Molluscum :-(

[onederful2nite]

Just from casual reading it looks like you immune system doesn't have to be that depressed to catch it - fighting a cold might be enough (or having a slight abrasion on your dick). And I would be far more worried about Molluscum than catching a cold.

 

[Boli Loquita]

I had molluscum in 2005. scared the crap out of me, and made me think twice. I believe I caught it from a skank at the Dufferin/Eglinton location.

Serves me right!

 

[P-Man]

is that the same as genital warts? if so ... from my understanding, it's a virus and you can never be cured. the physical symptons may disappear but you'll always have the virus with you.

i think there was some news about it last week since the government is recommending that women between certain ages get vaccinated because genital warts in women is a leading cause of cervical cancer.

http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/stdhpv.htm

 

[luv_yuu_4eva]

Wheatish, why bother using such a derogatory term for her. An SP, MP is just trying to make a living.

 

[sensesfail2490]

www.tellsomeone.ca

 

[blackwater]

Now thats just nasty!

 

[I love my love]

I ran into this problem back in 2004. Went to the dr. and he prescribed an ointment called Kerasal. I applied it as directed and was 90% cleared up in about 3 weeks. Told my gf that it I likely contracted it at the squash club, which is technically possible.

I stopped hobbying after that one though......

 

[cristelle R]

Sure, the SP or MP is just trying to make a living but then it is not pleasant being infected by something one did not necessarily bargain for.

As the courts have now decided that it is a criminal offense for somebody who is HIV infected to have sex with someone and not disclosing is, I wonder what the implications for other STD infections could be. Could it become a requirement that hobbyists and SP/MPs need to disclose to one another whether they have any STD infections before actually proceeding with the act, or would the nature of the business preclude that?

 

[justicefmichael]

More of an update.

The molluscum used to be only on the ventral shaft of the penis (underneath), but I now have two lesions on the front side to now. Multiple recurrences. Scarring is hideous and still bumpy. Penis looks AWFUL. GF ended up breaking up with me about it, after I told her about it...she even looked at it and was HORRIFIED!!! My self esteem will take a harsh beating. So sad too...a beautiful intelligent established girl I've known for a while before, with a genuine connection, that I could have seen myself with for the long haul...ruined because of molluscum.

This hobby has real dangers, and i so regret being tempted into it years ago because of the internet. Not only will it take 6- 18 months for this to recover enough for me to be able to pursue intimate relationships, it has taken away alot of my self worth.

Be careful guys.

Fermie

 

[Costin]

I have also had molluscum. It took 10 months to clear. I avoided sex with partners - lucky I was single then (no wife). I wasn't immune suppressed when I got it (and of course I always used condoms). It was molluscum - not warts.

 

[Alan G]

This seems a lot more common than I thought. I caught molluscum about 7 years ago. I believe it was from having FS with a stripper. I didn't even notice until I got a bad rash in just north of my cock. Went to the doctor and she knew what it was right away, one treatment was all that I needed but I did pass it to a new girlfriend which sucked.

 

[Yuri Gregarin]

means you have a cold, the flu or are hiv+

 

[Mr_University]

you cannot by liquid N from a store, what they sell is an evaporative agent that gets very cold, it generally works on small warts. It is not recommended for gential use, you will fry the skin there.

 

[Shazz]

From the experiences I have read about molluscum on this board, I was not aware that it was so widespread. I have never had it, but years ago one of my best friends “Johnson” did. He had an on again-off again girlfriend and when we went home for the summer after our freshman year of college, they were off again. One night, we were drinking at a buddy’s place. A girl we all grew up with named “Pam” was there. One thing led to another, and Johnson and Pam got reacquainted on our buddy’s parent’s bed. Like any logical, drunk 19 year old, Johnson and Pam did not use protection. A few weeks later, I am hanging out with Johnson and he is complaining about how much it hurts when he pees, you know like Eddie Murphy “my dick is a blowtorch.” I tell him to see a doctor, he declines, and the burning goes away. In the meantime, he gets a call from Pam. She is in the hospital with mono. He says, “you gave me something.” So, while in the hospital, she gets tested for STDs, all negative. By the time we get back to school Johnson and I are roommates, and his on again-off again girlfriend is now on again. The whole crew is at a wedding in November, about 4 or 5 months after the burning piss. By this point, Johnson develops lumps on his dick. Instead of seeing the doctor, he starts treating them with Clearasil and jock itch medicine. Genius. After the wedding, Johnson and his girlfriend go to the hotel and get nasty, sans protection. A week later, the girlfriend has burning urination and lumps on her snatch. Finally, Johnson goes to the doctor and gets the giant q-tip up his cock hole. Guess what, it’s chlamydia and molluscum contagiosum. Turns out that Pam was a doorknob while away at college, you know, everyone gets a turn. Her chlamydia was never diagnosed because while she was in the hospital for mono, the meds they gave her wiped out any and all infections she may have had, hence the negative STD test. So, to treat the molluscum, the doctor takes out a sharp little tool that Johnson said looked like a mini-melon baller with razor edges, and proceeds to cut the molluscum out of his crank. To quote Johnson, “my dick looked like a chewed apple core.”

In the end, Johnson’s on again-off again girlfriend forgave him and will be celebrating their 10 year wedding anniversary in a few months. They have a son who is now 3, however, they had a hard time conceiving. For 2 years, they tried and nothing, Johnson was shooting blanks. They tried all sorts of stuff, finally he went to the doctor and pulled one out in a cup. Turns out, he had an infected prostate from this whole experience. This was diagnosed a full 9 YEARS after he had unprotected sex for a few minutes with a non-pro.

There’s no moral to this story, just wear a hat and check out where you put your face.

 

[Mahal]

Chlamydia is a serious STD. What I understood from the doctor about molluscum is that it is generally harmless, but having little reddish bumps on one's genitals is highly embarrassing. It certainly restricts the possibility of having sex with a non-commercial partner.

It seems to be highly infectious, as I got it from barely one minute of pubic to pubic contact with one of the ladies at the old Dufferin/Eglinton location. I did wear a condom, that may have protected my shaft and glans.