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Chicken pox or what?
Asked Aug 24, 2006, 05:07 PM
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24 Answers Well, we have all been sick in some way or another in the last two weeks. I need an opinion of what you think this could be. All 5 kids were sick: 1 was vomitting, had a fever for two days, head throb for a few days, then she was fine. 2 started this whole mess, he had a headache and fever for about 2 days, then he was fine. 3 was the least sick out of the bunch, really only had a fever, but had a blister-type sore on his elbow about a week ago. There was a yellow crust over it, with a small amount of fluid under it. 4 had a fever in the beginning, and now, two weeks later he has the symptoms of a cold. He got a tiny sore above his lip, one on his neck and that's about it. 5 has had the symptoms of a cold too, and he has the same type sore or blister on his face. It looks like he might have a few more on his body. There is nothing on the trunks of the kids. The older two have had the chicken pox, the younger 3 haven't. I thought it might be that because, the younger 3 are the ones with the sores or blisters. My mom said when I was little and got the chicken pox, I only had about 4 pox. Any ideas? I googled it, and I still don't know. I'm just wondering if this is a possibility. 1 is oldest through 5 is youngest (just thought you should know my code...LOL) |
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| Sounds to me like a virus that will run it's course. If the fever is above 101F or 38.3C for 24 hours they need to be seen by their pediatrician. Otherwise it should clear up on its own. Oh, yeah, do any of the breakouts have a whip-like appearance? | ||||
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| No, there is no whip-like appearance. The fevers are gone now for the most part...thank you God for medication. Even I was sick....wow, I haven't had a fever break in a long time. I know what you mean about only the smaller kids experiencing symptoms. Maybe a little part of me was hoping it would be that easy. Thanks for your thoughts. | ||||
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| Blisters in a whiplike appearance would be poison ivy or the like. You should all be good to go now that the fever is gone. Isn't it funny how viruses run through the entire family? | ||||
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| Yes they do have a chicken pox vaccine. In Saskatchewan, when they introduce a new vaccine, if you want to get it for free, your birthday has to fall within a certain time. So...my youngest who is 1, qualifies to get it...we are suppose to be going next week to get it. Then the children who haven't had chicken pox or the vaccine, receive the vaccine in grade 6(?). So my 3 and 5 year old will get the vaccine then, if they haven't had the chicken pox yet. I hope that made sense...it's a screwy system. It's the same with the menengitis and all of the vaccinations. I guess they have to have a cut off somewhere. I think in the end, all kids born in 1993 or later will be vaccinated for most things by the time they are 12. My daughter was offered the vaccination in school for pox, but she had already had them. I am glad for the program, I just wish it was a little easier to understand. | ||||
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| LOL.... Yes I did go camping. I am not going to worry about it, it's almost gone anyway. I didn't think it was that serious or I would have taken them to the doctor. Maybe it was a rash from something they touched or maybe it was a bug bite...I really don't know. I did end up going to the doctor for myself and he said he thought I had brochitis, not the bacterial kind (?), and he gave me a script for ventilin (yuck!). It felt like someone was sitting on my chest, it hurt a lot to breath and I was puking and stuff. I think we all got the same thing, just some of us came out with different symptoms. I hear that can happen. Thanks for your help. | ||||
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| UPDATE: EMERGENCY! Please read and help me... My 3 year old has broken out with pimple like marks all over his bum. Some are big, some are small. The big ones are fluid filled with kind of a milky substance. Any ideas? I was told by someone that sometimes chicken pox can start on the bum. What the heck? | ||||
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