Chicken Pox...

[Harbidge]

Although not one to draw attention to myself, I discovered today that I had chicken pox after I broke out in a flurry of spots.

Can anyone PLEASE help me to stop this INFERNAL itching?????

Won't you please, please help me???

H is for Help
E is for Ergent
L is for Love
P is for PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPlease!!!!!!!!

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[Beatleicious]

Awww Harb, I hope you get better soon! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif Best of luck that it goes away!!

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[jami]

I hope the remedies I told you about help you a little bit. Let me know if they do. Good luck with those nasty buggers!

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[bearkat77]

Have you tried Calamine lotion? That might help relieve the itch some. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/sleep2.gif says that an oatmeal bath helps too.

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[**DONOTDELETE**]

Ok, if that was maple and cinnamon oatmeal, I'd lick myself clean. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/grin.gif

Anyway, lil Harbinator buddy, I hope you get well soon! I remember that chicken pox SUCK!.......ok, I don't remember cuz I was about 4-years-old. But still. Get well!

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[Harbidge]

I'll have to give that oatmeal bath a go. I've just come out of a baking soda bath which helped a little and the spots in my hair aren't as itchy as they were yesterday. I bet you anything that it'll all clear up by Saturday morning just in time for me to go to work.

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[FPSHOT]

Harb, all the best, get the chicken out http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/chainsaw.gif

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[Rellevart]

Ugh...I hope you feel better soon. One of my best friends got chicken pox a few years ago at age 35! Now THAT was awful!! I hope your case is mild, Harb!

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[HMVNipper]

ARGH, Harb, I hope you feel better soon! I'm nearly 40 and I've never had chicken pox, and thank God my kid's been innoculated against it, because getting it as an adult can be NASTY. (I don't know if they consider it an adult case when you're 18, though I think so...) They can't tell me if I'm just naturally immune or what, but neither my brother nor I (nor our mom) have ever had it...

Oatmeal baths and calamine lotion (or any other anti-itching cream) are my suggestions...and I hope you feel better soon!

BTW, I hope no one caught it from you -- apparently chicken pox are contagious even before you break out, so you can pass it along without knowing it...

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[Lynner]

I agree with using calamine lotion, Harb. It's supposed to dry out the pox. You're also supposed to stay out of bright sunshine, as that's supposed to make it worse somehow. Hope it goes away soon. I had a horrible case of it when I was 6 - it lasted for over two weeks!

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[Harbidge]

I do use calamine lotion for the itchier parts of the body but luckily most of the spots are non-itchy.

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[HeyBeatle]

Whatever you do DON'T scratch to much if you can't resist the urge. They live a nice little scar to remind you of your weakness j/k. I hope you feel better soon. And if you ever get bored just break out the magic marker and play connect the dots. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif

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[mindgames]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By Harbidge:
Can anyone PLEASE help me to stop this INFERNAL itching?????

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Hey, I must be really lucky because when I had them in second grade, they didn't itch one bit! So I got a nice little two week vacation from school. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/teeth1.gif


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[mindgames]

Oh yeah, get better soon, Harbinger. We can't have you all itchy on us. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/teeth1.gif

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[**DONOTDELETE**]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By Harbidge:
I bet you anything that it'll all clear up by Saturday morning just in time for me to go to work.

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If they do, just draw spots on yourself and pretend you still have 'em.


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[beatlelover609]

I hope you feel better...one thing you shouldn't do is itch them they do leave scars.Good Luck!!!

[darkhorse]

Get well Harb.

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[Harbidge]

Thanks for the kind words you guys. I'm tryin' not to scrtach too much. Only the parts I know won't be seen by the general public. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

Now where's me magic marker...

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[Eleanor_rigby]

Oh...Harb! How awful! I thought getting chicken pox at 12 was bad...I feel for ya man. I got them my first year of Jr. High...
Do you have the fever? I know that was the worst part for me. Those little chicken bumps are evil!!!!! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/angry2.gif http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/devil5.gif
Be careful and don't scratch...even a few that I left alone have left their mark...there's one in the middle of my forhead...thank goodness that was 9 years ago!

Get well soon...someone as cool as you can't be down long. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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[Harbidge]

Luckily, I don't feel too feverish. The temperature of 108 a day before the fever happened caused a little concern, but it's back to normal now.

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[Harbidge]

Dang double posts! I'll have one on my grave at this rate!

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[This Message Has Been Edited By Harbidge On June 21, 2001 03:42 PM]

[mindgames]

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[PM]

Hey!! Ms Rigby... what a co-incidence, my daughter Sarah has a chiken pox scar in the middle of her forehead too, she is also very sallow skinned with long dark hair, so it makes her look Indian! She is gorgeous anyway, but this really adds to her beauty, so you see Harb, it isnt always so bad, just try to keep comfortable, and the calamine lotion really helps, also anti-histamines. Get better soon buddy

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[bearkat77]

Eleanor, even though you had them, don't get to close to Harb with your signature. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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[Harbidge]

Why isn't there an emoticon covered in spots?

Maybe http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/blush3.gif or http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/clown1.gif but they aren't very chicken pox-like are they.

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[**DONOTDELETE**]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By Harbidge:
Dang double posts! I'll have one on my grave at this rate!

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That'll be interesting to see...



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[Glen V]

Originally Posted By Harbidge:
Why isn't there an emoticon covered in spots?

Maybe http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/blush3.gif or http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/clown1.gif but they aren't very chicken pox-like are they.
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Harb : Get well mate..... and..... Don't be kissing the girls for awhile.

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[octopus's garden]

i have a scar too!!! i had the pox when i was 4 though

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[Harbidge]

what are "girls"?

I guess I must be spending too much time on the internet nowadays.

Thankfully the spots are clearing up and I feel great. And added bonus, work said I could have the day off, incuding most of next week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This must have been a blessing disguised as the plague. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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This week, 'Wingspan' is at No. 29 in the UK Album charts.

[octopus's garden]

glad you're getting better Harbidge http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/thumbsup.gif

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[mindgames]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By Harbidge:
what are "girls"?

I guess I must be spending too much time on the internet nowadays.

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Oh, there are lots of girls on the internet, Harb. You just have to go to places without Beatles stuff on them. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/teeth1.gif



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[Harbidge]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By mindgames:
Oh, there are lots of girls on the internet, Harb. You just have to go to places without Beatles stuff on them. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/teeth1.gif<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Places like that EXIST?!?!? http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/blush.gif

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[old_moon_shining]

Glad you are feeling a lot better. Enjoy your rest.

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[HMVNipper]

Glad you are feeling better, Harb! Now maybe you can tell ME what to do about all the stupid mosquito bites I got when I was upstate last weekend...I'm itching too! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/scream3.gif

Seriously, glad you are on the road to recovery!

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[Harbidge]

Yup, I'm feeling a lot better now, and the spots are retreating back over the battlefield. All I need now is a little Harbonian flag to appear on my nose and I know the war is over. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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[bearkat77]

Our oldest daughter got the chicken pox twice. The first time was a mild case when she was 1. The second time came when she was 8, a much more severe case.

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[jami]

Hmmmmm...... how strange!

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[PennyLane]

I had the pox twice...I have some immune system issues. But I agree that they are awful...try taking a nice bath as often as you can. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif

[jami]

How did you get the chicken pox twice, Penny?? I didn't think that was possible? I know about Shingles, but not getting the pox twice.

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[HMVNipper]

Actually, Jami, it's not that uncommon -- my son's pediatrician explained it to me this way -- sometimes, a really little kid gets what they call a "sub-symptomatic" case -- i.e., very mild or even no symptoms (so you might not even know they've had it) and then gets a more severe case again years later. She seemed to think that might have happened to me and my brother, who have apparently never had chicken pox, and was why she suggested I get a blood test to see if I'm immune to it -- which, shamefully, I have not yet done...I really oughta get off my backside and do that!

And then of course, dormant chicken pox can lie in wait for years and give an adult a nasty case of shingles...

Anyway, that's what *I* know on the subject...minimal, but...hope it helps!

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[jami]

Very interesting, Nipper. I'm just surprised I've never run into a case like that .... I've worked as a preschool teacher for ages, and never run across something like that. Hmmmmm ...... thanks for the enlightenment, though! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif

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[PennyLane]

That wasn't exactly how it was with me - I had a pretty typical case each time. I have problems with my immune system which the Doc said caused it.

[HMVNipper]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By PennyLane:
That wasn't exactly how it was with me - I had a pretty typical case each time. I have problems with my immune system which the Doc said caused it. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Ooh, nasty, Penny...sorry to hear that! To go through that twice must have been no picnic!!
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