My molluscum encounter, treatment & infection

I'm 39 M Aust. About nine weeks ago I noticed a pimple on my genital area and didn't think anything of it. It didn't hurt and over the next weeks it didn't change, I thought it would just disappear.... eventually.

Anyway, after it was there for 7wks, I decided it was time to go to the Dr. He looked at it, and thought it might be a cyst, but it was procedure to test for STI's. He also put me on AB's, and told me to come back in a week, for the test results. 1wk passed, and I noticed another little pimple appear next to the original one. It was confirmed I was STI free, and he still wasn't sure what my lump was, so he wanted to do a biopsy to confirm, as it was a little bigger, and the AB,s had no effect. The biopsy was done, and MC was confirmed. He said all good, should be gone in months or years, no need for treatment lol.

So I became an internet explorer looking for the cure. I tried it all, ACV, tea tree oil, iodine, bicarbonate soda, Darnell's Molluscum tonic ($100 lol), clove oil, all of it. With each post I read, there was a new cure, I was on it!

After about 2wks my biopsy MC wasn't healing, and the newer one was getting bigger! Then I tried Doufilm on the smaller one, and it shivered up and fell off, however the biopsy one was now huge and hurting, it was infected. 

I bombed the s**t out of it with every internet cure, anti viral, anti bacterial magical potion I could find, and all it did was give me the biggest & most painful infection I've ever had! Back to the Dr, AB's again for a week while Mount St Helens is growing on the side of my shaft! Finally it burst, back to Dr. who cleaned it out, it was instant pain relief. So it's healing nicely, and it appears the MC has gone to.

Through the whole ordeal, the best advice I got wasn't from the Dr who wanted me to wait and had zero info about this virus, or the internet experts who had too much info and was quite confusing which could have led to the infection, but from my local chemist. He informed me to quit smoking, which I did, eat healthy foods targeting a strong immune system, I did, & "irritate " the MC so the immune system can find and kill the virus. He said the tape worked well, but I chose the DOUFILM wart remover. It worked really good. Don't be stupid like me, and try everything you see posted, as it can make it worse. I feel for everyone with MC, especially little kids with severe cases, it's such a horrible virus. Best wishes to all.

0 likes, 2 replies