parapilot Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 My 2 kids have had chicken pox couple of weeks ago, iv never had it and thought I was imune, wrong!! Had a temperature and started getting a few spots, ******!! So now I'm infected lol. I believe it's more serious in adults, anyone had it as an adult?? Don't want to go anywhere and infect people, doctors failed to ring me back, and now closed till tue, nhs direct are busy and will call back in over 4 hours! Sod that wake the kids! I ok to sit it out like the kids? and is it worth tryin to get an antiviral like acyclovir (but I'm asuming it's prescription only?) Blooming kids haha Cheers J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Isnt it like measels, turns in to shingles in adults? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 yep, shingles, and it's painful by all accounts. i had some acyclovir when they thought i had it back when i was also having chemo, not a good thing to get when your immune system is compromised Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parapilot Posted March 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 I think shingles is if you had chicken pox before. Iv never had it as a kid so I think it's still pox, not 100% tho! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 just hope they dont get mumps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobydog Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Nhs website, it should give you all info you need, Good luck, S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitey10765666 Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Oh no your privates are gonna fall of waaaaaa ,, just kidding,, shingles thats bad enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Had it twice first time i was 21 then again a few years later never had shingles , im thinking after 7 days your safe to mingle from memory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100milesaway Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 The chicken pox is a viral infection which makes lots of itchy spots, under no circumstances scratch them as the will stay as a scar. If your children are young put mittens on them when they go to sleep to stop them scratching. Once you have had chicken pox the virus stays in your system for ever and could never come out as shingles but quite often it does. If you or your children in later life have a painful blistery rash, get to the quacks within a day for medication, if you don't catch it early it is untreatable and very painful and could last months.The medical proffession today are hyper about what was in my childhood just an inconveniance, we were sent down the road to measle , german measles, mumps, jaundice parties,where we then had natural immunity, much more sensible than todays limp wristed society. from Auntie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 I had chickenpox at the age of 30. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. Had spots on my *****. Was the most uncomfortable thing I have ever encountered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parapilot Posted March 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 I had chickenpox at the age of 30. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. Had spots on my *****. Was the most uncomfortable thing I have ever encountered. I'm 30 :( gutted looks like its down hill from here. Not looking forward to it. If I don't make it my missus thinks all my guns are only worth 50 quid each, ill haunt anyone that buys them for that!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Albert Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 You'll be OK. It's just that all your naughty bits may drop off or get so scarred that HID will take one look at them and run a mile. She won't let you within half a mile of her with yer strides at half mast. Then the accusations of STD's start until you've been to the quack and had yer todger scraped inside and out and skin grafted from a rabid donkey. Look foreward to the future. Ever thought of living a celebate life. After you become a Jaffa you may not have any option!! :( :( :( Just check they are still there every night. Sorry, couldn't help it. Hope it clears up quickly and you don't have to ring the infection bell too much when walking down the street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickS Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 When my daughter was 3 she managed to pass it on to my dad who was then in his 70's. Apparantly Dad had never had it before and the doc reckoned he was the oldest person he had known to get it. .....unless someone here knows better. Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karpman Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Hey mate my misses had it 3 weeks ago or so. Get ya self down Dr's for some AntiVirus medication worked a treat for her. There like god dam torpedoes though lol. Karpman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Albert Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Hey mate my misses had it 3 weeks ago or so. Get ya self down Dr's for some AntiVirus medication worked a treat for her. There like god dam torpedoes though lol. Karpman Yea. The only problem is you don't swallow them, just shove em where the sun don't shine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Mrs had it in her early twenties, had a lukewarm bath to help the itching and to cool down- ended up heating the water up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry90 Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 I had shingles last year put it this way if i had sum sleeping tablets i would of knocked my sell out for a week and that coming from sumone who Petrified of sleepers it was realy that bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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