Well, my poor little monkey got a gene (if you can call it that because they are not genetic) from Shaun and I that we certainly would not wish upon anyone. My poor little monkey has been "blessed" with warts for about the last year-year and a half. They started off in a very small area under his arm but now they are EVERYWHERE...underarms, the bend of his arms, down his sides, his tummy, behind his knees, etc. You name it, he probably has a wart or two there.
When we first started looking at them with Dr. G. he said that there was nothing that we could really do about them except for let them run their course. He said considering that warts are a virus they "should" go away within one to two years. However, they will look like they are getting worse before they get better. (Oh have they ever.)
Well, this summer has been the worst so far. He has starting itching at them and when he itches them, they bleed, and then they spread. GREAT! So, of course, the mommy and teacher in me did a little research (treatment, home remedies, causes).
The research said that it is uncommon to get warts in infancy and more girls than boys get warts between the ages of 12 to 16...WRONG! Not this statistic in this house. It also said that while medically harmless, warts tend to bother more children than others. Some children are embarrassed by them. Well, Christian is to little to worry about his skin right now and what he looks like, but it certainly bothers me. Babies and toddlers are supposed to have that baby soft skin and my little monkey has his rough patches with warts and eczema. It also bothers me when people look at me and say "Oh my gosh, what is wrong with his skin?" It just brings back those memories when people would look at my legs with that gross look on their face. We can't do over-the-counter meds on him for his warts because of some kind of acid in it (it is not good for his skin), so we even tried how I got rid of mine. I tried EVERYTHING to get rid of my warts and nothing worked so, we had a lady down the street from us "talk them off". I had to rub extra virgin olive oil in a circle for 21 times for 21 days...it worked. They were gone and have never been back. Didn't work for Christian though.
So, of course, it was off to Dr. G.'s again to try and solve this skin problem. Well, we did get some good news (I hope) that the warts are in their final stages. However, he did give us a prescription to try and help move the process along faster (put the cream on each wart, twice a day). Let's cross our fingers and hope that it works because getting him to sit long enough to put the cream on is a challenge in itself. I Just hope that the warts go away long before we have to get to the freezing stage...take it from me, that is NOT a fun process.
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My daughter has the same thing she is about to turn two and i started to notice these red and skin colored raised bumps on here ineer arms spots on the belly and inside of arm opposite of elbow. I took her to the doctor and they said it was baby warts and there was nothing they can do it just runs its course and should be gone in 6 months. Well i listend and they seem to be worse i think she itches them because she also has excema and will come up to me and say it hurts. if you have any advice for me or updates i would love to here them. i thought I was the only one going through this with their child. Thanks for sharing it give me some sort of ease at mind that they will go away eventually......
I can burn them away(child’s arm) with electricity. It will generate some smoke but then they’re fine for good.
The child’s arm will shiver a bit because the electricity runs through their arm muscles too. The skin will make some sizzling and popping sounds, and then the wart will come off, burned, often smoking a bit.
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