My Melissa has......

[MariaM]

Ah, I got them in grade 5. It was horrible..I remember coming to school with a great big scab on my forehead, and I picked it off. Well, the scar is still there. I have so many scars, I hate them.

[carole]

Yes i am concerned about scarring especially on the face area, as Melissa is rather pale skinned, but hopefully if she does not scratch too much, she will be lucky enough not to scarr too badly, she does not have heaps on her face, but enough i guess.

[caseysmom]

Carol, I am not sure about the shingles, I will look it up in my medical book.

Okay I looked it up in my Kaiser book, this is what they have to say:

"shingles is caused by the reactivation of the checkenpox virus in the body years after the initial illness.

No one knows what makes the virus active again. Shinges is more common in older adults and people who have weakened immune systems, but can affect snyone who has had chickenpox"

[Logan]

I'm so glad she is better, Carole. That is no fun, for sure!!!!

[carole]

Poor Melissa looks a right mess today, all the spots are scabbing over now, which is a good sign, but they look rather unsightly, still she is doing well,not really very sick at all, and not scratching, good girl, so it is just a matter of time now.

Nana popped around with a bag of crunchie bars, these are hokey pokey bars covered in cadbury chocolate for those who do not know, a favourite of all the chocoholics in my household.

Thanks Caseymom i knew that anyone can get shingles if they have had chickenpox, my son was around 22 when he got shingles, but what i am not so certain about it whether him being in contact can flare up an attack of them again for him, have kept him away to be on the safe side anyhow.

[ChrisH]

Aww, poor Melissa. Hope she is feeling better very soon. My youngest grandaughter (10) had chickenpox last year and she came through quite well but her mum caught it and was pretty ill.

[joanofark]

I feel sorry for her!!!

My grade school had a total of 150 kids and HALF of us got the the chicken pox at the same time. I was in 2nd grade. I hope he doesn't scar badly, I got two on my face.