Re: Chicken pox in the classroom

[Guest guest]

Pam,

I could be totally wrong here but I think they pulled the varicella vaccine due

to some adverse reactions that were more obvious than what we are dealing with.

Ours got two varicella vaxes, then they got pulled---thank God.

To me, it is the stupidest thing in the world to vax against this nuisance

disease. Chicken pox are not that big of a deal, believe me unless the child

does NOT get the disease and then is susceptible in adulthood. I purposely

exposed my dd the summer before she was 5 to her cousin's chicken pox. Itching

is the worst part and I just kept a tub full of baking soda for her to dip into

when the itching got too bad.

[ ] Chicken pox in the classroom

Hi everybody,

My son had a notice in his folder saying a case of chicken pox has

been ID'd in his classroom (kindergarten). One of my older kids

(same school) had the same notice and seemed to know who the infected

child was, so I don't know if my kindergartner really has a kid in

his class with the pox.

I signed the vaccine waiver. He is not fully vaccinated for chicken

pox according to their rules. Now that I think of it, maybe he is...

he had 1 shot at age 12 months. Do they now make you do a booster

for kindergarten?

What is the procedure? I'm just saying nothing and letting my son go

to school. Will they call me and tell me to keep him home? That is

what they threaten on the waiver forms.

Personally, I wouldn't mind the chicken pox so I don't have to argue

with my husband about the booster anymore! I'm just wondering what

others have had happen when a case of mumps or pox popped up in the

schools.

Thanks,

pam

[Guest guest]

> What is the procedure? I'm just saying nothing and letting my son go

> to school. Will they call me and tell me to keep him home? That is

> what they threaten on the waiver forms.

So far as I know, they can require you to keep him home if there is an

" outbreak " , and one case does not sound like an outbreak to me.

Find out who the other child is, send your kid over to play. Now of

course you will then have to keep him home LOL.

Dana

[Guest guest]

Hi Pam,

had chicken pox before the vaccine was available. was 5

years old when he had them. has severe swallowing issues (He is

now on a pureed diet and uses thickner in his liquids) But when he is

sick he will not drink at all. This was the case when he had the

chicken pox, he landed up getting dehydrated and was admitted to the

hospital. The only thing his doctor did was rehydrate with IV,

No medications. As soon as was rehydrated, he did fine. If your

son gets chicken pox, push the liquids!

Donna

>

> Hi everybody,

>

> My son had a notice in his folder saying a case of chicken pox has

> been ID'd in his classroom (kindergarten). One of my older kids

> (same school) had the same notice and seemed to know who the

infected

> child was, so I don't know if my kindergartner really has a kid in

> his class with the pox.

>

> I signed the vaccine waiver. He is not fully vaccinated for

chicken

> pox according to their rules. Now that I think of it, maybe he

is...

> he had 1 shot at age 12 months. Do they now make you do a booster

> for kindergarten?

>

> What is the procedure? I'm just saying nothing and letting my son

go

> to school. Will they call me and tell me to keep him home? That

is

> what they threaten on the waiver forms.

>

> Personally, I wouldn't mind the chicken pox so I don't have to

argue

> with my husband about the booster anymore! I'm just wondering what

> others have had happen when a case of mumps or pox popped up in the

> schools.

>

> Thanks,

>

> pam

>

[Guest guest]

>

> Hi everybody,

>

> My son had a notice in his folder saying a case of chicken pox has

> been ID'd in his classroom (kindergarten).

We used to get notices every time there was a case of whooping cough

in the school (my kids are older now). As far as I understood it, if

my kids got symptoms (of whatever the disease is on the notice) I was

to keep them home until a doctor checked them out to see if they

actually had it and were infectious. (I'm in Canada, everything could

be totally different up here, I don't know).

My daughter wasn't vaccinated for whooping cough (she had a reaction

to the first at 3 mo). No one ever questioned that. My kids were

never vaccinated for chicken pox. Must be a new thing.

J

One of my older kids

> (same school) had the same notice and seemed to know who the infected

> child was, so I don't know if my kindergartner really has a kid in

> his class with the pox.

>

> I signed the vaccine waiver. He is not fully vaccinated for chicken

> pox according to their rules. Now that I think of it, maybe he is...

> he had 1 shot at age 12 months. Do they now make you do a booster

> for kindergarten?

>

> What is the procedure? I'm just saying nothing and letting my son go

> to school. Will they call me and tell me to keep him home? That is

> what they threaten on the waiver forms.

>

> Personally, I wouldn't mind the chicken pox so I don't have to argue

> with my husband about the booster anymore! I'm just wondering what

> others have had happen when a case of mumps or pox popped up in the

> schools.

>

> Thanks,

>

> pam

>

[Guest guest]

I have not heard that they pulled Varciella. What adverse reactions did they

pull it for? My son recieved Varciella the same day as the MMR and during his

regression immediately following he had TWO cases of Roseolla which is a sister

virus to chicken pox. When I read Dan Olmstead's series on Pox it sounded just

like my poor Tristan. I believe the Varciella is part of the injury that caused

his autism. Along with the excess amounts of mercury he recieved from his 1st

round of vaccines ( Hep B and all after that) and the MMR in combination w/ the

varciella 4 live virus' at once into an already damaged immune system. I could

cry just thinking about it. YES it was STUPID !!! I was so naive and so blind.

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[Guest guest]

I just had to let you guys know that at 33 years of age I got the chicken

pox with my kids. I am now 45. It wasn't fun, but it was no big deal. My

Dr put me on an antiviral. I was no more miserable than my kids.

I am not sure what the issue is with adults. Once any of us get the chicken

pox, young or old, you have the virus for life. It goes dormant and if

your immune system is weak you can develop shingles. The vaccines for both

of these diseases guarantees to weaken the immune system.

I am not sure what all the fuss for getting Chicken Pox when you are older

is, or maybe I was just lucky.

-- Re: [ ] Chicken pox in the classroom

Pam,

I could be totally wrong here but I think they pulled the varicella vaccine

due to some adverse reactions that were more obvious than what we are

dealing with. Ours got two varicella vaxes, then they got pulled---thank God

To me, it is the stupidest thing in the world to vax against this nuisance

disease. Chicken pox are not that big of a deal, believe me unless the child

does NOT get the disease and then is susceptible in adulthood. I purposely

exposed my dd the summer before she was 5 to her cousin's chicken pox.

Itching is the worst part and I just kept a tub full of baking soda for her

to dip into when the itching got too bad.

[ ] Chicken pox in the classroom

Hi everybody,

My son had a notice in his folder saying a case of chicken pox has

been ID'd in his classroom (kindergarten). One of my older kids

(same school) had the same notice and seemed to know who the infected

child was, so I don't know if my kindergartner really has a kid in

his class with the pox.

I signed the vaccine waiver. He is not fully vaccinated for chicken

pox according to their rules. Now that I think of it, maybe he is...

he had 1 shot at age 12 months. Do they now make you do a booster

for kindergarten?

What is the procedure? I'm just saying nothing and letting my son go

to school. Will they call me and tell me to keep him home? That is

what they threaten on the waiver forms.

Personally, I wouldn't mind the chicken pox so I don't have to argue

with my husband about the booster anymore! I'm just wondering what

others have had happen when a case of mumps or pox popped up in the

schools.

Thanks,

pam

[Guest guest]

My brother in law got the chicken pox at 30 and almost died. You were lucky, it

can be very serious to get chicken pox when you are older.

[ ] Chicken pox in the classroom

Hi everybody,

My son had a notice in his folder saying a case of chicken pox has

been ID'd in his classroom (kindergarten). One of my older kids

(same school) had the same notice and seemed to know who the infected

child was, so I don't know if my kindergartner really has a kid in

his class with the pox.

I signed the vaccine waiver. He is not fully vaccinated for chicken

pox according to their rules. Now that I think of it, maybe he is...

he had 1 shot at age 12 months. Do they now make you do a booster

for kindergarten?

What is the procedure? I'm just saying nothing and letting my son go

to school. Will they call me and tell me to keep him home? That is

what they threaten on the waiver forms.

Personally, I wouldn't mind the chicken pox so I don't have to argue

with my husband about the booster anymore! I'm just wondering what

others have had happen when a case of mumps or pox popped up in the

schools.

Thanks,

pam

[Guest guest]

I'm not worried at all about the actual chicken pox... just the panic

the school will be in when they notice my child is not vaccinated!

What a hassle. I just hate to think of the lecture I'll get from the

school nurse *and* my family. Whine. Whine. Whine.

I would LOOOOOOOVE to know how many Varicella vaccines this infected

child actually received, wouldn't you?

Thanks for the advice.

Pam

> >

> > Hi everybody,

> >

> > My son had a notice in his folder saying a case of chicken pox

has

> > been ID'd in his classroom (kindergarten). One of my older kids

> > (same school) had the same notice and seemed to know who the

> infected

> > child was, so I don't know if my kindergartner really has a kid

in

> > his class with the pox.

> >

> > I signed the vaccine waiver. He is not fully vaccinated for

> chicken

> > pox according to their rules. Now that I think of it, maybe he

> is...

> > he had 1 shot at age 12 months. Do they now make you do a

booster

> > for kindergarten?

> >

> > What is the procedure? I'm just saying nothing and letting my

son

> go

> > to school. Will they call me and tell me to keep him home? That

> is

> > what they threaten on the waiver forms.

> >

> > Personally, I wouldn't mind the chicken pox so I don't have to

> argue

> > with my husband about the booster anymore! I'm just wondering

what

> > others have had happen when a case of mumps or pox popped up in

the

> > schools.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > pam

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, my dad almost died too when he got chickepox from us. He was in

his early 30's, previously healthy.

Rene

>

> My brother in law got the chicken pox at 30 and almost died. You were

lucky, it can be very serious to get chicken pox when you are older.

>

>

[Guest guest]

I got the chicken pox at the age of 34 when my first child got it at

the age of 3. I anticipated it's coming since I had never had them as

a child so I knew what to look for. As soon as the body aches and

fever began I went straight to my doctor and they prescribed Xovirax.

It did the trick and I was feeling better in less than a week. Still

wasn't fun, but the drug really stopped it in it's tracks. I would

not have wanted to let it run it's course without the anti-viral

medication.

Sheresa

> >

> > My brother in law got the chicken pox at 30 and almost died. You

were

> lucky, it can be very serious to get chicken pox when you are older.

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Sheresa,

I wonder if it was the anti viral that saved us. I experienced the same

thing. The other thing I noticed with the replies is that they were all men

who almost died. I have a friend who's husband got it in his 30's and he

too was very very ill. I don't know if he got anti viral right away or not.

Any idea's? Something about the way it affects men?

-- [ ] Re: Chicken pox in the classroom

I got the chicken pox at the age of 34 when my first child got it at

the age of 3. I anticipated it's coming since I had never had them as

a child so I knew what to look for. As soon as the body aches and

fever began I went straight to my doctor and they prescribed Xovirax.

It did the trick and I was feeling better in less than a week. Still

wasn't fun, but the drug really stopped it in it's tracks. I would

not have wanted to let it run it's course without the anti-viral

medication.

Sheresa

> >

> > My brother in law got the chicken pox at 30 and almost died. You

were

> lucky, it can be very serious to get chicken pox when you are older.

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Last school year, my vaccine-exemption son had chicken pox at his

school. The nurse told me about it and said I could decide what to

do. I kept him at school. He never got chicken pox. He did have

the infant chicken pox vaccine but NOT the booster.

>

> Hi everybody,

>

> My son had a notice in his folder saying a case of chicken pox has

> been ID'd in his classroom (kindergarten). One of my older kids

> (same school) had the same notice and seemed to know who the

infected

> child was, so I don't know if my kindergartner really has a kid in

> his class with the pox.

>

> I signed the vaccine waiver. He is not fully vaccinated for

chicken

> pox according to their rules. Now that I think of it, maybe he

is...

> he had 1 shot at age 12 months. Do they now make you do a booster

> for kindergarten?

>

> What is the procedure? I'm just saying nothing and letting my son

go

> to school. Will they call me and tell me to keep him home? That

is

> what they threaten on the waiver forms.

>

> Personally, I wouldn't mind the chicken pox so I don't have to

argue

> with my husband about the booster anymore! I'm just wondering what

> others have had happen when a case of mumps or pox popped up in the

> schools.

>

> Thanks,

>

> pam

>

[Guest guest]

YOU got to decide what to do??? Gotta love that nurse.

I think it was Dana who pointed out one case of pox doesn't equal an

outbreak, so I assume I won't be confronted before the holidays.

I've been at school twice since the notice went out and haven't been

escorted out in handcuffs (yet).

I tried looking up our state's vaccine requirements (WI). It looks

like the one Varicella my child received at 12 months is good enough

for entering kindergarten. I remember being talked in to that shot 4

years ago... fast talking pediatrician.

Pam

> >

> > Hi everybody,

> >

> > My son had a notice in his folder saying a case of chicken pox

has

> > been ID'd in his classroom (kindergarten). One of my older kids

> > (same school) had the same notice and seemed to know who the

> infected

> > child was, so I don't know if my kindergartner really has a kid

in

> > his class with the pox.

> >

> > I signed the vaccine waiver. He is not fully vaccinated for

> chicken

> > pox according to their rules. Now that I think of it, maybe he

> is...

> > he had 1 shot at age 12 months. Do they now make you do a

booster

> > for kindergarten?

> >

> > What is the procedure? I'm just saying nothing and letting my

son

> go

> > to school. Will they call me and tell me to keep him home? That

> is

> > what they threaten on the waiver forms.

> >

> > Personally, I wouldn't mind the chicken pox so I don't have to

> argue

> > with my husband about the booster anymore! I'm just wondering

what

> > others have had happen when a case of mumps or pox popped up in

the

> > schools.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > pam

> >

>

[Guest guest]

If he had the vax at age one, he is vaxed for it and you do not need

to keep him home. A booster is not yet recomended for chicken pox

and it is planned for teens who had the childhood vax. So you are in

the clear. According the vax company, your child should not get

chicken pox. He is immune by their standards. So school cannot do

anything, he already had the shot.

>

> Hi everybody,

>

> My son had a notice in his folder saying a case of chicken pox has

> been ID'd in his classroom (kindergarten). One of my older kids

> (same school) had the same notice and seemed to know who the

infected

> child was, so I don't know if my kindergartner really has a kid in

> his class with the pox.

>

> I signed the vaccine waiver. He is not fully vaccinated for

chicken

> pox according to their rules. Now that I think of it, maybe he

is...

> he had 1 shot at age 12 months. Do they now make you do a booster

> for kindergarten?

>

> What is the procedure? I'm just saying nothing and letting my son

go

> to school. Will they call me and tell me to keep him home? That

is

> what they threaten on the waiver forms.

>

> Personally, I wouldn't mind the chicken pox so I don't have to

argue

> with my husband about the booster anymore! I'm just wondering

what

> others have had happen when a case of mumps or pox popped up in

the

> schools.

>

> Thanks,

>

> pam

>