[pct-l] New Gear and Medical Advice

[cmkudija at ca.rr.com]

Impressive that a doc's actually recommending duct tape for warts.  There
was a well-publicized study a couple of years ago on children's warts that
duct tape worked just as well as freezing the things off (the warts, not the
children :)), apparently by starving the wart virus of oxygen or something.
Go for it.

I hate warts.  Almost as much as I hate ticks.

Christine "Ceanothus" Kudija
PCT partially '94

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Ceanothus (see-ah-no-thus) or California lilac:  Shrubs or small trees,
often with divaricate, sometimes spiny, twigs...[flowers] small but showy,
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-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]On
Behalf Of Hiker97 at aol.com
Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 4:17 PM
To: pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net
Cc: carolwbruno at yahoo.com
Subject: [pct-l] New Gear and Medical Advice

They have updated their  MountainLaurelDesigns.com site with new gear.
There
is a new 5 ounce big  shelter.  It is nicely designed.

I have a wart on my right thumb  that started about 2 weeks ago.  I went to
the doctor today and she cut a  lot of it off.  Then she said a very small
piece of Duct tape over the  wart might help it go completely away in
several
weeks or so.  She  said to put a regular bandage over the Duct tape to hold
it on
better.  I  am to clean and wash it everyday and then reapply the tapes.
Simple.   Another use for Duct tape.

I am now sure that this wart is  what stopped me from completing my Mt.
Humphrey hike.

Switchback the  Duct



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