Has anyone got any idea how I can get rid of this damn verruca, I have had it for nearly 2 years now. I have tried everything the chemist can offer and it has been frozen by my GP 4 times but it just seems to thrive on it all. Sometimes it is extremely painful, right on the ball of my foot so I have trouble walking, and if it lands on a stone when I am running!!! The doctor says eventually it will go, but it is showing no signs of this. Can anyone suggest anything.
I would be ever so grateful, thank you.
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Daft as it sounds, although your verucca is giving you gip, your immune system is blissfully unaware of it at the moment. "Damaging" it (which is how the available treatments work) can drive some of the viruses into the bloodstream, where they might be picked up. But it's not very reliable.
For the moment, I'd suggest either seeing a podiatrist or getting a safety-razor and paring the verucca back regularly until you can see the little black specks within it clearly (if there are no black specks, it's not a verucca) so that you can walk and run comfortably. Use a little ring-pad if it helps. It will go. I promise!
I too had tried everything. In the end I was just very persistant with extra strength Bazouka. When I use this on my kid's feet, the veruccas are usually gone within a fortnight. With my 'old' verruca I put it on religiously every day for about 4 or 5 months. I also used a scalpel like Vrap suggested, to regularly get rid of as much excess skin as possible so that it is more comfortable.
(incidentally - I also read somewhere that putting duct tape on warts and verrucas is just as effective as other remedies!)
Good luck with it!
You have my sympathy.
I have a grandaddy one (not quite as bad as Jo's)
Tried blooming everything but now just keep trimming it back.
The methodology seems to follow what V-rap was saying about zapping the blighters.
http://shopping.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,4757934-110205,00.html
This 'wait and it will go away' is not much advice. Although it doesn't stop me running it is painful and a hassle.
I also have tried liquid Nitrogen (you can buy an applicator from Boots) - waste of time. Every chemical sold over the counter has also failed me.
Have been reading more about the Duct tape method. One website: http://gbronline.com/rr22/Plantar-Foot-Wart.html gives an account of using sulphur powder trice a day with duct tape. Seems a genuine guy.
I will try the easier option - tape only for 5 days -first.
Heh, I was young, it was stupid, but it worked. I also had a strange sense of satisfaction as all the standard treatments including a couple of trips to the docs hadn't.
That'll be a nugget for the consultation thank you.
He eventually had it removed by a chiropodist.