Guest guest Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 Please don't underestimate chicken pox. If you get it as a child, it's fairly harmless, but it can be dangerous as an adult. My husband contracted chicken pox as a 21-year-old college student from his elementary school neice. The doctor said it was a mild case, but my husband was so sick he doesn't remember most of the week while he was ill, and this is a guy who rarely catches a cold. The day he came down with chicken pox, he caused a head-on collision which I attribute to his sickness as well. So, while I'd prefer my child get this disease naturally, I don't want to see any adult get it. And imagine my nervousness as I'd always been told I hadn't had the chicken pox, when it turns out I had a mild case when I was 3. This disease can have serious side effects regarding fertility and pregnancy if you are an adult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 Right... only I would expect any adult who hadn't had chicken pox as a child to get the vaccine themselves rather than putting the burden on my kids' immune systems when they're already being bombarded with other vaccines, or at least more so than adults. darranged wrote: Please don't underestimate chicken pox. If you get it as a child, it's fairly harmless, but it can be dangerous as an adult. My husband contracted chicken pox as a 21-year-old college student from his elementary school neice. The doctor said it was a mild case, but my husband was so sick he doesn't remember most of the week while he was ill, and this is a guy who rarely catches a cold. The day he came down with chicken pox, he caused a head-on collision which I attribute to his sickness as well. So, while I'd prefer my child get this disease naturally, I don't want to see any adult get it. And imagine my nervousness as I'd always been told I hadn't had the chicken pox, when it turns out I had a mild case when I was 3. This disease can have serious side effects regarding fertility and pregnancy if you are an adult. Kadee Sedtal Brain: " Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering? " Pinky: " I think so, Brain, but if the plural of mouse is mice, wouldn't the plural of spouse be spice? " Check out my new , Classical 2 at http://launch.classical2/ No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with Mail for Mobile. Get started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 I agree -- but I checked with my doctor and he said that vaccine can be given at any time. So if my children have not had chicken pox by the time they're getting to the age when it can be dangerous, then we will likely vaccinate them. I don't want to give it to them while they're little. Heather darranged wrote: > > Please don't underestimate chicken pox. If you get it as a child, > it's fairly harmless, but it can be dangerous as an adult. My husband > contracted chicken pox as a 21-year-old college student from his > elementary school neice. The doctor said it was a mild case, but my > husband was so sick he doesn't remember most of the week while he was > ill, and this is a guy who rarely catches a cold. The day he came > down with chicken pox, he caused a head-on collision which I > attribute to his sickness as well. So, while I'd prefer my child get > this disease naturally, I don't want to see any adult get it. And > imagine my nervousness as I'd always been told I hadn't had the > chicken pox, when it turns out I had a mild case when I was 3. This > disease can have serious side effects regarding fertility and > pregnancy if you are an adult. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 My husband didn't know he had never had it-- until it was too late. >Right... only I would expect any adult who hadn't had chicken pox as >a child to get the vaccine themselves rather than putting the burden >on my kids' immune systems when they're already being bombarded with >other vaccines, or at least more so than adults. > >darranged wrote: Please >don't underestimate chicken pox. If you get it as a child, > it's fairly harmless, but it can be dangerous as an adult. My husband > contracted chicken pox as a 21-year-old college student from his > elementary school neice. The doctor said it was a mild case, but my > husband was so sick he doesn't remember most of the week while he was > ill, and this is a guy who rarely catches a cold. The day he came > down with chicken pox, he caused a head-on collision which I > attribute to his sickness as well. So, while I'd prefer my child get > this disease naturally, I don't want to see any adult get it. And > imagine my nervousness as I'd always been told I hadn't had the > chicken pox, when it turns out I had a mild case when I was 3. This > disease can have serious side effects regarding fertility and > pregnancy if you are an adult. > > > > > >Kadee Sedtal > >Brain: " Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering? " >Pinky: " I think so, Brain, but if the plural of mouse is mice, >wouldn't the plural of spouse be spice? " > > >Check out my new , Classical 2 at >http://launch.classical2/ > > > > > > > >No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go >with Mail for Mobile. Get started. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 not to mention that most people have the mistaken idea that vaccines are permanent and many conditions are pretty bad for adults, if not worse. i'd much rather my child get pox as a kid, which is what pox parties are for. On 3/9/07, Kadee M <abbey_road3012 wrote: > > Right... only I would expect any adult who hadn't had chicken pox as a > child to get the vaccine themselves rather than putting the burden on my > kids' immune systems when they're already being bombarded with other > vaccines, or at least more so than adults. > > darranged wrote: Please don't > underestimate chicken pox. If you get it as a child, > it's fairly harmless, but it can be dangerous as an adult. My husband > contracted chicken pox as a 21-year-old college student from his > elementary school neice. The doctor said it was a mild case, but my > husband was so sick he doesn't remember most of the week while he was > ill, and this is a guy who rarely catches a cold. The day he came > down with chicken pox, he caused a head-on collision which I > attribute to his sickness as well. So, while I'd prefer my child get > this disease naturally, I don't want to see any adult get it. And > imagine my nervousness as I'd always been told I hadn't had the > chicken pox, when it turns out I had a mild case when I was 3. This > disease can have serious side effects regarding fertility and > pregnancy if you are an adult. > > > > > > Kadee Sedtal > > Brain: " Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering? " > Pinky: " I think so, Brain, but if the plural of mouse is mice, wouldn't > the plural of spouse be spice? " > > > Check out my new , Classical 2 at > http://launch.classical2/ > No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go > with Mail for Mobile. Get started. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 That's got to be a very, very rare thing for someone to not know they had it. People can ask their parents if they ever had it, or even if they really have no way of finding out they can just get the vaccine as an adult just in case... just like babies are given lots of vaccines " just in case " . darranged wrote: My husband didn't know he had never had it-- until it was too late. >Right... only I would expect any adult who hadn't had chicken pox as >a child to get the vaccine themselves rather than putting the burden >on my kids' immune systems when they're already being bombarded with >other vaccines, or at least more so than adults. > >darranged wrote: Please >don't underestimate chicken pox. If you get it as a child, > it's fairly harmless, but it can be dangerous as an adult. My husband > contracted chicken pox as a 21-year-old college student from his > elementary school neice. The doctor said it was a mild case, but my > husband was so sick he doesn't remember most of the week while he was > ill, and this is a guy who rarely catches a cold. The day he came > down with chicken pox, he caused a head-on collision which I > attribute to his sickness as well. So, while I'd prefer my child get > this disease naturally, I don't want to see any adult get it. And > imagine my nervousness as I'd always been told I hadn't had the > chicken pox, when it turns out I had a mild case when I was 3. This > disease can have serious side effects regarding fertility and > pregnancy if you are an adult. > > > > > >Kadee Sedtal > >Brain: " Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering? " >Pinky: " I think so, Brain, but if the plural of mouse is mice, >wouldn't the plural of spouse be spice? " > > >Check out my new , Classical 2 at >http://launch.classical2/ > > > > > > > >No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go >with Mail for Mobile. Get started. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 unless the parent has a lot of kids my mom had 6 and she has trouble remembering who had what. She thought my nephew had it when he was small (actually it was my brother) and he caught it as a teenager (like 16 or 17, maybe it was pretty rough). My brother and nephew are the same age and they were pretty inseparable when they were small. Actually you would think that he would've caught it from my brother. I remember at the time that my nephew caught it we were all really freaked out that my brother hadn't actually caught it and he would get sick too (he didn't). I caught it at that time as well but I was only about 7. Renee Kadee M <abbey_road3012 Friday, March 9, 2007 4:07:41 PM Re: chicken pox Re: kids shots That's got to be a very, very rare thing for someone to not know they had it. People can ask their parents if they ever had it, or even if they really have no way of finding out they can just get the vaccine as an adult just in case... just like babies are given lots of vaccines " just in case " . darranged (AT) fast (DOT) net wrote: My husband didn't know he had never had it-- until it was too late. >Right... only I would expect any adult who hadn't had chicken pox as >a child to get the vaccine themselves rather than putting the burden >on my kids' immune systems when they're already being bombarded with >other vaccines, or at least more so than adults. > >darranged (AT) fast (DOT) net wrote: Please >don't underestimate chicken pox. If you get it as a child, > it's fairly harmless, but it can be dangerous as an adult. My husband > contracted chicken pox as a 21-year-old college student from his > elementary school neice. The doctor said it was a mild case, but my > husband was so sick he doesn't remember most of the week while he was > ill, and this is a guy who rarely catches a cold. The day he came > down with chicken pox, he caused a head-on collision which I > attribute to his sickness as well. So, while I'd prefer my child get > this disease naturally, I don't want to see any adult get it. And > imagine my nervousness as I'd always been told I hadn't had the > chicken pox, when it turns out I had a mild case when I was 3. This > disease can have serious side effects regarding fertility and > pregnancy if you are an adult. > > > > > >Kadee Sedtal > >Brain: " Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering? " >Pinky: " I think so, Brain, but if the plural of mouse is mice, >wouldn't the plural of spouse be spice? " > > >Check out my new , Classical 2 at >http://launch. groups.. com classical2/ > > > > > > >----------- --------- --------- ---- >No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go >with Mail for Mobile. Get started. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 If my daughter had not had chicken pox, we would have had her tested for the immunity and vaccinated (if necessary) at around 14. darranged wrote: Please don't underestimate chicken pox. If you get it as a child, it's fairly harmless, but it can be dangerous as an adult. My husband contracted chicken pox as a 21-year-old college student from his elementary school neice. The doctor said it was a mild case, but my husband was so sick he doesn't remember most of the week while he was ill, and this is a guy who rarely catches a cold. The day he came down with chicken pox, he caused a head-on collision which I attribute to his sickness as well. So, while I'd prefer my child get this disease naturally, I don't want to see any adult get it. And imagine my nervousness as I'd always been told I hadn't had the chicken pox, when it turns out I had a mild case when I was 3. This disease can have serious side effects regarding fertility and pregnancy if you are an adult. Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Small Business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 This is true, and is one reason our Doctor prefers to delay the vax as long as possible here. She told us she was worried about in the future when these kids who don't have natural immunity lose the effectiveness of the vax. on that note...I didn't get chicken pox until I was in high school. I was a teenager. it was pretty mild, but it was also the 3rd time I was ever exposed to it. My brother also had it around that time as well (I got it from him, the week after and I think I missed spring break or something that year so I didn't even get out of school). In adults, it causes all kinds of problems (I was terrified when we were trying to concieve our son that I had fertility issues because of my chickenpox in high school - it did take about 15months for us). Missie On 3/9/07, chandelle' <earthmother213 wrote: > > not to mention that most people have the mistaken idea that vaccines are > permanent and many conditions are pretty bad for adults, if not worse. i'd > much rather my child get pox as a kid, which is what pox parties are for. > > > > On 3/9/07, Kadee M <abbey_road3012 <abbey_road3012%40>> > wrote: > > > > Right... only I would expect any adult who hadn't had chicken pox as a > > child to get the vaccine themselves rather than putting the burden on my > > kids' immune systems when they're already being bombarded with other > > vaccines, or at least more so than adults. > > > > darranged <darranged%40fast.net> wrote: Please don't > > underestimate chicken pox. If you get it as a child, > > it's fairly harmless, but it can be dangerous as an adult. My husband > > contracted chicken pox as a 21-year-old college student from his > > elementary school neice. The doctor said it was a mild case, but my > > husband was so sick he doesn't remember most of the week while he was > > ill, and this is a guy who rarely catches a cold. The day he came > > down with chicken pox, he caused a head-on collision which I > > attribute to his sickness as well. So, while I'd prefer my child get > > this disease naturally, I don't want to see any adult get it. And > > imagine my nervousness as I'd always been told I hadn't had the > > chicken pox, when it turns out I had a mild case when I was 3. This > > disease can have serious side effects regarding fertility and > > pregnancy if you are an adult. > > > > > > > > > > > > Kadee Sedtal > > > > Brain: " Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering? " > > Pinky: " I think so, Brain, but if the plural of mouse is mice, wouldn't > > the plural of spouse be spice? " > > > > > > Check out my new , Classical 2 at > > http://launch.classical2/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go > > with Mail for Mobile. Get started. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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