What kind of doctor do I need to see?

[SunnyD]

I have a plantar's wart that's pretty much embedded in the meat of my big toe (bottom, on the ball side of the big toe pad). I'm trying to figure out, short of killing it with fire, which doc would be best suited to take care of this:

- General/Family Practitioner
- Dermatologist
- Podiatrist

Again, this thing is embedded deep in the meat of the toe - it sits flat on the surface of the skin. I'm assuming there's going to be some cutting and nuking with fire involved. Just don't know who to go to.

 

[the DRIZZLE]

Podiatrist

 

[ch33zw1z]

Podiatrist or Dermatologist.

 

[epidemis]

A penis doctor

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Start with General, they will refer you to where you need to go, most of the time your insurance will require a referal to a specialist anyway before they will pay.

 

[Macamus Prime]

I lawyer who has a history of cases (hopefully won) in fraud and malfeasance in railroad hiring practices.

 

[SunnyD]

A penis doctor

Saw him last week, thanks. Funny, I read your name as 'epididimus'. Ironic.

Start with General, they will refer you to where you need to go, most of the time your insurance will require a referal to a specialist anyway before they will pay.

My ppo doesn't require referrals.

 

[her209]

Plastic surgeon

 

[vi edit]

If you've got an oldschool Primary Care doc then go see him/her and have them freeze it and scrape it off. But not many are old school any more...they play the refer to the "specialist game".

When I was a kid and had a wart my primary care doc would jam a needle in your foot, numb you up, freeze it, and then scrape it off and I was on my way.

A couple years ago my PCP referred me to a podiatrist. The copay was $40 a visit. Each visit all the podiatrist wanted to do was lightly scrape off the surface of the wart and put a little acid paste on there and then covered it up with a bandage. I did that for 4 weeks and $160 worth of fucking copays and got no where. A month later they still wanted to keep scraping away instead of "more invasive procedures liks laser treatment".

I finally said fuck it and went and bought a $12 Dr. Scholls wart removal kit and 3 weeks later the warts were gone.

*shrug*

 

[KK]

If you've got an oldschool Primary Care doc then go see him/her and have them freeze it and scrape it off. But not many are old school any more...they play the refer to the "specialist game".

When I was a kid and had a wart my primary care doc would jam a needle in your foot, numb you up, freeze it, and then scrape it off and I was on my way.

A couple years ago my PCP referred me to a podiatrist. The copay was $40 a visit. Each visit all the podiatrist wanted to do was lightly scrape off the surface of the wart and put a little acid paste on there and then covered it up with a bandage. I did that for 4 weeks and $160 worth of fucking copays and got no where. A month later they still wanted to keep scraping away instead of "more invasive procedures liks laser treatment".

I finally said fuck it and went and bought a $12 Dr. Scholls wart removal kit and 3 weeks later the warts were gone.

*shrug*

So what did you learn from this?

Spoiler

All doctors suck, except for Dr. Scholls.

 

[SunnyD]

If you've got an oldschool Primary Care doc then go see him/her and have them freeze it and scrape it off. But not many are old school any more...they play the refer to the "specialist game".

When I was a kid and had a wart my primary care doc would jam a needle in your foot, numb you up, freeze it, and then scrape it off and I was on my way.

A couple years ago my PCP referred me to a podiatrist. The copay was $40 a visit. Each visit all the podiatrist wanted to do was lightly scrape off the surface of the wart and put a little acid paste on there and then covered it up with a bandage. I did that for 4 weeks and $160 worth of fucking copays and got no where. A month later they still wanted to keep scraping away instead of "more invasive procedures liks laser treatment".

I finally said fuck it and went and bought a $12 Dr. Scholls wart removal kit and 3 weeks later the warts were gone.

*shrug*

I've done this with other warts, but like I said, this one is embedded fairly deep into the meat on the toe. It won't be as simple as "scraping it off".

 

[highland145]

Put that lazy Jack to work.

 

[Cerpin Taxt]

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I had a plantar's wart on the sole of my foot once. The thing grew in diameter till it was nearly as big around as a 50-cent piece. I kinda learned to live with it and it was around for such a long time that I eventually just forgot about it. Then one day I was looking at my foot and I thought, "Hey, didn't I used to have a huge fucking wart RIGHT THERE??" The thing had simply vanished without a trace. I have literally no memory of it shrinking or shriveling, I never treated it, I never saw a doc -- it just disappeared. Weird, huh?

/CSB

 

[hypn0tik]

I've had excellent success with Duoplant to get rid of plantar warts. Everything you need comes in the box and it is OTC, so no prescription required.

 

[SunnyD]

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I had a plantar's wart on the sole of my foot once. The thing grew in diameter till it was nearly as big around as a 50-cent piece. I kinda learned to live with it and it was around for such a long time that I eventually just forgot about it. Then one day I was looking at my foot and I thought, "Hey, didn't I used to have a huge fucking wart RIGHT THERE??" The thing had simply vanished without a trace. I have literally no memory of it shrinking or shriveling, I never treated it, I never saw a doc -- it just disappeared. Weird, huh?

/CSB

Yeah, I've had a few that just went away too. This one is stubborn though, it's been there for several years and refuses to leave. The problem is where it is, it's actually painful if I run. I'm about to start my mid-life "I need to get in shape before I drop dead" crisis, and running/sports is on my to-do list. Unfortunately, the location of this thing isn't ideal. Not to mention that I have another one that started up in the middle sole of my foot as well, but that one is more manageable.

 

[feralkid]

Plastic surgeon

 

[SandEagle]

A penis doctor

this. because you are such a dick, OP.











j/k.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Dermatologist would be your best bet but a PCP or Podiatrist may be able to resolve it also.

 

[kage69]

Dermatologist I guess. For a growth like that they'll probably want to cook it with an electric needle. Once they get to a certain size and depth the liquid nitrogen method doesn't work so well. Doc may want to cut it out too.

A friend and I (when we were teens) were chasing barracuda on the flats in the Florida Keys. We walked around for hours in thigh deep water sight casting to small groups of cuda with tube lures, and because they were biting we stayed out for hours. A some point my buddy decided to kick of his Tevas and go barefoot. No coral there, just sand, muck, and turtle grass so no big deal right?
That evening he was losing his mind his feet itched so bad, we all kinda laughed it off. Next morning things were decidedly less funny! The bottom of his right foot was almost completely covered in what looked like black warts embedded into white, gross looking skin, as if he has spent the night soaking in a bathtub. The left foot was the same but only about %40 coverage. His feet looked like a cross between brain coral and frog eggs, one of the nastiest things I've ever seen.
Took him to a doctor and they were baffled, said it must have been some kind of organism or parasite that burrowed in and caused the reaction.
They gave him a valium, had him lay down on his stomach, and proceeded to stick every single one of those wart things with a syringe-like tool that had voltage running thru it. Poor guy endured that for hours, made the office smell like BBQ'd ass, and he couldn't walk right for days. The amount of mass that ended up coming off of his feet was nothing short of amazing.

Whatever happens be glad you only have to worry about one of those things!

 

[dbailey]

I had a nasty planters wart. I went to the dermatologist when I was younger and they cut it out and then froze my foot to death. It came back about a year later. Very painful. I have tried some organic stuff called pure healing wart care but they don't sell it anymore. Got rid of the wart over a few months. Just put a drop on it once or twice a day until it clears up. Much much nicer solution than the derm. They recommend this website since they don't sell in US anymore:
http://www.forcesofnatureusa.com/products/Wart-Control-Extreme-Strength.html
Worth a shot right?

 

[Numenorean]

head doctor

 

[IronWing]

Take a trip to the beach and walk barefoot in the sand. The wart will be gone and it is alot more fun than interfacing with the medical industrial complex. Play volleyball if necessary.

 

[kage69]

Take a trip to the beach and walk barefoot in the sand. The wart will be gone and it is alot more fun than interfacing with the medical industrial complex. Play volleyball if necessary.

I think this will work, provided he brings along a Dremel, some bandages and a bottle of scotch.

 

[kage69]

I had a nasty planters wart. I went to the dermatologist when I was younger and they cut it out and then froze my foot to death. It came back about a year later. Very painful. I have tried some organic stuff called pure healing wart care but they don't sell it anymore. Got rid of the wart over a few months. Just put a drop on it once or twice a day until it clears up. Much much nicer solution than the derm. They recommend this website since they don't sell in US anymore:
http://www.forcesofnatureusa.com/products/Wart-Control-Extreme-Strength.html
Worth a shot right?

lol, "our most ferocious wart treatment available"



Wait, one of the main ingredients is thujone ? Isn't that what's in absinthe? I guess the warts gets to die happy?

 

[kage69]

nm