Ok. I'm stopping.
Anyway, what inspired this title and post -- Allie recently went to the dermatologist to see about having a couple of warts on her fingers removed. We were in there for no more than 15 minutes and it was $108. And that was just for the dr. to prescribe this really expensive medicine to put on. So we went to Costco to pick up the medicine. The dr. said we could ask for 5 packets or something like that and it should do the trick. SO . . . . we asked for three packets to start with and it was going to be almost $90 for those, but then the pharmacist came back and said they actually couldn't split the box up, you had to buy it with TWELVE packets. This cost almost $300. So Ethan and I thought, no thanks. We decided to call the dermatologist back to see what other options there are.
I happened to read an article in a mom magazine the same night that talked about how duct tape removes warts. So I went to Walmart and bought the "pinkest" tape I've ever seen.
Both Allie and Emmie are in love with it now. Of course. They love band-aids, why would this be any different? So I just put them to bed, and Emmie was so excited to get some duct tape too. I let her have a piece. So far I think it's been on her foot, knee, and finger.
I hope this works . . . in the meantime, I'm wondering if the dermatologist will give me a refund?
Oh, here's a quick shot of Emmie's playdoh creation from today.
When she said, "Mommy, I made an elephant!" I just had to get a picture. I really have no idea how it's an elephant, but she says the two little parts sticking out on the sides are the arms. :)
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I used to watch Duck Tales ALL the time! And Rescue Rangers, and Bonkers, and Gummy Bears, and Darkwin Duck, and...
I've heard lots of things can take off warts. But I know they actually sell the stuff that freezes them off at Walmart now. You used to have to go to the doctor for that. But not anymore. You should try it. I also heard that the Dr. Scholl's corn remover works just as well. Good Luck!
My girls lovvveee Ducktales and Gummie bears! Hope the duct tape works, it's cute either way. I can totally see the elephant..maybe because the playdoh is blue.
Yes, I've heard the duct tape works. You leave it on for a few days then take off the tape - scrub the wart with a buffer, put back on the duct tape, etc. I don't have personal experience that it works - we tried it with some on Kayla's feet but had to quit and get them frozen because with karate the tape kept coming off!
Thanks, Dionna! It is hard to keep the tape on. Luckily, the dr. ended up giving us some free samples of that medicine. Yeah!
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