I have a planters wart on my heel that I have been self treating . I have cut quite deep into my hell to finally reach the black area. It has been treated well over a year ago and apparently wasn t killed. However, whether it be due to me cutting too deep or what, I am in CONSTANT, throbbing, can no longer tolerate pain! I have had to take my migraine meds for this pain, and it will not stop. I was completely unable to sleep last night and now as it is fast approaching bedtime, I still feel the pain is too great to allow me restful sleep. I CAN increase my oral pain meds, but that has not relieved the pain entirely thus far, and it will also prevent me from sleeping. Is there ANYTHING the ER can do to remove it and relieve my pain?
Hello and thanks for your question. The emergency department could give you pain medications, but they would not be able to remove the wart. You need to see a podiatrist and get the wart treated so that it is removed completely. This may take several visits. Warts are often removed by freezing and for a deep plantar wart it can take multiple treatments. Here are some things you can try to decrease your pain. Try taking 800 mg ibuprofen every 8 hours. Use ice packs on your heel frequently during the day. Get a bunion pad, foam pad with hole in the middle, and place it over the wart, so that when you walk you are not putting pressure directly on the wart. Good luck to you.