Bleomycin Says "Suck It."

After dealing with this wart on my thumb for years, trying almost every therapeutic option available, I finally was able to get rid of it with 4 injections of the anti-cancer agent Bleomycin in one sitting. The injections were quite uncomfortable and the tip of my thumb turned purple and necrotic and looked like it was dying for about two weeks but the wart slowly flaked off and I was left with normal healthy skin.

I know this may not seem like a big deal to most people, but it was to the point where the lesion was affecting my job. I was very self conscious when touching people to do an exam, especially little kids with their parents watching every move I make. And after fighting with it for several years and failing I was beginning to think I was either going to have to live with it or amputate my thumb. So I am very happy now that I can approach people with my hands and not have to worry about what they are thinking about my thumb.

A picture of my thumb, post Moxa treatment. You can't see the actual lesion itself because the burn is covering it. You can see the distribution, however. It was quite large.




My thumb as it appears now, 6 weeks out from Bleomycin treatment.