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Can It Be Chicken Pox?
Read all 21 responses: "My 4 year old has what I think may be Chicken Pox, even thou she had been immunized against it. The small red "zits" (as she calls ...
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- It is actually better to be exposed/get the disease because you are guaranteed immunity to after that. With the vaccine, as you have experienced, there is a good chan...
- It could be chicken pox. If you are unsure take her to the doctor. The vaccine is like only 60% effective, and as adults if they don't remember to get a booster, the...
- chicken pox when they rupture end up spreading and the body will become broke out unless it is a very mild case of them. chicken pox are itchy and you typically have a...
Chicken Pox
Read all 25 responses: "I would like to expose my daughter to chicken pox. If anyone has a child or knows of someone with this virus, would you please ...
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- Try posting on the local Finding your Tribe area on mothering.com. You might get some actual responses to your question, as opposed to people just telling you whethe...
- I got the vaccine as an adult and am glad I did. My kids all got it when they were young, and get a booster at 18 and then are done with the vaccines. It's not true ...
- I guess I'm on both sides of this, so I felt compelled to comment. I've never had chicken pox and when the vaccine came out, I was in college. I have been repeatedl...
Chicken Pox
Read all 7 responses: "Have any of you experienced Chicken Pox in your children even after the vaccine? My 5 year old daughter woke up this morning with 9 ...
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- All three of my kids had them, it took about four weeks of being home bound LOL. Seems that they did not want to have them at the same time, so one child got them, ten...
- Long ago before vaccines, we pretty much all got chicken pox. My mother said I had about two or three blisters. However, my daughter got it about age 6 or 7 and had a ...
- My kids had them I wanted them to get them its not that big of a deal when they are little. I know several kids who had the vaccine and got them in high school NOT GOO...
Shingles and Chicken Pox
Read all 8 responses: "I am really sick with shingles right now. (Shingles is an adult-form of chicken pox that lives in your nerve roots and comes out when ...
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- You really should see a doctor if you suspect or know you have shingles. My cardiologist treated me when I had them once. He said if untreated, it can have very seri...
- Hi, I know you are probably panicing, but I wouldn't. I have never seen the chicken pox or shingles, but I had them when I was about 10 days old. My mom says that t...
- While I've never had shingles, I've known people who have, and I sympathize with you. My daughter was exposed to chicken pox at 9 mos. The doctors said she wouldn't ...
Chicken Pox?
Read all 12 responses: "Would any of you mamas out there know if Chicken Pox could start on the hiney and spread down the legs? Both of my children (ages ...
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- Chicken Pox looks like blisters. Not like bites. When they are new you can see fluie in them. When they get old, they dry and look scab like. Google it and view ...
- Don't waste time asking here. Go to the pediatrician!
- Chicken pox usually start on the torso. What you describe doesn't sound like it and I've been through it will two of my children. Possibly bed bugs? Although it wou...
Chicken Pox
Read all 8 responses: "HELP!!! My son has broken out with a severe case of chicken pox. This is the second time he has gotten them.
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- Have no fear!! Both of my children had them 3 times and they have them bad as in you couldn't tell where one blister started and the other. The worst was when they ahd...
- Hey T., I read about your battle with your son and his chicken pox, my son both had them neither case was as bad as what your going through, but the severe itch...
- Have you tried calling the doctor to see if he could prescribe him something stronger?
To Chicken Pox or Not to Chicken Pox.....
Read all 5 responses: "Any thoughts on this? When I was a kid our mothers networked together to make sure we all had the Chicken Pox before a certain age.
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- Here is what I know. Chicken pox is better to get as a child than an adult. Once you have chicken pox you are not supposed to get it again, there are exceptions. Th...
- Know what? I'd err on the side of caution and keep your daughters away from it if you have an 8mo old with Down's... you don't want any chance of the baby getting cp ...
- Hi, For what it's worth, I believe that the vaccine is the way to go. Whe I was about 20 years old my blood work showed that I had never been exposed to chicken pox ...
Ongoing Chicken Pox
Read all 8 responses: "My 2 1/2 year old daughter was immunized for the chicken pox at age one and now has the chicken pox. Both me and and brother got the ...
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- We didn't take the vaccination, so we have no experience with the post-vaccine chickenpox, but my daughter caught it the old-fashioned way when she was 17 months old, ...
- Hi K., The vaccine doesn't provide 100% immunity, especially with just the first dose (I think it's something like 70%). But cases in kids who have had at least one...
- I unfortunately did decide to vaccinate my daughter and then she got them last year. Not as bad as if she had not been vaccinated. She had them for about 2 weeks tot...
Chicken Pox
Read all 25 responses: "hi all, my 2 1/2 month old has been exposed to shingles and from what the doc says has a good chance of getting chicken pox.
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- My boys were 2 and 3 years old when they got chickenpox. One had a severe case the other a mild. Due to the fever and such, I'm certain it's more dangerous for babie...
- The younger the better. As I remember with my oldest son he was about a year old when he got chicken pox and it wasnt bad at all. Hardly any bumps and a low grade fev...
- If your child gets the pox, give him/her benadryl. I REALLY helps with the itching! Mom of 4
Anyone Experience Chicken Pox After Having the Vaccine?
Read all 11 responses: "I'm wondering if anyone has childern who have gotten the chicken pox after getting the vaccine. My daughter has the marks, ...
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- most of my children have had both the vaccine and also later cases of the chicken pox. My one son has had them 3x AFTER getting the vaccine, which is - IMO - useless. ...
- If you think she might have the chicken pox, please take her to the Dr. I thought my son had a mild case...turns out it was just an allergic reaction. But she sho...
- chicken pox lasts 7-14 days.. with new pox forming and others healing. a mild case would be less pox and less overall illness... lower fever and not feeling as sick...
