1.)  Has anyone's child gotten warts...that spread rapidly?  Alex had a wart on the back of his thigh...we tried the OTC stuff the pedi suggested in July but he said it burned...so I stopped.  I was going to talk to the pedi on Monday when we have an appointment but last night I noticed they (or something else) had spread...a lot.  I mentioned it to hubby and he said he noticed it prior to his first Enbrel injection on Sunday.  (My fear was it was a reaction to the Enbrel...and why did he not mention it to me????)  He gets eczema and these are where he gets the eczema (behind the knees) but it is not eczema.  Any ideas?  Also, can he have them lanced if he's on MTX and Enbrel?  (Rheumy's on vacation until the 25th...called the nurse but...she may not have the answer.)  We see a dermatologist on Thursday. 

2.)  I noticed since we started the naproxen Alex gets hiccups...almost daily.  Could it be from the naproxen?  Anyone have this happen?  It's odd...and possibly not related...but maybe is? 

Thanks,

Karen and Alex, 6, poly (04/09)

Warts are caused from a virus. Being that our kids are on drugs that suppess their immune system, their bodies can't fight stuff like this easily. My son has gotten warts, but not too bad. His ped. rheum. referred him to a dermatologist. She wanted them to "remove" it how they best saw fit, in order to avoid possible infection by treating it at home. Of course we don't want them risking any sort of infection b/c of the risk involved with a suppressed immune system.

Take care

Tiffany & Mark, 11 yr old , poly jra