CalicoKat Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Evidently you can get them from someone who has shingles even though you don't have skin to skin contact. :tongue_smilie: I feel betrayed by google! My dad has shingles and he had an outbreak about 2 weeks ago. My nephew and my daughter both have chicken pox, as of Friday. I'm surprised that dd doesn't feel ill. Some of the pox itch, but not all. It's mainly on her face a few on her stomach & back. Nephew has them all over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeW88 Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Yes, you can!! But it does not work in reverse. Someone with chicken pox cannot cause shingles in someone who's already had the pox. Shingles usually surfaces due to a weakness in the immune system. Note that if your children have a very mild case of the chicken pox, they may not develop enough immunity against the virus to keep from catching it again in the future. And...just anecdotal from working in a peds practice...the second child in a family to come down with the virus, usually has a worse case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kht2006 Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 DD had them last winter. They were on her back, tummy and in her groin area. She only felt bad one day. We gave baking soda baths and put topical bendryl on the pox. It's the same virus so shingles exposure can result in chicken pox. On the bright side, your girls are very unlikely to get chicken pox as adults when it is more dangerous, and you homeschool, so you can just apply benedryl and carry on. I'm sorry you are going through this, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerPoppy Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Sorry... it's a pain. But, YAY! Now it's going to be over and done with! I was pretty relieved when mine finally got it at age 7. Something to cross off the list. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted November 13, 2011 Author Share Posted November 13, 2011 Sorry... it's a pain. But, YAY! Now it's going to be over and done with! I was pretty relieved when mine finally got it at age 7. Something to cross off the list. :D Yes, yay! But how do we make sure the other 4 kids get it? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof4ks Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Yes, yay! But how do we make sure the other 4 kids get it? :D Sorry, too late, they have all been exposed. It will be a long, itchy month at home. Do avoid going out, because CP are very dangerous to those with weak immune systems. If your kiddos have been around anyone with cancer or other immune compromised people, please call them and warn them, they will thank you (my son had cancer, and I appreciated the heads up so we could be prepared). :grouphug: It stinks, but getting everyone through it at once wil be easier than having to go through all of this again another time. My kids all got it at different times. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted November 13, 2011 Author Share Posted November 13, 2011 Sorry, too late, they have all been exposed. It will be a long, itchy month at home. Do avoid going out, because CP are very dangerous to those with weak immune systems. If your kiddos have been around anyone with cancer or other immune compromised people, please call them and warn them, they will thank you (my son had cancer, and I appreciated the heads up so we could be prepared). :grouphug: It stinks, but getting everyone through it at once wil be easier than having to go through all of this again another time. My kids all got it at different times. :glare: I supposed I should be glad that it's before the holidays, sigh. I just hope they all get it soon. One month from today still give us time to participate in Christmas activities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewe Mama Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Oh please, oh please, oh please! My mother has shingles and I'm praying all the dc will get them and get it over with. It would make for a nice, quiet Christmas, too :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted November 13, 2011 Author Share Posted November 13, 2011 Oh please, oh please, oh please! My mother has shingles and I'm praying all the dc will get them and get it over with. It would make for a nice, quiet Christmas, too :lol: I think we got them from my dad. He had a shingle flare up approx. two weeks ago. My mom said, "Oh, you can't catch them unless they have skin to skin contact and they're on his legs so they'll be under his pants the whole time." :auto: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stayseeliz Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 My mom had shingles last year and I was torn. I wanted to get it over with but I was pregnant and didn't want to deal with it then. I'm hoping they get it when the baby is older. Maybe in two years or so? On a side note I got DS the vax for it when he was 3. His dr suggested that he should get the booster since he already had it but I don't know. We're completely anti-vax now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Just an added point of reference, people with immunity can also transmit it. I (and my oldest daughter, and my friend's son) got it after my friend transported somebody with chicken pox to the hospital (for something unrelated - an allergic reaction, I think). It was not awesome having chicken pox at 26, two weeks before Christmas. So, moms of the infected, you should be careful who you come in contact with, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2scouts Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Please warn any pregnant women who may have been exposed to your children. When I was pregnant with my first child, I went shopping with my sister (something we never do!) and she got chicken pox a few days later and was hospitalized. I called my doctor and told him I was exposed to chicken pox and was told by the nurse, "Oh, everybody your age has had them. You just don't remember." until I told her that my older sister was in the hospital with chicken pox and none of the kids in our family ever got them. They sent me to the ER for an immediate immunoglobulin shot because, apparently, it can cause blindness or other issues in unborn babies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Home_s_Cool Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Sorry for your discomfort - I had shingles twice - and had not vaccinated my children against chicken pox. So, thankfully all 4 of them had chicken pox afterwards. (About the only time I would be thankful for my kids having something as irritating as cp!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Oh, I wish you lived nearby. I'd give up perfect holidays for the chicken pox. DD is 11 and hasn't had them, nor will we give her a vaccine with diploid cells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Oh please, oh please, oh please! My mother has shingles and I'm praying all the dc will get them and get it over with. It would make for a nice, quiet Christmas, too :lol: Well this would be one way to avoid Holiday Drama! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caedmyn Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 I'm hoping we have cp for the holidays too. Someone I know exposed her kids last week and I hope they get it so I can bring mine over to play. And then hopefully they actually catch it...DS1 has been exposed three times and still hasn't got it. He didn't even catch it from DD when she had it last summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Evidently you can get them from someone who has shingles even though you don't have skin to skin contact. :tongue_smilie: I feel betrayed by google! My dad has shingles and he had an outbreak about 2 weeks ago. My nephew and my daughter both have chicken pox, as of Friday. I'm surprised that dd doesn't feel ill. Some of the pox itch, but not all. It's mainly on her face a few on her stomach & back. Nephew has them all over. I had about three pox when I had it, and yes, it can convey immunity. (three of my children had cp at three different times, I never got sick. I was also exposed to a friend's children before I married.) 2dd also had a fairly mild case, and had mild shingles when she was seven. I'm hoping we have cp for the holidays too. Someone I know exposed her kids last week and I hope they get it so I can bring mine over to play. And then hopefully they actually catch it...DS1 has been exposed three times and still hasn't got it. He didn't even catch it from DD when she had it last summer. he may be immune, not everyone has to "break out" to develop immunity. before having the vaccine, absolutely do a titer to check immunity FIRST. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 I had shingles last March. My youngest had not had his CP shot yet but he did not get them from me. He was nursing still at the time too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMW Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Brings back memories... We wanted our children to get chicken pox naturally. After several years two of the children finally got a vaccination. Ironically, that same week a daughter who was 16 and was going to leave for Mexico on a trip came down with chicken pox and she had to miss the trip. She got the pox from a friend who had shingles. One by one the others fell... except the two who had just been given the vaccination. One day one of the boys sat up and said, "get me out of here! they're dropping like flies!" I had two teens who ran high fevers for 3 days and that was not fun... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted November 14, 2011 Author Share Posted November 14, 2011 Thanks for all your empathy! :001_smile: We purposefully exposed the other kids really good last night in the manner dh's Dad had him & his sibs do. :001_smile: The clock is running.... My dd 12 was angry about that, "I can't believe you want me to get cp!" She's our only one who has the cp vaccine. I'm hoping she'll still get some. We've notified everyone we were in contact with last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigger Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Oh please, oh please, oh please! My mother has shingles and I'm praying all the dc will get them and get it over with. It would make for a nice, quiet Christmas, too :lol: Have titers done if they don't break out - my DS was exposed twice to shingles and we had his titers done, he's immune to chicken pox and never had even a bump, anywhere, that we could find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 What age is the cut off for wanting to get cp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigger Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 What age is the cut off for wanting to get cp? Puberty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Puberty Definitely too late then. :tongue_smilie: Is it dangerous at 15 or just more uncomfortable than at a younger age? I'm thinking it would still be better than to get it now than when older - no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Well this would be one way to avoid Holiday Drama! :lol: Now THAT would be worth dealing with cp. But it would have to be for thanksgiving . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 (edited) Definitely too late then. :tongue_smilie: Is it dangerous at 15 or just more uncomfortable than at a younger age? I'm thinking it would still be better than to get it now than when older - no? It can be as simple as profoundly more uncomfortable. or, it can be very dangerous. My friends 13 yo daughter nearly died. the fact is, you won't know which until they get sick. If a 15 yo hasn't had them, I'd do the vaccine. Edited November 14, 2011 by gardenmom5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted November 14, 2011 Author Share Posted November 14, 2011 Have titers done if they don't break out - my DS was exposed twice to shingles and we had his titers done, he's immune to chicken pox and never had even a bump, anywhere, that we could find! Great suggestion. This will help eliminate the worry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 It can be as simple as profoundly more uncomfortable. or, it can be very dangerous. My friends 13 yo daughter nearly died. the fact is, you won't know which until they get sick. If a 15 yo hasn't had them, I'd do the vaccine. Thank you. Oh my ... I'm glad she's okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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