I had one like that when I was a kid. Apparently, warts do come back. I had mine frozen, but it regrew. It was on the bottom of my foot (plantar wart), but one day after months of not being able to walk without pain, I took off my sock and the darn thing had just finally grown out and fallen off. dusty ----- Original Message ----- From: Tsa na Jordan <medicgirl78@yahoo.com> To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 11:36 PM Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] Re: buying warts > Well, Dusty, how much time do I have to give it? I've had one now for over > 10 years! Several doctors have tried several things to remove it > (chemicals, cutting out, freezing it) and it always comes back. It never > gets any bigger or smaller, just is always there. They've diagnosed it as a > wart. I don't know - I think I'll try to auction it to the highest bidder! > LOL! > Take care ya'll - I'm going to sell my wart! Not making fun - I'm serious! > Tsana > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dusty <dustyc@microgear.net> > To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 3:08 PM > Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] Re: buying warts > > > > My Choctaw grandmother used to do something with a knife and a telephone > > pole (don't laugh, I'm serious!) for warts. I can't remember what the > > exact ritual was. It had something to do with the creosote that > telephone > > poles are soaked in, and of course it ALWAYS worked. And I remember she > > used to tell me that you had to BELIEVE it would work for it to work. > > > > I now know the reason it always worked is because warts are caused by > > viruses, and are temporary lesions. They will always go away if given > > enought time. > > > > dusty > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Choctaw <choctaw@bscn.com> > > To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 2:29 AM > > Subject: [CHAHTA] Re: buying warts > > > > > > > Tsana, > > > When I was about 7 or 8 yr old, I had a wart come up on my hand. My > > > Granny, gave me a penny (I think it was a penny, might have been a dime) > > to > > > buy it from me. She laid the coin on my wart and then handed it to me > and > > > told me I had to spend it, which I promptly did, for probably some gum > or > > > something. The wart went away and I have a little scar where it used to > > be, > > > to this day. > > > A couple of years ago, my son had a wart come up on his head, just > > > behind his hairline. I bought it from him, and then after a couple of > > days > > > I asked him how MY wart was, I looked at it and it was smaller. In less > > > than two weeks the wart was gone. > > > My husband had a place on his collarbone for a couple of years, it > > > looked like a cross between a wart and a mole but almost as big around > as > > a > > > quarter. He asked the doctor about it and they did a biopsy, and told > him > > it > > > was nothing to worry about, just keep an eye on it. So, I bought it > from > > > him about 6 mo. or so ago. A couple of months ago, he was shaving > without > > a > > > shirt on and noticed in the mirror that it was gone and yelled for me to > > > come look. He said, "look at this", and I said "look at what?" and he > > > smiled and said "exactly, YOUR wart is gone" > > > My daughter has a wart on her knee that I've bought twice that > refuses > > > to go away. I'm not sure if it's because she doesn't think it will or > > what, > > > I guess I have to convince her it's mine and she can't have it anymore. > I > > > haven't checked lately, but I'll check tomorrow and see if she still has > > it. > > > I just wondered if this was something that my Granny taught me that > > > might be Chahta in origin. I'll ask her when I get the chance, although > > I'm > > > sure she'll say "I don't know where I learned it, it just works" LOL > > > Shelley > > > > > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > > > Choctaw Home Page: > > > http://freepages.cultures.rootsweb.com/~choctaw/ > > > > > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > > To subscribe to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L genealogy mail list: > > Send msg. to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L-request@rootsweb.com > > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "subscribe" without the quotes > > Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > To subscribe to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L Genealogy mail list: > Send msg. to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L-request@rootsweb.com > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "subscribe" without the quotes > Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... >