I Got WartsWell, a wart anyway. I've had this nasty fucking wart on the pad of the mid segment of my middle finger (right hand) for about a year now. I've never had a wart before so the whole thing strikes me as fairly odd. Anyway, after two doctors, various freezings, and acid treatments, all of which were non-effective, I've been given a new drug: Efudex. I cannot find anything online that suggests it is indicated for warts, and it is most often perscribed for the treatment of skin cancer. The following is from Yahoo health:
"When Efudex is applied to affected skin, the skin becomes abnormally red, blisters form, and the surface skin wears away. A lesion or sore forms at the affected site, and the diseased or cancerous skin cells die before a new layer of skin forms. Continue using the medication until the inflammatory response reaches the stage where the skin wears away, a sore or lesion forms, and the skin cells die; your doctor will then have you stop using the medication. The usual length of treatment is from 2 to 4 weeks. You may not see complete healing of the affected area for 1 to 2 months after ending the treatment."
So this should be interesting. Due to lack of contrast with the background skin, I can't get a really good picture of the wart itself...but I have begun treatment, and the lesion should start forming soon. We can hope, anyway. I will keep you all posted as to the progress of the lesion and provide pictures when it gets intersting.
