though - I must ask her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 My mother used to tell me that handling broken eggshells caused warts Probably an old wives tale, my hands are so far wart free Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizinsa Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Definitely sound like verrucas to me. As Tina says, they are just a variety of wart. You can use over the counter treatments, but my GP told me about duct tape - cover the wart/verruca with the tape. This excludes any air and eventually it dies off. Can take a week or two though. I did it on my son - he had a nasty warty area around his thumbnail. Strapped it up for about a week. Looked awful when the tape came off - all white and wrinkly, but once it dried out, no sign of the wart! Brilliant! Was just about to post the same tip! I used it as a last resort after using a couple of the over the counter (expensive) remedies, you do need to keep it on for a week or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunty e Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 DON'T LEAVE THEM! That's how I ended up with verrucas all over my feet and warts all over my hands AND around my lips. Gross. I was a bit of a chronic case, but they really really do spread, and once they hit your hands it's terrible, and so embarassing. I had the largest of mine frozen off, which pretty much killed off the others (don't know how, I like to think they were on runners, but I know they weren't really) by the doctor. It was a little sore, but really killed them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted November 27, 2007 Author Share Posted November 27, 2007 Thanks everyone. The pharmasist said they were probably verrucas, & said that the current medical advise is to leave them as they are viral. However,I bought some gel to try & hurry them away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Licken Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 wartner from the chemist is good. You basically freeze them off. I had had veruccas on my feent for about 2 years and they hurt and were sore. I wish I had tried the freeze treatment sooner. If I ever get them again I will use it straight away - without a doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 I'd heard that garlic got rid of veruccas . I tried it on DS and it went away. It was quite quick too so I'm convinced (I think ). A sliver of garlic covered with a plaster overnight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geb0205 Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Yep, the best thing to do is leave them. I had one rather large one on my foot for YEARS, and left it to it. Nothing worked, eventually, one day it started to shrink, within a week, it was gone. Keep her immune system well supported, with plenty of fresh fruit and veg for nutrients, and prehapse echinacea if she is in a stressful situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
