Sinusitis FAQ

Chicken Pox – Obviously OT

Question:

You might want to get the chicken pox vaccination. Is there a clinic in the area that does the vaccinations on Sunday? Melia Huh…. it seems foster-daughter is having the chicken pox….. I never had it as a child…. and I’m scared to be sick…. can anyone tell me how are my chances of catching it, and what can I expect….?? I know this is off topic, but I need reassurance here…. Thanks…… ~Ann the hypochondriac

I am more myself in Solitude. For in solitude I am myself.                            -Melia Benjamin (c)August 2000

Response:

Huh…. it seems foster-daughter is having the chicken pox….. I never had it as a child…. and I’m scared to be sick…. can anyone tell me how are my chances of catching it, and what can I expect….?? I know this is off topic, but I need reassurance here…. Thanks…… ~Ann the hypochondriac

Response:

From what I’ve heard, this is one of those childhood diseases that can be worse if you catch it as an adult. If you get it, make sure you see a doctor. It’s highly contagious, and the incubation period is around 2 weeks. For your daughter, just keep her from itching too badly. Tepid baths with baking soda, Aveeno oatmeal bath, stuff like that. — madrigal

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From what I’ve heard, this is one of those childhood diseases that can be worse if you catch it as an adult. If you get it, make sure you see a doctor. It’s highly contagious, and the incubation period is around 2 weeks.

This should be taken seriously. I caught chicken pox at 34 and it can be life threatening. I had blisters everywhere one can imagine and then some ..eyeballs, soles of feet, lungs, etc.  I was unwillingly out in hospitable when I went to the emergency room. I went to the emergency room because I could not breath. I was seriously sick for several weeks and then weak for months. The funny thing is from literally thousands of lesions I have one small scar on the inside of my upper left arm; not so coincidently this was the first blister.

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Huh…. it seems foster-daughter is having the chicken pox….. I never had it as a child…. and I’m scared to be sick…. can anyone tell me how are my chances of catching it, and what can I expect….??

it’s highly contagious. as an adult, it could be quite serious. there is a new vaccine for people like you, adults who have never been exposed. ask your doctor what you should do. — For info about this service, see http://www.twwells.com/anon/ or e-mail:

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Huh…. it seems foster-daughter is having the chicken pox….. I never had it as a child…. and I’m scared to be sick…. can anyone tell me how are my chances of catching it, and what can I expect….?? I know this is off topic, but I need reassurance here…. Which do you want, reassurance or what to expect if you catch it? (I caught it off Wynne in my forties having missed it as a child.) It’s contagious, but I have no idea what the odds are of you getting it. It’s better to have it as a child so your foster-daughter’s doing the right thing. Of course, it’s best not to have it at all. Please arrange that. —          The opinions given above may be mine. They might also            just be what I feel like saying right now, okay?

I agree with Alan, but unfortunately, it *is* really quite contagious. A good friend of mine caught it in his late 30’s and told me he felt like crap on burnt toast for about ten days.  Definitely see a doctor, especially if you start having the lesions; they can leave scars, and they’re terribly itchy. The good news is, as long as you don’t neglect to get treatment for it, it’s just like having a really bad case of flu and a lot of mosquito bites to go with it.  Not pleasant, but not the end of the world. That’s not very good news, is it?  I’m sorry.  See a doctor! Before you buy.

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Huh…. it seems foster-daughter is having the chicken pox….. I never had it as a child…. and I’m scared to be sick…. can anyone tell me how are my chances of catching it, and what can I expect….?? I know this is off topic, but I need reassurance here….

Which do you want, reassurance or what to expect if you catch it? (I caught it off Wynne in my forties having missed it as a child.) It’s contagious, but I have no idea what the odds are of you getting it. It’s better to have it as a child so your foster-daughter’s doing the right thing. Of course, it’s best not to have it at all. Please arrange that. —          The opinions given above may be mine. They might also            just be what I feel like saying right now, okay?

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Seems that f-d is having a really light case of chicken pox…. she only has a couple of blisters, and they don’t seem to bother her at all. Thanks for the advises hon. ~Ann

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – From what I’ve heard, this is one of those childhood diseases that can be worse if you catch it as an adult. If you get it, make sure you see a doctor. It’s highly contagious, and the incubation period is around 2 weeks. For your daughter, just keep her from itching too badly. Tepid baths with baking soda, Aveeno oatmeal bath, stuff like that. — madrigal

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The worst thing of all is that I am actually sick right now, but not from the chicken pox…. I have the flu real bad, and I spent a day in the ER today to finally find out that I have yet another sinusitis. Now with your joyful description of the chicken pox, I don’t know if I can live through that also….. ~Ann – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – This should be taken seriously. I caught chicken pox at 34 and it can be life threatening. I had blisters everywhere one can imagine and then some ..eyeballs, soles of feet, lungs, etc.  I was unwillingly out in hospitable when I went to the emergency room. I went to the emergency room because I could not breath. I was seriously sick for several weeks and then weak for months. The funny thing is from literally thousands of lesions I have one small scar on the inside of my upper left arm; not so coincidently this was the first blister.

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I don’t have lesions right now, and I did call my doctor.  She wasn’t too alarmist, saying that I shouldn’t expect the worst of the disease…. I just pray that she is right.  A bad case of another illness is all but what I need right now ~Ann – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I agree with Alan, but unfortunately, it *is* really quite contagious. A good friend of mine caught it in his late 30’s and told me he felt like crap on burnt toast for about ten days.  Definitely see a doctor, especially if you start having the lesions; they can leave scars, and they’re terribly itchy. The good news is, as long as you don’t neglect to get treatment for it, it’s just like having a really bad case of flu and a lot of mosquito bites to go with it.  Not pleasant, but not the end of the world. That’s not very good news, is it?  I’m sorry.  See a doctor! Before you buy.

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I went to the clinic to check out for the vaccine, but I couldn’t received it because I was running a fever because of my flu. ~Ann

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Huh…. it seems foster-daughter is having the chicken pox….. I never had it as a child…. and I’m scared to be sick…. can anyone tell me how are my chances of catching it, and what can I expect….?? it’s highly contagious. as an adult, it could be quite serious. there is a new vaccine for people like you, adults who have never been exposed. ask your doctor what you should do. — For info about this service, see http://www.twwells.com/anon/ or e-mail:

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