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by **Steve O** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 3:31 am

Can someone tell me if it is at all serious for a 22 year old to get chicken pox, and how long it will take for me to recover :?:

Cheers

by **Tatty** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:50 am

Didn't realise you were a girl!!

by **PorkyFatBoy** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 8:08 am

I caught it when I was 24. you should feel better after about a week and less spotty enough to go out a week after that. Didn't seem life threatening at the time.

by **stodge** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 8:44 am

I got Chickenpox back in November (at 32) off my daughter
Felt like death warmed up for 2-4 days but other than the itching was able to work at home after that.
Top tips.

Bicarb of Soda (loads of it) in a bath.
Phenergan for anti itching (and if you take the sedation dose helps you sleep)
Hit Brufen and Paracetamol as well to relieve itching and fever.

try try try not to itch.
I was off work for about 2 weeks (until I was not infectious any more.

Oh and the worse bit was spots on face in amongst the beard that ends up growing as you cant shave.
Good Luck

by **Mrs H.** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 9:44 am

It generally can be worse if you are an adult, you may well feel horrid for a few days like stodge says - don't try and do anything until you fel better. If you take an antihistamine it will help reduce the irritation - and if you take the old fashioned sort it will make you sleepy too! which will be a bonus until you feel better. Keep away from elderley relatives as is can give rise to Shingles. :cry:

by **ryeland of doom** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 10:23 am

[quote= Keep away from elderley relatives as is can give rise to Shingles. :cry:

[/quote]

Less of the elderly

When the JK brought orienteering to Herefordshire (at last) in 1994 - I was still an M21
I missed it due to - shingles

The rash on my chest was probably indistinguishable from the bramble scars of the competitors...

Of course thats when I found out that my wife had yet to have chicken pox... She had quite a rough time....

Get well soon ATB...

by **bexter** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:06 am

Keep away from elderley relatives as is can give rise to Shingles.

Excuse me?

I had shingles when I was 12...

by **Mr. Furness** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:18 am

yeah, but shingles is much worse for thems fogies, a lot like the disease in the title of this thread.

:wink:

by **Mrs H.** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:32 am

yes - thanks James - i should have spelt it out shouldn't I :roll:

anyone can get shingles - but it can be quite dangerous for old people as I understand.

by **Guest** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:37 am

Catching shingles from someone with chicken pox is a very common misconception. You can catch chicken pox from shingles, but you can't catch shingles from chicken pox - it's a reactivation disease like a cold sore is, it hits you when you're down. You can only get shingles if you've already had chicken pox.

by **Becks** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:53 am

Bah...guest got in before me with that one! But they're right.

by **mharky** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 4:14 pm

Why don't you consult your doctor???

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