Chicken pox - the second time :(

[nothing2lose]

Chicken pox is going through DD's school. She had it quite severely two years ago so I didnt think much about it.

Until now.

This morning she woke up with spots on her trunk and arms. (About 13 in total). I am now 99% sure she has chicken pox again. She has mild cold-like symptoms - runny nose, sore throat, slight temp (judging from rosy cheeks).

Has anyone else's child had it twice? Was it as severe as the first time? Or was it milder?

A pox on the pox...

[Mak]

I have had it twice - second time it was not as bad and recovery was quicker. Hope your DD is the same! xx

[*Ang*]

I have had it twice, once as a child and then as a teenager right before final year exams. Not sure which one was worse, but the second time I was off school for around 2 weeks.

Hope she gets better.

[Ginger]

isn't the second time you get it actually shingles?
or can you get chicken pox twice?

[Eenee]

Shingles is different ginger. Yes you can get chicken pox twice.
But I believe second time is less severe. Hope she gets over it quickly

[Tinks]

Chicken pox and shingles are quite different. My nephew has had it twice, the 1st time he was covered from head to toe and 2nd time he had a mild dose with only a few spots.

[nothing2lose]

Thanks everyone. Last time was a nightmare because she had an underlying staph infection. She didnt really recover for over a year and had over a dozen courses of ABs

She seems okay. Problem is the school knows so she wont be able to go back this week

[Tinks]

That sounds awful! I hope that doesn't happen again N2L.

[nothing2lose]

It was. She had recurring styes, calesians, school sores, infected mozzie bites.... She ended up in hospital on IV ABs for four days diagnosed with a golden staph infection. The paed thinks the chicken pox sent her over the edge.

[Tegam]

I've had it twice. First was mild second was insanely bad

[Mother Goose]

I had it twice.

[Catastrophic]

Hope your DD recovers quickly!

[leckert]

I had it twice as a child - first case was mild and the second time was worse (have a nice pox mark on my forehead) and was off school for a couple of weeks coming into school holidays (I think I was in year 3 that time)


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