My Melissa has......

[davidpizzica]

Oh, Carole! Big {{{{HUGS}}}} to you and Melissa! I hope she's comfortable and coping with it the best she can. With all of the illnesses I've had, I've never had chickenpox! Tell Melissa that Pittsburgh prayers and good wishes are coming her way!

[prechrswife]

Ouch. That's no fun. I had them when I was in the 7th grade. Like your daughter, I had been exposed repeatedly when I was younger, but never got them. Hope she feels better very soon!

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Aww bless her - when my Katie had them we found that salt water really helped with the itching

[K9karen]

Ugh! except for mumps, chicken pox was the worse childhood illness i can remember. those sucker bumps turned up inside and out-everywhere! i remember having to have my grade school photo taken when i returned to class and my hair hadn't been properly washed cause of all the scabs. i still have that gruesome picture somewhere, hope Melissa feels better soon!

[kuhio98]

I hope she feels better soon. I was very young when I had them (1st grade, I think) but I remember being miserable for a while. Well, at least she'll be immune now and won't have to worry about it anymore.

[Cataholic]

OUCH. I had them when I was 6-7 or so. I have heard that the older you are the more painful it is? But, I lived through them.

The vaccine, like all vaccines, carries a slight risk. BUT, as to the chicken pox vaccine, it is said the disease is **much** worse then the vaccine, and one I went ahead and had Jones immunized for.