Molluscum Notes
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A personal account of molluscum contagiosum

Two years with molluscum.And how I beat it within one month.

I have no medical training. I had molluscum for long enough to know how exhausting it can be. This is what I went through, what I tried and what I learned.

Read my story How I beat it

Not medical advice. Only my personal experience.

Maybe this sounds familiar

If you’ve ended up here, maybe you know this feeling.

  • You check first thing in the morning whether new spots have appeared.
  • You’ve already tried several creams and liquids.
  • You reach for a long-sleeved shirt, even when it’s warm.
  • You’d rather skip the pool or the gym.
  • You wash your towels more often than you’d like.
  • You don’t know who to talk to about it.

If you recognise yourself here: you’re not alone. I felt exactly the same for two years.

My story

From the first spots to the last month.

For two years I tried almost everything that was recommended to me. This is how it unfolded, the way I experienced it.

My timeline in months
24 months doctor visits, creams, liquids, disinfecting 1 month until mine were gone

  1. The beginning

    A few small bumps

    A mild burning, then a few tiny red bumps. I took them for pimples and hoped they would go away on their own.

  2. The diagnosis

    It gets a name

    At the doctor’s I heard the words “molluscum contagiosum” for the first time. And that it can take a while.

  3. Year one

    Creams, liquids, disinfecting

    I applied, disinfected and kept my towels separate. Sometimes it got better. Then new spots appeared somewhere else.

  4. Year two

    More appointments, growing frustration

    New appointments, new attempts, a lot of reading in forums. At some point my skin took up more of my attention than anything else.

  5. The turning point

    I changed my approach completely

    I questioned everything I had done so far and made a new plan. Then I stuck to it consistently for one month.

  6. About 30 days later

    My molluscum was gone

    After two years, nothing was visible anymore. I wrote down exactly what I did during that month.

    How mine disappeared

Molluscum can disappear on its own. I wasn’t that lucky in the first two years. By the end of the month with my new plan, it was gone. Was it coincidence? I don’t know.

My solution

What I did differently.

After two years, I stopped looking for the one remedy. Instead I made a fixed plan for 30 days and stuck to it every single day.

  • What I stopped doing

    Some of what I had been doing for two years seemed to make things worse for me.

  • What I did every day

    Just three to four applications a day. That was it.

  • How I noticed something was changing

    After about seven days I noticed the affected spots drying out.

I wrote all of it down. As honestly and precisely as I would have wished for back then.

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2 years. 1 month.How I beat my molluscum.

My personal account, written down step by step: what I tried for two years, why I rethought everything and what I did differently in that last month.

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What’s inside

  1. 01Where I started
  2. 02Two years in brief: what I tried and what didn’t help
  3. 03The moment I rethought everything
  4. 04My 30-day plan
  5. 05My actual solution and the end of my molluscum

Plus: a short look back, what I read in reputable sources (with links), and a safety note.

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Who the report is for

For you if …

  • you’ve had molluscum for a while and have already tried a few things
  • you want to know exactly what someone else in this situation did
  • you’re looking for an honest, personal perspective

Probably not for you if …

  • you want to replace a medical consultation or treatment
  • a child is affected. A paediatrician is the right person to ask.
  • you expect a promise of a cure

A clear line

What this site is. And what it isn’t.

It is

  • A personal account
  • My subjective view of two years with molluscum
  • A summary of what I have read, with sources

It isn’t

  • Medical advice, diagnosis or a treatment recommendation
  • A promise of a cure or any kind of guarantee
  • A substitute for seeing a doctor

I have no medical training. What happened to me may turn out completely differently for you. Please talk to a doctor before changing anything about your treatment.

What I learned along the way

Molluscum, briefly explained.

This isn’t expert knowledge of mine. I summarised it from publicly available sources. Please read them yourself.

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This is what molluscum can look like: small, shiny bumps with a dimple in the centre.

Molluscum contagiosum

What it is

A skin infection caused by a virus from the poxvirus family. Typical signs are small, skin-coloured to pearly bumps with a small dimple in the centre.

Transmission

How it spreads

Through direct skin contact and shared items such as towels. Scratching or shaving can also spread it to other areas of your own body.

Who gets it

Who is affected

Most often children, but adults too. In adults it can also be passed on through sex. With a weakened immune system it can be more pronounced.

Course

How long it lasts

Molluscum often clears up on its own, frequently within months. For some people it takes much longer, sometimes several years.

When medical advice matters

From what I have read, you should have skin changes checked by a doctor if, for example:

  • you are not sure it is molluscum at all
  • spots appear on or near the eye
  • spots become inflamed, very red or painful
  • there are very many or unusually large spots
  • they appear in the genital area in adults
  • your immune system is weakened or a child is affected

Sources: gesund.bund.de (German) ↗ NHS ↗ DermNet ↗ CDC ↗

Experiences

More from my two years.

Individual topics, told in more detail. See all articles

Molluscum that won’t go away: looking back on my two years Molluscum often clears up on its own. For me, nothing happened for two years. How it went for me and what studies say about long courses and treatments. Read How long is molluscum contagious? What I read about it How long is molluscum contagious? What health sources say about the incubation period and spreading it, and how this question stayed with me for two years. Read Molluscum and shame: why I stayed silent for so long Molluscum is a taboo subject. Why I felt ashamed and stayed silent for so long, and what I read about how common molluscum contagiosum actually is. Read

Questions

Good to know.

Are you a doctor?

No. I have no medical training. Everything on this site and in the report is my personal experience. Who writes here and how I handle sources is explained on the page About this site.

What if it goes differently for me?

That’s quite possible, and I don’t want to promise you anything else. The report describes my experience, not a method with a guarantee. I read on the NHS website that molluscum varies a lot from person to person and often clears up on its own, though sometimes only after many months. For me it took two years before I did something differently. Was it coincidence? I don’t know. If you’re unsure or something gets worse, please talk to a doctor. How my two years went, I describe in the article Molluscum that won’t go away. In Seeing a doctor about molluscum I collected when the sources mention seeing a doctor.

Where can I read more about contagion and everyday life?

In my articles I wrote down what I read in reputable sources and what I experienced myself, for example: How long is molluscum contagious?, Molluscum or something else? and Everyday hygiene. You’ll find all topics under Experiences.

Why do you stay anonymous?

Because this topic came with a lot of shame for me. Without my name attached, I can write about it more openly. How that shame felt, I describe in the article Molluscum and shame.

Why does the report cost money?

Over those two years, many treatments and doctor visits added up, and they were a financial burden for me too. Then there is the time: I put a lot of work into this website and above all into the report. The price also covers running the site, so it stays online and as many people as possible can read about my experience. My story and the articles on this site remain free.

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