Molluscum





Ezra has been having skin problems ever since he was born. Right before Easter Ezra had to get what they call molluscum surgically removed. We have been taking him to the doctors to get them scraped off but it was just to hard on him and especially on Matt and I. So our doctor and I decided it would be better if we put him to sleep and he could get all of them off because he was just covered. They looked like little white heads all over his body it was just so sad. Our nurse was so amazing, Ezra got to bring his favorite bear which was his batman bear and his blanket. She got him batman stickers for him and bandages for his bear so Ezra could put them on the bear. That made him less nervous to leave us, he got distracted by putting the bandages on the bear as they were wheeling him out. After he woke up he was a little sad and a little in pain. So he got some pain killers and after that he was a loopy boy. He is all good now and they have pretty much cleared and went away.

Comments

It's amazing that your doctor would suggest undergoing the risks of surgery to remove molluscum when there are effective topical treatments that are safe. There are some new ones that your doctor may not know about (for example, see www.molluscum-contagiosum.net) Also, you son may very well get new molluscum bumps in the coming weeks so don't be alarmed if that happens. Eventually his immune system will get rid of the virus entirely, but that can take 20-30 months. If you have any questions, feel free to email me.

Briant Burke, MD, MS
briant@cbrmed.org

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