CHICKENPOX!!!!

16011996

yep, and it was painful as anything.

noakesdoc

Yup. sounds like shingles, must have had mild chickepox as a baby or kiddie.

16011996

ooh. wonder if bro had it too then, and it was just never picked up on. thats well weird to know.

thanks,

160

jaybee

I still get bouts of nerve pain in my arm from the shingles I had earlier this year. Do you still get recuring problems 160? My doctor said that it will probably keep on cropping up.

Iona_Penny

I FOUND BICARBONATE OF SODA DISSOLVED INTO TEPID WATER THEN SPONGEDALL OVER ANT THEN ALLOWED TO DRY HELPS WITH THE ITCHING BETTER THAN CALOMINE, ESPECIALLY IF DONE SEVERAL TIMES A DAY.
ALSO KEEP THEM COOL AND AS FEW CLOTHES AS POSSIBLE WHICH SEEMS TO REDUCE THE AMONT OF SPOTS THEY GET.

AUSTIN_3

I had chicken pox as a child but poor Mr Austin had whilst onboard one of Her Majesty's fine warships....confined to sickbay and kept away from everybody else...so at least your kids have people to talk to..........5 days without people-would of driven me MADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

plumpmouse

Does anyone know where I can get calamine cream from?

You get get Lactocalamine or aqeous calamine from pharmacies.

They are both easier to apply than normal calamine

16011996

jaybee, yes my leg does play up occaisionally, is like all the nerves are really tender. drives me mad.

alison6692

Please check the NHS DIRECT page out for offical info re: chicken pox as I have read some info in this thread and some of if it isn't quite true.

Hope this link helps.

16011996

will do. cheers.