Chicken Pox

[LISA]

Not sure if this is where this question should go so feel free to move..

I just got a call from P's school, they think she may have chicken pox :tearhair: I feel kind of stupid now..she came home last night and we saw some very light spots on her face but brushed them off as her constant battles with sensitve skin and thought if was another rash..the other day she had a fever and felt chills eventhough she was burning up..gave her tylenol and was fine since.

I'm almost postive she has had her chicken pox vaccine ( I don't have her records on me)..

anyone have experience with this? what are the classic symptoms? I thought the started on the belly? and how to treat? non of this is coming back to me..I should remember from Cass but don't :dunno:

[BeckyB]

Don't feel silly. If she's always had sensitive skin its easy to mistaken a few red spots as her usual sensitive skin. I should send Macie over to play to get my kids over and done with the Chicken pox. The earlier the better in my opinion.

[BonnieG]

I dread the thought of Chicken Pox ever coming to my house...DH and I have NEVER had them!!! It could be very bad someday when the kids bring them home! So sorry, I have no tips as I have had no experience!

[LISA]

See, now she's home from school and don't see anything.. yes she has a couple spots but that's all they are not even rash like looking :dunno: no spots on her body or legs like the secretary said :rolleyes: I did end up talking to the nurse and she confirmed that she did have her chicken pox shot but that in she could still get a mild case of it ( rare she said) I am bringing her with me to the docs tomorrow to be safe :crossfing:

[MrsPeacefrog]

I dread the thought of Chicken Pox ever coming to my house...DH and I have NEVER had them!!! It could be very bad someday when the kids bring them home! So sorry, I have no tips as I have had no experience!

I would seriously recommend you getting the vaccine for it! my husband got them as an adult and it was the most horrific thing I have ever seen, it was 50 x worse than any child case I have ever seen. He literally had a spot every millimeter, on his head you couldn't see where one blister started and another one finished. My neighbour accross the road got it as an adult too about 2 years ago (just before I got pregnant with Jacob) and she lost her eyesight in one eye! :errr: she had to go on disability and is only now starting to get back into things and get her drivers licence again etc.

I really disagree with getting children infected on purpose mainly because not every child case is mild. But every now and again a child can get a severe case and it can be really dangerous! it scares the crap out of me after what I saw with my neighbour so ALL my kids are getting vaccines, Jacob gets it at 18 months for free and I plan on paying for the older two to get it too :nod:


Lisa: Are the spots that are visible blistered? if they aren't blistered then it's not the chicken pox. Recently Jacob had Roseola which often can be mistaken for chicken pox, but it's mild and the rash doesn't blister. It started with a high fever and when that went away the spots appeared. I hope she is ok.

[BonnieG]

I would seriously recommend you getting the vaccine for it! my husband got them as an adult and it was the most horrific thing I have ever seen, it was 50 x worse than any child case I have ever seen. He literally had a spot every millimeter, on his head you couldn't see where one blister started and another one finished. My neighbour accross the road got it as an adult too about 2 years ago (just before I got pregnant with Jacob) and she lost her eyesight in one eye! :errr: she had to go on disability and is only now starting to get back into things and get her drivers licence again etc.

I really disagree with getting children infected on purpose mainly because not every child case is mild. But every now and again a child can get a severe case and it can be really dangerous! it scares the crap out of me after what I saw with my neighbour so ALL my kids are getting vaccines, Jacob gets it at 18 months for free and I plan on paying for the older two to get it too :nod:


Lisa: Are the spots that are visible blistered? if they aren't blistered then it's not the chicken pox. Recently Jacob had Roseola which often can be mistaken for chicken pox, but it's mild and the rash doesn't blister. It started with a high fever and when that went away the spots appeared. I hope she is ok.

Thanks...that is good advice. I will have to talk to my doc about it.

[Angelina]

I dread the thought of Chicken Pox ever coming to my house...DH and I have NEVER had them!!! It could be very bad someday when the kids bring them home! So sorry, I have no tips as I have had no experience!

I was freaking scared about chicken pox when I was pregnant (twice). I have never had it also, and no immunity. I was recommended to get a shot (it's two shots actually). I plan to get it ASAP. Wanted to get it at our pediatrician's office, but was told if our PED will give me a shot, the insurance will not cover it, I should call my family doc and he will order it, so I have to wait for the vaccine to come.

[LISA]

No Deb, she has no blister like spots :dunno: weird that she has some spots, had a fever etc... I hope the doc can give us some definate answers tomorrow.

[Angelina]

Lisa, is it a rubella? Might be.

[Irish Luck]

Lisa it sounds like it may be somthing else not chicken pox, is she on medication for anything at the moment? I remember mistaking a drug allergy for CP with Paddy once.

Both my boys got CP through daycare 2 yrs ago around christmas time. Paddy was similar to Debs neighbour, he had them everywhere that it was hard to tell where one ended and the next one started, he also got them in his mouth and down his throat. Unfortunately he has also been left with some scarring on his face especially as they were so bad.

Dylan caught the CP from Paddy and ended up in hospital with pneumonia over the new year. (a rare side effect).

I used to be one of those people who thought I'd let my kids catch CP but having been though it with the boys I will be getting Erin vaccinated at 9mths. Such a shame it isn't funded here.

Usually it is one vaccine for kids and two for adults.

[TtownAnne]

I'd still rather have the real chicken poxs - especially as this is a "manufactured" vaccine to make it easier for parents to not have to take off work, not because CP are a killing-type disease. On top of which, there is not permanent immunity with the shot; they are saying it wears off after 8-10 years which is right around the point where it gets more dangerous to get chicken pox. :disbelief And trust me, I am the LAST person to be against any vaccine, but this one bugs me. Unfortunately we had no choice in the matter, MD requires it for school entrance unless you have religious objections or medical reasons.

[Michal]

Sometimes chickenpox can cause more serious complications or illness. These include:

A bacterial infection of the skin can occur after scratching the chickenpox rash. The infection can sometimes become severe, even causing death;
Babies who get chickenpox from their mothers before birth may be born with birth defects;
Young children with chickenpox may get pneumonia (infection of the lungs), or have problems with other organs inside the body, such as the brain; or
Pregnant women, newborn infants, people 13 years and older, and people who have weakened immune systems are more likely to have a severe case of chickenpox and develop problems.
Considering that the vaccine is very safe, I would recommend anyone that has not had chicken pox to get vaccinated. I had chicken pox as a child and it was awful, I had both my girls vaccinanted so they won't have to go through what I did.

[mcox]

Olivia had the vaccine and she STILL got chicken pox when she was 2. It was a very mild case, a few in her head and mostly on her legs. We thought she had been bitten by a mosquito because it was warm outside and we had left her window open with the screen in it. When the sores started oozing I took her to her peditrician and that's when she said it was chicken pox. She was feverish and had a runny nose. She looked miserable for a few days and then she was fine. I'm thankful she had the vaccine because it would have been alot worse if she hadn't. I plan to have Kaden vaccinated as well.