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Q: Please Not the Chicken Pox!

asked by: Amber*Marie on October 4th, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

Yesterday morning Mel woke up with some "bite" marks. 2 on her neck, 3 on her arm, and 3 on her legs. Well I actually thought a misquito had gotten a hold of her since she didnt sleep in a sleeper for the first time in a long time. Ok she woke up this morning and they where more red and 2 MORE marks on her arm! She was in a sleeper last night so I KNOW nothing could have gotten to her. I called her doctor for the fear of chicken pox(i looked at pics on the net and thats what they looked like) and they asked if she had a fever, no. And just told me to bathe her in oatmeal and put Benedryl cream on her spots and if it desnt get better to go to Urgent Care or the ER.

Well I went to Walmart to pic up the stuff and as we was walking out I noticed her spots have gotten a blister type look to them!! Her doctor isnt open on Fridays so I cant call them again in the morning. I dont know what to do. Should I just take her on to Urgent Care? or should I try the oatmeal and cream first?

But couldnt they give her any meds?? Because Im scared to put that cream on her because it says 2yrs and older. I dont want it to harm her in any way.

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amethyst eyes

replied on October 4th, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

Do the oatmeal and cream to soothe itching. If your doctor advised you to pick up the cream it should be fine. Make sure you watch for fever and scratching so she doesn't cause scars.

It is better to get it out of the way young. The older you are when you get chicken pox the harder it can be on your body.

Amber*Marie

replied on October 4th, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

How high should her fever be before I need to get her seen?
Shes not running one right now but I want to make sure.

amethyst eyes

replied on October 4th, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

I got this from another health site;

Quote:

Ask your baby's doctor when she'd like you to call if your baby has a fever. Common guidelines are:

• If your baby is less than 3 months old and has a temperature of 100.4 degrees F (38 degrees C) or higher, call the doctor immediately. A baby this young needs to be checked for serious infection or disease.

• For a baby between 3 and 6 months old, call if his temperature reaches 101 degrees F (38.3 degrees C) or higher.

• If your baby is 6 months or older, call if his fever reaches 103 degrees F (39.4 degrees C) or higher.

Mabel

replied on October 4th, 2007

Moderator

If you plan on going to the doctor's, you need to WARN your doctor's office that you are coming. There may be people there who should not be exposed to chicken pox.

It sounds exactly like chicken pox. Get some solarcaine. It has a numbing compound in it. You can dot it on the pox with a Q-tip.

Tylenol for fever. And use the benedryl cream. If the doctor said it was OK, it is OK.

Sweetie, the chicken pox aren't going away for at least a week. Especially if she is still breaking out. The doctor is not going to do anything for her for chicken pox.

Found this on About.com

Quote:

Children who still get chicken pox typically develop symptoms about 10 to 21 days after being exposed to someone with chicken pox (the incubation period) or shingles (herpes zoster).

Symptoms of Chicken Pox
Symptoms of chicken pox include that:
children sometimes have a prodrome of fever, malaise, headache, lack of appetite, and mild abdominal pain for 1 to 2 days
the rash typically appears first on a child's trunk, scalp, and face and consists of small, very itchy, flat red spots, which then turn into raised fluid filled vesicles, often described as looking like a 'dewdrop' that become umbilicated and cloudy and eventually crust over
the fever only lasts about 2 to 4 days
new 'crops' of the rash on the child's trunk and then arms and legs continue for about 4 days
all of the lesions are crusted over about 6 to 7 days after the illness began
the crusts then fall off in another 7 days, although it sometimes takes up to 20 days, usually without scarring
Although not as common, children with chicken pox can also develop ulcers in their mouth.
More serious symptoms that might indicate a complication of chicken pox has developed include redness around the base of skin lesions, a cough and difficulty breathing, or any neurological symptoms, such as slurred speech, severe headache, vomiting, seizures, or trouble walking.

Chicken Pox Facts
The average child with chicken pox gets about 300 lesions.

It is very typical or characteristic for children with chicken pox to have lesions in different stages at the same time, including the first flat red spots, the fluid filled vesicles, and the crusted vesicles.

The fever with chicken pox usually ranges from 100 to 102 degrees Fahrenheit, but may be as high as 106 degrees in some cases.

Children with chicken pox are contagious for 1 or 2 days before they develop a rash and until all of their vesicles have crusted.

Chicken pox crusts that are scratched off or infected may lead to scars.

Children who have chicken pox after having the chicken pox vaccine often have an atypical case, with much milder symptoms and fewer lesions.

Amber*Marie

replied on October 4th, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

thank you guys for the info!

I did what the doctor said and she immediantly went to sleep afterwards. She has broken out even more after I first typed this post. she was around another baby , 10days younger than her, sunday night. They played together and had close contact. I have spoken to his mother and he has no signs. Thats the only recent contact Mel has had with someone that hasnt had the pox yet. She has another friend. thats 4 days younger than her, that she played with friday. I dont know how she got them unless shetouched something at the store, shes always draing stuff off shelfs lol.

I heard awhile back that if you dont get a good "case' of the pox while young that you could get the shingles when your older which could lead to death?

Mother says its better to get them young since they dont know to scratch, which could cause scarring. But still it worries me. Its a common illness but its happening to my baby Sad

mayhi

replied on October 4th, 2007

Experienced User

Just a thought.. another thing you can try is Calamine Lotion. Thats all ever use here and there are no harmful effects to children and it takes the itch away. May be something that you want to look into. Good luck.

amethyst eyes

replied on October 4th, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

Shingles are just an outbreak of the chicken pocks virus later in life. as long as it is promptly treated a person will be fine.

Amber*Marie

replied on October 4th, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

mayhi i will look into that!

I wonder why they give it a different name

michelle1981

replied on October 4th, 2007

Supporter

Aww, poor baby!!!

Have you had them already?

Amber*Marie

replied on October 4th, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

michelle1981 wrote:

Aww, poor baby!!!

Have you had them already?

i asked my mother today if i have she said no lol. but if i remember correctly i go the vaccine before i started kindergarten

michelle1981

replied on October 4th, 2007

Supporter

PHEWWW!!!! That would be HELL!!!

Amber*Marie

replied on October 4th, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

lol yea. i would be scarred all over. I HAVE to scratch when I itch. Its like an adiction. You gotta do it

amethyst eyes

replied on October 4th, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

Gets lots of numbing spray and keep Amelia's hands in little mittens to prevent her from scratching automatically. My mom did that and I never scarred. I was about the same age when i got it.

Amber*Marie

replied on October 5th, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

well amelia woke up today and some of her spots are gone. Since she isnt scrathcing, would they go away sooner. She did get another one on her back tho. Im no so sure that these are chicken pox. Those disapeared way too fast. I dont know.

Eyes Wide Shut

replied on October 5th, 2007

Especially eHealthy

It's probably not the pox.

She might have bed bugs??

If so, you can put a dryer sheet under her sheet. They'll collect onto the sheet and die. Or you can wash the sheet and bed padding in hot water.

I had the pox & shingels as a child. The shingels I got when I was around 6 or 7 though. I remember that VIVIDLY!

Baron just recently got the shingles. It was bad, but not unbearable.

I hope you find out what it is!!!!

Sarah

Mabel

replied on October 5th, 2007

Moderator

babymajic0506 wrote:

That is great advice about the bed bugs. I did not know that!

I had pox on Christmas when I was in 1st grade. For a gift, I gave them to my little brother Smile

Eyes Wide Shut

replied on October 5th, 2007

Especially eHealthy

LOL!!! I'd be maaad at you! lol!!

I actually heard this on the Home Shopping Network. It was in a book they were selling called "1001 things you didn't know"...or something similar!

Sarah

Mabel

replied on October 5th, 2007

Moderator

babymajic0506 wrote:

LOL!!! I'd be maaad at you! lol!!

I actually heard this on the Home Shopping Network. It was in a book they were selling called "1001 things you didn't know"...or something similar!

Sarah

Amber*Marie

replied on October 5th, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

that was mean Ingi!! lol

Sarah, I change her sheets like every week and she has a plastic covering on her mattress. But I will definatly try the fabric sheet!! Im spraying her room down tonight after my ma gets her. I gotta get to the bottom of it!

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