About 6 months ago I noticed my 7 year old son had a few somethings on his the bottom of his feet while he was getting into bed. I probably wouldn't have taken much notice but I remembered having plantar warts when I was a little girl for over 3 years. They were annoying. My mom tried some treatments but none of them worked. They kept spreading and I ended up with over 20 warts (i had them on my heels, the ball of my feet, and really bad on my toes (my poor toes lol)) before my mom took me to the doctor to get them removed and it was painful but I was so glad it got rid of them.. Anyway back to my son, he said he had them a few months before I noticed and he said he didn't tell me because they didn't bother him. I want to get rid of them even if they don't bother him because they may get worse and start to bother him ( like my warts did, they would hurt if I wore certain pairs of shoes or if i would stand a lot) and because they're not very pretty to have on your feet. When I had them I didn't want to wear sandals because I would embarrassed if someone saw them (well they were on the bottom of my feet so probably no one would notice but still). Anyway what I'm trying to say is I don't want him to have to deal with them as long as I did but I also don't want to treat them if he doesn't want me to (and possibly subject him to pain especially since they don't bother him). What should I do moms?
Have the wart removed. My 11 year old had one on his toe. I didn't know it until he told me it was bothering. I took him to the dermatologist. After 4 treatments it is gone. He told me how happy it was that it is gone because it started causing him pain.
Give a call to the ped. We had this same issue, plantar wart on the bottom of a kid's foot. Our ped doesn't treat them - he referred us to the pediatric dermatologist. They gave us a prescription strength liquid to apply every night before bed. After about 3 weeks, the wart just fell off. My child didn't seem to have any pain at all during the process.
You definitely want to take care of it, because not only will they continue to get bigger, they are contagious and will spread on his feet and, if he goes barefoot at all this summer, he can give them to other people.
you have an adult and a parent's perspective on a health issue, and you also have personal experience with this.
he is 7. he does not have the life experience to make an educated judgment about this issue. yes, he should get to air his views and express his opinion, but you should explain your position and make a decision based on your much longer and more mature assessment of the situation.
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My daughter had one on a finger. She was away at school and didn't know what it was, thought it was a blister. She did got to the doctor and the doc told her to try the bandages for the warts. It was gone in a week. Her finger got really dry but that cleared up pretty quickly. Definitely get them treated as soon as you can. They are contagious.
I would take him to have them removed by the doctor - just as you did. I would do it now before they spread more. I think that would be the most fast/effective way to handle it.
My kids have treated their own with medicine we bought just off the shelf (but I don't think they were plantar warts) and seemed to take care of them - but I think the plantar ones are tough.
I had a wart once removed at the doctor's office - I just happened to mention it and she froze it then and there and it was so easy/simple. It wasn't a plantar's one, but it never came back. This was about ten years ago.
We aren’t podiatrists. We are Mothers. Take him to the doc!
Be the parent.
I would just call your doctor. Maybe your doctor will give you a treatment you can do at home (and not need to come to the office), but maybe your best bet is to just come in to the office and have them removed.
Your son might say they're no big deal because he's afraid of it being a painful process. It doesn't have to be a painful process. Removing them shouldn't be painful.
Talk to your doctor!
If it's been 6 months - take him to the doctor.
You don't want to treat him if he doesn't want you too?
You give a 7 yr old way too much power in your relationship.
Congratulations - you've become your mother.
She neglected you for 3 years.
Any pain you felt while getting treated wasn't the doctors fault - it was your mom's for letting it go on for so long.
Hopefully you won't wait so long before you get some medical attention for your son.
I have had plantar warts since I was a teen. A doctor removed a couple 2-3 times using freezing and a chemical. One came back and more appeared. In my early twenties I decided to leave them alone because they didn't hurt and weren't uncomfortable. I still have one in the crease of one thumb, on the bottom of a big toe, and the ball of the same foot. I had others that were successfully removed. Then came these. My Mother thought the treatment itself spread them.
There is a knot on my thumb. The others are flat. Based on my experience, I suggest waiting to see if they spread or become uncomfortable before doing anything.
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I have had plantar warts since I was a teen. A doctor removed a couple 2-3 times using freezing and a chemical. They came back. In my early twenties I decided to leave them alone because they didn't hurt and weren't uncomfortable. I still have one in the crease of one thumb, on the bottom of a big toe, and the ball of the same foot. I had others that were successfully removed. Then came these. My Mother thought the treatment itself spread them.
There is a knot on my thumb. The others are flat. Based on my experience, I suggest waiting to see if they spread or become uncomfortable before doing anything.
You are the parent... take him to the Dr so you can get it under control before it's worse.
Your son is not going to ask to see the Dr, dentist, etc. You (parent) are the one who makes that call.
I don't understand why you haven't already seen a Dr. You went through this as a kid, you know the discomfort and how likely embarrassing it is for him.
Your son probably would not want a dentist to treat a cavity in his tooth either. This is not his choice. Let the doc take care of this before it gets worse.
Take him to his pediatrician or a dermatologist. My son had a bunch on his hands that we had frozen off at the dermatologist. Not it's not pleasant but if they go away that's what matters. They are a virus. So the sooner they are off of him the better. One was bad enough that freezing them twice didn't work so his pediatrician burnt it off. He preferred the burning since they deaden it.
