Chicken Pox

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phankao:

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Emergency Help!


Has anyone taken the jab that help to reduce the eruption from chicken pox. I heard it cost at least 100. I suspect my son is having it and he has to travel overseas for competition in 10 days time, also have local competition he cannot miss. Hope the jab can help. What is it called and any side effects? Must jab early right otherwise no effect?

Isn't that similar to the antiviral meds? Anyway, with the antiviral meds he'd be ready to be off & going in 5 to 7 days. Usually doc gives 7 days MC for chixpox with antivirals and 14days MC for those who don't take meds.

Thanks for info.

Can only see family doc Monday morning. If it's chicken pox, it'll be too late for anti-viral treatment. Must do it within 48hrs of eruption. Still not sure if it is chicken pox. He has tiny pimplish bumps all over his body. I use magnifying glass to check, don't see blisters. Also no flu-like symptom. He was vaccinated at one, even if he should get again, the rash should not be so many.

[pqy]

My son (21/2 yrs old) was also down with chicken pox. The doctor said no need to take antiviral and said that it was very tedious, 1 day need to consume 4 or 5 times of the medicine. he also said if take antiviral it may only shorten the recover days to 2 or 3 days earlier than those who take. The doc only prescibed him some medicine to reduce the itchy of the rashes. Did everyone given the antiviral to your kids who aged was between 3 to 5 years old during the period they down with chicken pox? Does the antiviral help?

phankao:

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Emergency Help!

Has anyone taken the jab that help to reduce the eruption from chicken pox. I heard it cost at least 100. I suspect my son is having it and he has to travel overseas for competition in 10 days time, also have local competition he cannot miss. Hope the jab can help. What is it called and any side effects? Must jab early right otherwise no effect?

Isn't that similar to the antiviral meds? Anyway, with the antiviral meds he'd be ready to be off & going in 5 to 7 days. Usually doc gives 7 days MC for chixpox with antivirals and 14days MC for those who don't take meds.

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My husband read over the net that it’s better not to take if you are a healthy individual and can go thru the chicken pox. The drug is very taxing on the kidneys, have to drink a lot of fluid. Also may suffer side effects.


For my son, doctor said today it is just rash from food allergy. lucky!

[micollh]

my DD who has taken Chicken pox vaccination seem to be infected by CP as her school has many cases now… several red spot was found on her body, doc give anti-viral. so far so fever yet. doc sasid to monitor, tmw go back to let her see again to confirm if it’s CP. sigh.

[tigger88]

micollh:

my DD who has taken Chicken pox vaccination seem to be infected by CP as her school has many cases now.. several red spot was found on her body, doc give anti-viral. so far so fever yet. doc sasid to monitor, tmw go back to let her see again to confirm if it's CP. sigh.

Since your DD has taken the chicken pox vaccine, if she is infected; it will be a mild case. How come the doc need to give anti-viral?

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tigger88:

micollh:

my DD who has taken Chicken pox vaccination seem to be infected by CP as her school has many cases now.. several red spot was found on her body, doc give anti-viral. so far so fever yet. doc sasid to monitor, tmw go back to let her see again to confirm if it's CP. sigh.

Since your DD has taken the chicken pox vaccine, if she is infected; it will be a mild case. How come the doc need to give anti-viral?

How come doc give anti- viral when he's not even sure if it's chicken pox. My family doc, one look can tell if it's chicken pox. My dd had jab at one year old. Last year Sep holiday, got CP. My doc said just let it be. she didn't get fever, just a few pox here and there. Recover in less than 5 days.

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[micollh]

exactly lor… my MIL feed her twice yest i din gve her after that suppose to give 4 times. mad doc… and charge so much for that anti-viral syrup. i also feel no need, today my DD spot (5 the most) like nothing already… also dunno is CP or what… maybe real mild type.

[tigger88]

micollh:

exactly lor.. my MIL feed her twice yest i din gve her after that suppose to give 4 times. mad doc.. and charge so much for that anti-viral syrup. i also feel no need, today my DD spot (5 the most) like nothing already.. also dunno is CP or what.. maybe real mild type.

I think likely is CP but really mild type as she already has taken the vaccine. When I had chicken pox a few years ago, my whole body and face are covered with pox! So scary! The older you kana, the worse it gets and so true lor. So if the kids got it when young, I think is ok.

[micollh]

yes, tigger88, tt;s what i heard the older u get the serious it is.