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Molluscum Contagiosum. PLEASE HELP!!

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dc13
dc13

I am a 23 year old male who keeps in athletic shape, eats a fairly balanced diet, and discovered this pesky virus around my groin area a few months ago. I used to be sexually active, and I am sure of who I got it from. I freaked out, thinking the worst, but did my research and visited both the family doctor and a dermatologist, who diagnosed it right away as molluscum contagiosum. Although I'm glad that's all it is, it has become a real problem. I have tried different things on and off, but haven't remained consistent with one lone method. I am currently starting on Imiquimod cream, in the hopes that it will at very least contain it. Ever since the discovery, the virus has multiplied to over 60 to 100 in the same area. It looks physically awful, but it doesn't itch or burn. I know it is benign, but, as the name states, is nothing you want to leave untreated in my opinion. I have a wonderful girlfriend now who I know I want to be with for the rest of my life, and I have told her about it. We are abstaining from sex, but I don't want our relationship to feel restrained down the road because of this. I just want it gone. Zymaderm maybe? ACV? Needles, rubbing alcohol, and tweezers? If anyone knows of any other methods to get rid of this in the fastest way possible, I would greatly appreciate the help. 

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  • sarah00205
    sarah00205 dc13

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    I have an 8 year old autistic son and when he was 5 he had it for almost 16 months! Finally on a whim I tried something and it cleared it up imediately. While he was sleeping I took a pair of tweezers and gloves and I pulled each one out at the base. When you pull then out you see a tiny root and you are surprised at the size of the hole left behind its much smaller than the actual bulb that was on top. I focused on one area a night. First his arms and ribs. Next his legs, knees, and ankles, last any strays. It doesn't leave scars, you wipe the tweezers in between each pluck on a alcohol rag. By almost a day and a half later you can't even find the little holes left from the roots. 

    Because they have roots they can be a little painful to pull. That is because the roots are actively attached to a blood stream under your skin so you'll feel a pain/nerve response when you pull them. This is why I did it when my son was fast asleep. Spacing it out. No new ones popped up and my son never had them again. My son also has eczama so I never tried any cream or lotion or topical remedies because they just would have made his eczema worse. For us the tweezer method while it took patience, fixed it by weeks end. 

     

  • sarahm2530
    sarahm2530 dc13

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    My 6year old daughter had it for about 18 months all over her body. Doctors were no help and tried various things that had no effect. Eventually I tried smothering them with Sudocream at night and in morning and within days they started clearing up. They totally disappeared within a couple of weeks. Hope this helps.
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