Guest guest Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 Mostly just rest. Don't be a stupid adult who has to keep dong their daily thing.. if you get CP REST! Be wise. Treat it at home w/ good things like rest, soup, lots of fluid.. that is how people end up dying of complications from CP.. b/c they're dummies and don't do what is needed Nita, mom to: 18, Jon 16, 14, 12, 9, Christian (7/16/03 to 8/22/04), 5, Isaac 3 and , born 3/1/11 http://momof6.dotphoto.com for possibly current pictures and http://nitasspot.blogspot.com Learn from the mistakes of others. Trust me... you can't live long enough to make them all yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 I knew two adults who got it when my kids did. I saw one of them and she was covered head to toe. She also was on antibiotics for something else so I'm sure that didn't help. But both of them turned out fine. I'd expect that you'd feel itchy and possibly have a fever. But you can treat it with homeopathy. I did with my kids and they sailed through it. I also think it's highly individual as with most diseases. Maybe it's worse for adults because they could have more health problems due to aging. So, if you don't have health problems, it might even be mild--just speculating. Winnie Chickenpox againVaccinations > So I have to ask, because I've never seen it addressed.> > I know that it's supposed to be worse on adults as you get > older, but how > much? What would an adult expect if they got CP?> > I haven't had chicken pox, and only the 1 shot 7 years ago. I > expect I > will get CP when my kids do, and I want to know what to expect. > Will it be > worse the longer it takes before I get it? I'm 30 now, would it > be really > bad to get it at 40, or 50, or? I know it's not going to be the > same for > everyone, but some generalizations would be good. Every adult I > know has > had chickenpox, every kid is vaxed. Doesn't leave me a lot of > exposure > opportunities. My grandmother was the only person I knew who > never had CP- > we must be special I guess. :/> > > > > ------------------------------------> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 My brothers and I got it at ages 19 and 20 even though we were exposed often during our childhood. I was 19 and it was not fun at all. But nothing to be afraid of. I think it was worse in that the spots were more serious--I still have a crater on my forehead left from one of them, and it was just plain miserable. I don't remember at all how I treated it...no homeopathy for sure, though. I knew nothing of all that back then. Sorry I can't give any more details. That was 17 years ago and this sleep-deprived Mama can't remember much! On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 9:32 AM, <jamesandanna@...> wrote: So I have to ask, because I've never seen it addressed. I know that it's supposed to be worse on adults as you get older, but how much? What would an adult expect if they got CP? I haven't had chicken pox, and only the 1 shot 7 years ago. I expect I will get CP when my kids do, and I want to know what to expect. Will it be worse the longer it takes before I get it? I'm 30 now, would it be really bad to get it at 40, or 50, or? I know it's not going to be the same for everyone, but some generalizations would be good. Every adult I know has had chickenpox, every kid is vaxed. Doesn't leave me a lot of exposure opportunities. My grandmother was the only person I knew who never had CP- we must be special I guess. :/ ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 I had c/pox at 15, my auntie at 18, my best friend at 18. The woman who scanned me when I was pregnant at 40.......We lived. Everyone has c/pox here in the UK. You see kids running aroung with dried out scabs in the park and eveyone just chuckles. Not many older people get it here as we all tend to get it as children. I nursed my own son through it aged 5, he had a really bad dose, high fevers, lots of spots, on his eyelids, everywhere. It was not very nice but it was OK. I myself had hundreds of them, I have very few scars mostly where I picked them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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