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Molluscum contagiosum in genital area, how long does this last?

Hey, so around this past march (2 months ago) I saw 3 bumps on the right side of my pelvis. Thought nothing off it, a week before i was giving the full panel std test. Came up negative for everything, so I thought this couldn't be anything. Long story short, I went to all different doctors, all different diagnosis: jock itch, inflammatory eczema, herpes, hpv. An er doctor however confirmed it was molluscum 2 weeks ago. I seen a dermo 4 days ago and he applied a curett, he cut out all 8 bumps I had. I had about 8 bumps in total from mid march, since this past Monday. Only 4 were maybe medium sized, but the others were babies. Is this a good sign? Does this mean it's not that bad. The curettage treatment was performed Monday. Since then I have seen a couple of possible molluscums on the other side of my pelvis, on my arm, and my leg. I pulled this out right away once I seen them, but I couldn't tell if they were molluscum. They were very small, not umbilicated, but had a white head. They didn't bleed a lot, like I the ones I had removed from curretage. So how long this things commonly stick around? The ones I had removed from curretage are scabbing now and most of them are a red dot. I saw a legit new molluscum right by the scabs today, but now it's gone, didn't scab or nothing. I've had molluscum since mid march, two months. I'm a 26 yr old male. 15% body fat, weightlift 5 days a week. HIT three days a week, with diet of lean meats, complex carbs. No veggies or fruit though. I know your immune system needs to beat this thing. Since Monday I have been taking vitamin c, vitamin e, beta carotene, in the morning and afternoon. In the morning, I wash it down with organic unfiltered cranbury juice and two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar mixed in the cranberry? This seem sufficient? I also smoke ciggarettes however. A pack of day, but I only drink two alcoholic beverages a week. How long should this molluscum potentially last based off this? Curretage as already been done to all molluscums, 2 months into me having the virus, since curreatge I've seen 3 white heads in different areas, not Certain they were molluscum though. Ive pulled all that I've seen out. I currently don't see any molluscums anywhere. I seen my derm again 5/22. This sound like its cured?
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