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Post by bothmykidsrbrats on May 1, 2016 5:41:54 GMT
DS plays basketball 10 months a year, and always has skin tags where his jersey rubs. He just covers them with Nu Skin or clear polish, until they fall off. He had two that weren't making their usual progress, and came to me about it. I could immediately tell they weren't skin tags. I thought they were ingrown hairs. **TMI** My DH suffered from cystic acne, and horrible ingrown hairs when we were in HS. I was always fishing out curled up festering hairs, with tweezers for him. So, what does my dumb ass do? I start squeezing and poking at them, like the good old days with his father. Well, both popped their nasty, highly contagious, waxy center on me.  I obviously should have hit up Dr. Google before I started messing around. Uggg! I found 6 more, and left them alone. We pin pointed, and verified, he got the infection when he got a bloody nose during a game, and had to change jerseys. They were out of state, and his coaches didn't have a spare, so the ref's let him wear a team mates nasty worn jersey, that had fouled out of the game earlier.  He verified with his team mate, he has the same bumps. He had no idea it was contagious, and feels terrible. His grandma told him it was just acne. DS is feeling sad, and gross. He didn't want me to hug him today (and he's a hugger), and wouldn't lay on the couch with his DGF, even with a shirt on. We leave for vacation in 36 days, and there is no way he will take his shirt off, at the beach. He is the most freakishly clean HS boy in the world. Always showered, teeth brushed, bedroom spotless. He doesn't deserve to feel dirty. My heart breaks for my gentle giant. Anyone ever deal with this crap? *Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences. It sounds like this won't be as big of a deal as we feared. I think his Dr. talking to him about being extremely careful not to touch the bumps, and then touch his or DGF genitals, put his freaking out in overdrive . Dr. prefers to let it go with no intervention, especially with a very mild case. She said freezing or scraping them increases the chance for infection and scaring, and they often just return, with a vengeance. She recommended using tea tree oil, and the little round band aids, for now. DS goes back to see her in a month. Also, thanks to those that recommended a rash guard for our vacation. I didn't even think of that! He's calmed down about everything , and now that he doesn't feel like Quasimodo, he'll probably be okay with water proof band aids.  |
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Post by mlynn on May 1, 2016 7:24:20 GMT
I have it on my face. No medicine. Takes a year to go away according to a medical site
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Post by bothmykidsrbrats on May 1, 2016 7:36:02 GMT
I'm so sorry. My pediatrician said it can take 4 years to run it's course.  |
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Post by Jockscrap on May 1, 2016 8:44:05 GMT
Both my kids were absolutely covered in them; everywhere except their faces and necks. Every limb, and all over their torsos. My son was too little to care about them but my DD would have been about 6 at the time and was a little bothered by their appearance, although all her pals had them to some degree. She was by far the worst, but they were mostly covered by clothing. Her skin got very dry in between the spots. With both kids, they just spontaneously started to scab over and disappear after a few months and within a week, they were totally gone. One or two large ones left small scars like chicken pox scars. Not nice, but pretty benign if left alone.
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Post by Jockscrap on May 1, 2016 8:59:40 GMT
Meant to add that he is not going to infect anyone if he keeps the spots covered. It's the gunk inside a ruptured spot that is infectious. Lots of folk wear tshirts at the beach and in the pool. Cuddling is fine  |
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Post by gar on May 1, 2016 10:02:19 GMT
One of my girls had them on her arm....I honestly barely remember it so presumably they just disappeared. I don't remember them being around for long or really spreading too much so she must have got away lightly it seems! I hope they go soon.
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Post by fruitysuet on May 1, 2016 10:08:38 GMT
Both my girls had them, but each only a few in a little cluster. They did take a few years to disappear. On one they left no marks, the other has a little trio of tiny pock marks on her neck but not noticeable due to her long hair. No medication is usually suggested. Just keep them covered with plasters if swimming etc.
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Post by lesley on May 1, 2016 10:46:56 GMT
DS had molluscum when he was younger, and we found that sun exposure seemed to help. A couple of years later, I got them on my face. At one point there were 36 of the little horrors, and it took 9-12 months for them to disappear.
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Post by gsquaredmom on May 1, 2016 11:09:04 GMT
Never heard of it, so I Googled.
It's common among children and athletes like wrestlers. They can get it from the mats.
Apparently, seeing a dermatologist is important to confirm it is not skin cancer or warts.
And he is right not to have contact with his girlfriend or anyone else.
And it is treatable.
Has your son seen a doctor?
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Post by christine58 on May 1, 2016 11:12:56 GMT
Hopefully he has seen a doctor.
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Post by kluski on May 1, 2016 11:25:28 GMT
My dd got them from her friend whose nurse mother insisted they weren't contagious. I actually took dd to the dermatologist and he burned them off. My dd usually got them on her legs.
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Post by ladycamaro on May 1, 2016 13:00:21 GMT
My son also got this in middle school. Family doc would freeze them off. After two or three appointments he referred us to dermatologist. Dermatologist had my son take Zantac but he also froze some off I don't remember the dosage or the duration. Doc said it sounds strange but it works on the spots that had not yet surfaced. And it did work for my son. He was cleared up in just a few weeks after taking the Zantac.
I think it is worth it to see a doctor rather than wait it out. And the dermatologist had the answer that the family doc did not for us.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2016 14:31:04 GMT
My son had it as a toddler. Dermatologist treated it, we kept them covered up, and they were gone within 6 months. He only had them on his stomach.
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Post by styxgirl on May 1, 2016 14:32:09 GMT
My girls both got these the year they started playing softball and sharing catcher's equipment with the team. Ick.
Both got them mostly on their legs. They were worse for the older one. A few were quite angry and red. I'm a pimple-popper by nature. (Sorry, TMI, I can't help myself). I found that if they got really big and yucky, as soon as we would get that yucky stuff out, they would heal up quick and go away. I didn't pick them unless they festered up on their own. Then, we washed well and alcohol wiped anything that may have touch them.
If I remember right, they lasted just a few months for both girls. The doc advised there really wasn't much they could do for them other than wait. And they could take a couple years to go away!
Once summer got here and they got some sun on their legs, that seemed to heal them up and they went away.
I remember having them when I was a kid too.
Hope they clear up soon.
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Post by bostonmama on May 1, 2016 14:41:42 GMT
My son's knees and arms were covered for about 6 months. Our dermatologist put Cantharone on each one and covered them with band aids. They were gone 2 weeks later! Cantharone is also known as "Beetlejuice" (not sure why!).
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Post by GiantsFan on May 1, 2016 14:49:54 GMT
I had no idea what it was so I googled. Bummer for your son.
Get him a rash guard or two that he can wear at the beach. It won't stay wet and get saggy like a t-shirt. Wear I live rash guards are the norm. Plus it's will keep him from burning if he forgets to re-apply sunscreen.
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Post by scrapsuzy on May 1, 2016 15:07:28 GMT
I had 3 spots on my leg, and 2 of my kids got a few spots each. Our family doctor said it could take 2 years to run its course, and preferred the option of burning them off. It worked and there was never another problem.
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Post by underwatermama on May 1, 2016 16:16:46 GMT
Both my kids had it too, around toddler age. And then one day it just disappeared. We tried treating one of the kids with stuff the dr. prescribed, but it didn't seem to help and ds wasn't happy about having it applied, so we just let it run it's course. They wore a lot of those round little bandaids to try and prevent infection by being scratched, etc.
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Post by bothmykidsrbrats on May 2, 2016 4:53:43 GMT
DS had molluscum when he was younger, and we found that sun exposure seemed to help. A couple of years later, I got them on my face. At one point there were 36 of the little horrors, and it took 9-12 months for them to disappear. Oh my, I'm sorry! That sounds awful.  |
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on May 2, 2016 4:58:12 GMT
My son also got this in middle school. Family doc would freeze them off. After two or three appointments he referred us to dermatologist. Dermatologist had my son take Zantac but he also froze some off I don't remember the dosage or the duration. Doc said it sounds strange but it works on the spots that had not yet surfaced. And it did work for my son. He was cleared up in just a few weeks after taking the Zantac. I think it is worth it to see a doctor rather than wait it out. And the dermatologist had the answer that the family doc did not for us. Zantac, the antacid? Or Zyrtec, the allergy med? |
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Post by bothmykidsrbrats on May 2, 2016 5:52:52 GMT
My son also got this in middle school. Family doc would freeze them off. After two or three appointments he referred us to dermatologist. Dermatologist had my son take Zantac but he also froze some off I don't remember the dosage or the duration. Doc said it sounds strange but it works on the spots that had not yet surfaced. And it did work for my son. He was cleared up in just a few weeks after taking the Zantac. I think it is worth it to see a doctor rather than wait it out. And the dermatologist had the answer that the family doc did not for us. Zantac, the antacid? Or Zyrtec, the allergy med? Yes, Zantac. DD suffered with never diagnosed chronic hives, for almost 4 years. Zantac and Zyrtek are different classes of anti histamines! |
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2016 6:00:45 GMT
The pediatrician gave us a cream to use. It was gone in less than two weeks. It was so long ago I can't remember the name. I think it was the same one for scabies.
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Post by AussieMeg on May 2, 2016 6:27:18 GMT
My son had it when he was about 3yo and it took about a year for them to go away. He had it on his body, arms and legs. We had to stop swimming lessons for the year or so that he had it. We wasted money on some stupid miracle cure from the US that didn't do a damn thing. I can't remember what it was called, but it cost a lot of money and did absolutely nothing. We just had to let it run it's course, which is what the Children's Hospital said anyway. My niece and nephews ended up getting it too. My son has some scarring still.
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Post by bianca42 on May 2, 2016 14:11:19 GMT
My youngest had them when he was 4 on his legs. They went away on their own after about 6-8 months. I talked to my dermatologist and he said that at any given time 30-40% of the kids in the US have it...so he doesn't recommend stopping swimming or any activities like that. We kept them covered as much as practical. Most of them were covered by his shorts, so he didn't have an issue being embarrassed. Some of them did hurt though.  |
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Post by ladycamaro on May 2, 2016 21:01:12 GMT
Zantac, the antacid. Doc did say it sounds strange and might not make sense but it works.
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Post by maryland on May 2, 2016 21:08:31 GMT
I have never heard of that before! I hope he feels better soon! I would have thought it was ingrown hairs too, especially since his father had them. Poor kid, doing everything he can to stay clean and he gets this. I am jealous! I have teen girls, so super clean child and child's room are foreign to me!  My daughters dance, and these dancer girls hardly ever shower, so I will read this to my daughter (16) to scare her into not switching sweaty clothes with her friends. |
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Post by Jockscrap on May 2, 2016 22:33:22 GMT
That's a good update. It's amazing how fast they go once the body creates antibodies to them. I hope it isn't too long in your son's case.
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on May 3, 2016 1:06:17 GMT
Zantac, the antacid? Or Zyrtec, the allergy med? Yes, Zantac. DD suffered with never diagnosed chronic hives, for almost 4 years. Zantac and Zyrtek are different classes of anti histamines! That's so interesting! (Mostly because I am in need of an antihistamine and keep forgetting to grab benadryl at the store, but I have plenty of zantac on hand. I will have to go read up!) |
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Post by Lexica on May 3, 2016 3:31:41 GMT
I have never heard of or seen this before, yet what I just read says it is quite common. I also wanted to see what it looked like so I googled the images. They were all pretty much what I expected from the written description with the exception of one small boy who had it on his eyelids so severely, I doubt he could see from the one infected eye. The pustules or whatever the proper term is were a dozen times larger than the other cases depicted. Poor kid.
I hope your boy heals quickly and that this won't impact his vacation too much.
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Post by andreasmom on May 3, 2016 9:51:05 GMT
Mi dd got it from gymnastics mats when she was 5. The back if her knees and legs were cobered in bumps. The pediatrician said molluscum is all over and a small percentage of people react to it. Our main concern was giving it to her classmates, so she wore white tights to school every day for about 3-4 months even in 95 degree weather. She was miserable, but we had to prevent it from spereading and she was way too young not to scratch.
We used emuaid (amazon). It really helped. Hopeit helps you too.
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I obviously should have hit up Dr. Google before I started messing around. Uggg! I found 6 more, and left them alone. 
He verified with his team mate, he has the same bumps. He had no idea it was contagious, and feels terrible. His grandma told him it was just acne. 
