Does Molluscum ever go away?

[Olivia822]

I've been divorced for 2 years.  I had what I thought was a skin tag removed from the side of my vagina in July, 2007.  It came back as Molluscum Contagiosum.  I also had one on my arm and one on my foot a few month's ealier but those had gone away on their own.  I didn't really think anything of them at the time because I didn't know what they were.  I had sex twice, more then 1 1/2 years ago in July '06 which seems so long ago but that had to be how I got it.  I got checked a few months later for STD's because I was paranoid about that boyfriend and everything came up negative.  I then noticed this in April or May-07 (6 - 9 months after that boyfriend) and I had it removed in Jul-07.  Then I kept getting more, one at a time.  My obgyn put acid on the 2nd one, but that didn't work.  She didn't really seem to think it was any big deal, but I'm a wreck.  I started freezing them on my own with a wart remover, putting powder on them, using New Skin liquid bandaid to cover them so they wouldn't spread.  I started a new relatiohship and once I thought they were gone, we started having sex.  Then one would appear again - I wore tights one day and had a breakout of a bunch on the top of my crotch where the hair is.  So, I've stopped having sex - he has not gotten them yet.  He is being really good about it, but I only told him it was a rash that was a virus, it was contageous, and that it was not Herpes.
  
It's been 1 year of these (1 yr 8 mo's since I may have caught them) - will they ever go away?

I went back to my obgyn.  She put acid on them and prescribed Aldara - she told me to wait 3 days and apply twice a day,every day.  It was awful.  The area near the vagina that she treated with acid blistered all up once I started the aldara, and the top part of my crotch got all inflammed, much worse!  I stopped it after 3 days and put neosporin on the blistered one and vinegar and powder on the others.  The blister went away in 3 days and that one is a faded lump.  They all went down and now they are very small, I can see a bunch of tiny new ones with a magnifying mirror and bright light, otherwise I don't think I would know they were there.

Will I have these forever?

What can I do to make them go away and to keep them from spreading?

What does Aldara do?  I can't handle using that, especially on the mucus membranes.  I've stopped drinking (wine) and eating sweets in the hopes to build up my immune system.  Is that a factor?  I was drinking more wine then I normally do because of the new relationship.

Could these be inside my vagina too?  I don't feel anything itching so I don't think they are.

Do Dermatologists treat these?  I'd like to have the core scraped out on every one as they appear but it doesn't seem like doctors take this all that seriously.  I'm so alone and embarrased with this, I can't tell anyone and I don't know how to treat it!  
  
I'm afraid to ever shave again- which is pretty scary.

[anglefishkp]

do you still have this problem or did it go away?

[Olivia822]

Thank you for the reassurance - they're so small now that I have to look through a magnifying mirror and use a bright shop light to see them.

Sigh - I'm hoping I can find a dermatologist that will treat that area - I'm worried they will get bigger and continue to spread.

[dk1215]

Everything I've read says that MCV will go away. The Aldara supposedly boosts your immune system to fight against the virus. Since it's a skin related virus, I would see a dermatologist, they can scrape them off, freeze them, and other methods.

[Bobby_Digital]

As far as I understand MC always goes away eventually.

BD

[Olivia822]

I would get tested and bring up Molluscum.  When I made an appt to have it checked, I saw the nurse practitioner; she looked at it and said it was a skin tag.  They didn't know it was molluscum until after it was removed and biopsied, although when the doctor removed it, she said it felt kind of warty.  She was surprised when it came back as molluscum (which I had never heard of).  What bothers me is they didn't think anything of it and didn't give me much advice on how to take care for it.  I had to search the internet to learn about it.  I'm too embarrased to walk into a clinic.  I'm afraid I might be seen by someone I know.  I want to go to a Dermatologist, but I don't know if they treat the vaginal area and I just don't know how to find a good one who treats this.

And by the way, that Silver Cure on the internet is a big farce.  I ordered that and it didn't do a thing except cost an exhorbatant amount of money.  If you touch them, wash your hands; and use a paper towel to pat dry that area of your body because they can spread by using towels.  

[xraver08]

Ok, i know this is a bit off topic and i'm sorry I don't have any info on Molluscums, but I am worried I have them as well. Please fill me in so I know for sure before I go get tested!!

They start out(well mine do anyways) as a small, white bump that looks like it has a small spot in the center.then with time, they progress into a red shiny bump. Let me know please! thanks