It is not Corn! It is Wart!

Previously I have posted about the condition of my corn in the post: Corn Underneath My Big Toe. The thing underneath my right leg big toe has been near 1 and 1/2 months already, from late April until 13th June. I can’t stand the pain anymore and went to visit a doctor for it in the morning.

According to the doctor, the thing underneath my big toe is not a corn. He told me that it is a wart. I have no idea what a wart is. So he showed me some pictures of wart from the internet and briefly explained that corn is caused by friction and wart is caused by virus infection.

Next he proceeded on to help me to remove it. First of all, I was told to put on a mask. The mask I was asked to put on are those type that dentist usually wore, just 1 piece of cloth or paper or something like that. The nurse assisting the doctor also wore one that is of the same type as mine. The doctor himself wore a solid cup mask. Because he has to deal with my stink foot the wart which is contagious…

He then injected anesthetics on my wart area so that my whole big toe was numbed, in other words, local anesthesia was done on my toe. At first I thought he was going to use the needle to poke and burst off the wart. Because during the injection, I felt as if the wart area was expanding and was going to burst. I would say that this was the most painful part throughout the whole operation, no more pain after this.

Since I won’t feel any more pain after the injection, I just sit back and relax a bit while the doctor was doing the operation. I smelled scents of burning smell during the operation, but didn’t know what was done to the wart because 50% of the time I was closing my eyes. After it was done, I was allowed to see the affected area on my toe before the doctor bandaged it. Wow, one hole there… no blood… inside the hole is totally white. Too bad I didn’t take picture of the hole on my toe.

After that, I was given 2 types of medicines that I am to finish it in 3 days time.

Arcoxia (etoricoxib, MSD) 90 mg Tablet Fast Acting, Long Lasting http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etoricoxib Colour of Tablet is white.
Crixan 250 Tablets Clarithromycin USP 250 mg Ranbaxy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarithromycin Colour of Tablet is yellow.

Total cost $150! Hope it won’t recurs.

If I am not wrong, I think this operation is either Electrodesiccation or Electrocautery after some Googling.

I also did a search on what are corn, callous and wart called in Chinese:

Corn in chinese is called 鸡眼(jī yǎn)
Callous in chinese is called 趼(jiǎn)
Wart in chinese is called 瘊子(hóu zǐ), 又叫 疣(yóu)

My toe camwhoring… continued from 18-05-2009 onwards.

 

 

On 22-05-2009, I tried to peel the thick skin off.

 

A portion of the lesion can be seen from the side view. I stop peeling it off because its painful to do so.

 

 

Once again, the portion of the lesion which can be seen from the side view.

 

 

Finally peel off the thick skin together with a portion of the lesion as shown in the inner side of the peel off photo.. It is not removed fully from my toe.

 

I gave up using the corn removal pad and stop taking photos of it since it doesn’t seems to improve… Until 13-06-2009, took some photos before and after the operation.

Alright after the operation, my toe was still numbed due to the effect of the anesthetics even after I reached home for hours.

 
13-06-2009: Me scratching my toe but doesn’t feel anything

 

I experience 1 session of diarrhea on Saturday (14-06-2009) afternoon. I think is maybe caused by Clarithromycin as diarrhea is one of the common side-effects as written in Wikipedia.

I was told to keep the wound away from contact of water, but I think maybe got kena a little bit of water droplets while bathing. Hope it won’t affect the wound.

So far so good, no pain. Going back to visit the doctor tomorrow 16-06-2009 to remove the bandage and check on the wound.

To be continued…

Influenza A (H1N1-2009) Infomation

Singapore tio the 1st case of influenza A (H1N1-2009) case liaoz… I was shock upon hearing the news on radio. Went to read up more on it. The following are some of the important things that we should know.

Affected areas (Areas with evidence of community transmission of Influenza A (H1N1-2009)) are: Mexico, USA and Canada so far.

How to Protect Yourself and Others

For personal protection, the following is essential:

Influenza A (H1N1) can be spread through droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes or speaks. It can also be spread when a person touches a contaminated surface and then touches his nose or mouth. To protect yourself and others around you against Influenza A (H1N1), you can:

• Wash your hands regularly and thoroughly with soap and water, especially before touching your eyes, nose or mouth.

• Turn quickly away from anyone near you if you are about to cough or sneeze.

• Cover your nose and mouth with a piece of tissue paper when coughing or sneezing. Dispose of the tissue paper properly in the dust bin after use.

• Avoid crowded places if you are unwell and wear a surgical mask to cover your nose and mouth. Seek prompt medical attention.

• Stay home when you are sick. Do not go out, to work or to school.

Click here for more information on public advice

 

Advisory for Singaporeans intending to travel to affected areas

You are advised to avoid non-essential travel to affected areas.
If you have to travel to such areas, be vigilant and maintain a high standard of personal hygiene at all times.

Should you fall ill while overseas, do see a doctor as soon as possible and refrain from travelling until you are certified fit by the doctor.

 

Advisory for Singaporeans/Singapore residents returning from countries affected by Influenza A (H1N1)

If you are travelling from an affected area**,  you are strongly advised to:

1. monitor your temperature daily

2. check yourself for the following symptoms

   1. High fever (> 38 deg C)
   2. Sore throat
   3. Cough
   4. Body aches
   5. Runny nose
   6. Headaches
   7. Tiredness.

Please delay your travel plans if you are unwell. Do see a doctor promptly, and ensure that you are fully recovered before you travel.

On your return to Singapore, you should continue to monitor your health for 7 days. If you develop the above symptoms within the 7 days, please put on a surgical mask and call 993 promptly. An ambulance will come round to bring you for medical assessment and treatment.

Please provide accurate information on the following to the doctor attending to you:

a. where you have been over the past 7 days
b. whom you have been in close contact with.

To do this, you may find it useful to keep a record of your movements for 7 days after your return. 

Click here to read more on travel advisory on returning Singaporeans/ Singapore residents from affected areas**.

More information in this PDF file: Influenza A (H1N1) - What You Need To Know

The following is the Map of the spread of Influenza A(H1N1): number of laboratory confirmed cases and deaths [jpg 1.35Mb]
As of 08:00 GMT, 26 May 2009

Click to see larger picture.

Came across this website: http://www.who.int/csr/don/2009_05_26/en/index.html
Looking at a table showing Influenza A(H1N1) cases and deaths in different countries and realized that the death rate seems rather small comparing the total cases and total deaths, don’t you agree?

References :
http://www.moh.gov.sg/
http://www.flu.gov.sg/
http://www.who.int/en/

Corn Underneath My Big Toe

!~hhhhA Ahhhh~! My big toe has corn~! My freaking 1st corn~! Its irritating~! Its painful~! Its gross~!

Bought this corn removal plaster to see if it can really remove it. It comes with 2 things inside the box. The medicated discs (those small brown circles in the photo) and the plasters with cushion padding. 4 of each of these 2 things in the box. You only see 2 of each because the other 2 has been used. I have been using it for quite some time already.

The following are the camwhoring photos of my big toe…

   

The 1st photo is my big toe with the corn as at 11-05-2009. Follow by my big toe with the corn as at 13-05-2009. And then my big toe with the corn as at 15-05-2009. Its seems like the corn removal plaster is hardening the skin on the corn area. And the skin turn yellowish as it harden.

And finally on 16-05-2009, I was able to peel off the thick and hard skin on the corn area. The following are the photos of the peeled off skin.

   

The side view of the peeled off skin shows that its damn thick… I put the skin in front of a florescent light and take a photo of it to show that it is hollow in the center of the skin. That means that the thick skin on the center of the corn was not removed.

This is my big toe after peeling off the thick skin around the corn area as at 16-05-2009. I continued to peel the thick skin at the center of the corn which the process was quite painful…

ho seh liao… And i got myself into this situation… The photos after that is too bloody to post here…

Since its already bleeding, I thought I should stop applying the corn removal plaster because the active ingredient is salicylic acid. And I don’t think its a good idea to apply acid on an open wound.

This is my big toe with the corn as at 17-05-2009. It seems like the corn looks less whitish when I stop applying the corn removal plaster. Since now its not bleeding anymore, I shall continue using the corn removal plaster.   To be continued…