AHHHH I WHY CHICKEN POX AT THIS TIME?

[Redwingsguy]

Have to miss my last day's exams today, cant go out to party tonight. Be looking all weird at the graduation parties and maybe itching myself a whole lot.

Anyone that's had it around 15 know how long it takes the scabs to go away after they all scab up?

 

[Jokeram]

should be a week or two at the most if it is not really bad.

 

[pulpp]

wow at 15? i feel bad for you, but man you will itching and going crazy..... its much easier when you are a kid

 

[vi edit]

I don't want to scare ya man, but the older you get, the worse the effects of chicken pox get. Unless they have some whoop ass drugs out now, I don't think you'll be over them in a week.

I knew a 40 year old guy who died from them .

 

[frizzlefry]

Yeah just dont scratch them and have them open up or anything. Those scars take a long time to heal. If you're worried about it though, try putting some vitamin e oil on them. Heard that makes scars heal faster. Don't know for sure tho.

That really sucks tho. I thought you would've been sick in bed having it at that age. Didn't your parents ever try and get you chicken pox? Also there's a vaccine out now. Should've gotten that the second it came out. Oh well. Get better soon tho.

 

[Fangorn]

Hmm, there's an increased risk of fatal outcome with chicken pox the older you get.

But don't worry tho. You're still fairly young. I think.

 

[heat23]

oh great...
im 20 and ive never gotten the chicken pox
can the doctor inject me with it to give it to me??
i forsee a fun and exciting xmas break

 

[Amused]

<< Have to miss my last day's exams today, cant go out to party tonight. Be looking all weird at the graduation parties and maybe itching myself a whole lot.

Anyone that's had it around 15 know how long it takes the scabs to go away after they all scab up? >>



HA! I got them about 2 1/2 years ago from some little s!hit at a birthday party for my girlfriend's cousin. I was 31 at the time. Never had them before, and never even thought about them.

Once they scab up, you have a week to three weeks more until you're better. If the itching gets to be too much, try Aveeno oatmeal bath. It WORKS!! I was about where you are now, and was ready to slit my wrists because the itching was so bad. Aveeno saved my life.

 

[Redwingsguy]

Yea I have the bath, took 5 baths today already, just seems that everytime I get out, it started right back up, none of the creams would work!!

didnt get any sleep last night and bumped my head into the wall 3 times too!

 

[Scrapster]

I'm starting to itch like crazy just reading this.

 

[myputer]

I'm thirty and have never had the chicken pox, not even when both my kids had it

 

[amdforlife]

i had chicken pox when i was like 6 or so, and 10 years later the scars still arent gone...

 

[iamwiz82]

i got them when i was 12. I was in the Hockey Hall of Fame when i felt faint. Went to the hotel, and the next morning, i looked like a christmas tree... ehhhh...

 

[Jokeram]

<< oh great...
im 20 and ive never gotten the chicken pox
can the doctor inject me with it to give it to me??
i forsee a fun and exciting xmas break >>



they have a vaccine for it now.. ask your doctor...

Redwingsguy, try calamine lotion (its pink) it works.. cools it off does not itch as much.

 

[Moonbeam]

Like has been said, this stuff is dangerous when you get older. If you haven't had it get vaccinated, it could save your life. I think some people have natural immunity, but I wouldn't rely on that. The vaccine is from Japan as I remember.

 

[kami]

i had chicken pox twice... i know damn well ill never get it again! the second time was terrible...on the bottom of my feet and everything. i think the ages were 3 and 7.

 

[Total Refected Power]

I had a mild case as a kid. I still remember how nasty it was. No scars thankfully. I believe there is a vaccine these days.

Good Luck

 

[myputer]

Yes there is a vaccine for it, it is called Varivax

 

[GoSharks]

yep, they have a vaccine for it, got it maybe 2 years back

 

[heat23]

so the vaccine will totally prevent you from getting it???
or does it cause you to get it??

 

[kyutip]

The vaccine doesn't work 100%. I got the shot about 3 years ago.
I asked the doctor then if I should need a boost. She said, because
it's still in the early stage, they don't know how long it'll last.
So, about 3 months ago, I went to my university's hospital and checked
whether I need another boost. The only way they know if I need a boost
is by drawing my blood. The darn nurse missed my vein 4 times, until she
gave up and called another nurse. He made a hole out of me just to draw the blood.
Anyway, my blood work came out negative, as if I never got the shot.
So, I had to get 2 more vaccine shot. I hope this time I am immune to chicken pox.
Just to let you know, they injected live virus, so there is a chance
you'll get the chicken pox from the vaccine although a small ome.
If you are not 100% healthy the chance of you getting it becomes even higher.

 

[Amused]

<< Yea I have the bath, took 5 baths today already, just seems that everytime I get out, it started right back up, none of the creams would work!!

didnt get any sleep last night and bumped my head into the wall 3 times too! >>



I found that it didn't seem to last long either, until the last time I stayed in the bath for an hour. That seemed to do the trick. Don't get out after 15 minutes like the instructions say.

Yeah, the creams are pretty useless.

 

[Amused]

<< Like has been said, this stuff is dangerous when you get older. If you haven't had it get vaccinated, it could save your life. I think some people have natural immunity, but I wouldn't rely on that. The vaccine is from Japan as I remember. >>



Yep, there is a vaccine, but be careful, it requires a booster every ten years and it's not 100% effective. Also, it's a live virus vaccine, and can give you a mild to severe case of the pox depending on your immune response.

 

[Azraele]

I remember when i had it. I was one of the 2 people left in class that didn't have it and, then I got it. Talk about itchy!


Get well soon!!

 

[Redwingsguy]

hmm the starting to get used to the itch, but my throat is getting worse day by day! Now I have a hard time swallowing spit and its very painful also!