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No! Not Chicken Pox
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tigsmom
Well-Known Member
No chicken pox vaccine?
happymom52003
Active Member
Don't you wish you could just quarentine your kids for a couple of weeks before going to Disney?:lol: I'll keep my fingers crossed for you too! Chances are he'll be fine, but you never know.
Reminds me of an incident we had a couple of years ago. We had to uninvite relatives to Thanksgiving at our house, even after they had already arrived in town and were at their hotel. They failed to let us know before they came that their daughter had the chicken pox:brick: (we were leaving for Disney a week after Thanksgiving Day). They "thought" she might not be contatigious anymore, so they did not think anything of it. Well, seeing as she had new spots pop up just the day before, she most definitely was still contagious. She had been vacinated, but she got it anyway.
Our kids also had been vacinated. We called our pediatrician just to make sure, and he said that if it were his kids he would not risk it. Kids still can get chicken pox even if they have been vacinated. The chances of them catching it are less, and if they do catch it it usually tends to be a mild case, but nonetheless they can still get it.
Crazy stuff!
Looks like we'll be at Disney the same time as you....have a great trip!! Try not to worry about the chicken pox....chances are he'll be fine. But I know that is easier said than done....I'm freaking out now everytime one of my kids sneezes or sniffles!
tigsmom
Well-Known Member
Incubation period is typically 14 days, but can range from 9-21 days and you are contagious starting about 2 days before the rash appears and you get flu like symptoms a few days before.
DormaNesbit
Member
You can get oatmeal bath packs that are easy to pack to bring with you. Also, keep an allergy medicine with you to help reduce the itching too. My son was exposed 5 times and never got it, it was the 6th time that gave it to him. My fingers are crossed for you!
Thanks for keeping fingers crossed with me! He did have the vaccine, but like some said - it doesn't guarantee they won't get them, just lessens the chance of contracting a bad case. He is in preschool, and the kid that got them is a friend that he plays with all the time, so he was definitely exposed - you know - 4 year olds playing with the same toys, not washing their hands well enough, and then sitting down to eat snack. Can't protect them all the time. His immune system is so so. He doesn't usually get incredibly sick, but we are pretty careful. He was born 4 months too early and because of that, we have always been pretty careful with him, especially this time of year, but the last two years, other than his asthma and a few colds, he has been pretty healthy so we have that in our favor - a maturing immune system. Anyway - thanks again! We are determined to go and have a great time!
But Jenny McCarthy says vaccines cause autism.
:brick:
Keep a close eye on him and come prepared to treat him and/or cut the trip short if he gets sick. I am only speaking from the experience of one child but my middle daughter, Zoie, started showing symptoms on the beginning of the 2.5 hour ride back from WDW. In that 2.5 hours she went from one or two spots to looking like a can of red spray paint exploded in her face. Talk to his doctor and take his/her advice for what to do if he develops symptoms. Also remember that there is a great hospital (Celebration Hospital) very close by if his temperature spikes. Pretty much any CM on property can get you in touch with emergency services.
tigsmom
Well-Known Member
Ohhh - well if this is true, maybe I shouldn't worry as much. I knew the incubation was 2 weeks, give or take a week, but I thought that they were contagious through the whole period, not just in th couple of days before the rash, and during. I guess the kid broke out on Monday night sometime. I actually kept him home from school on Monday for selfish reasons. I barely saw him all weekend because of my work schedule and he slept later than normal, so instead of rushing around we spent the day together at home. He only goes for 3 days, 2.5 hours a day. Obviously he didn't see the kid over the weekend, so maybe we will be in the clear. Still makes me want to keep him home Friday and Monday, since we are leaving Wednesday!
I did call his doctor though, because I wasn't even thinking about my niece. She is 5 weeks old and in NC. We are stopping there for a few days to see them before going to WDW. the doctor said to keep physical contact to a minimum for precaution, but that he sees no reason for us to really worry at this point and he thinks even being around the baby will be OK. I'll still let my SIL know just in case, and let her make that call, but I feel a bit (tiny bit) better about it.
tigsmom
Well-Known Member
Sounds like he may not have been exposed or at least minimally.
I'm from the old school ( my kids are 20 & 14), expose them, catch it and get it over with. :lol: And we did, one in preschool and one in kindergarten.
diddy_mouse
Well-Known Member
I recall my brother getting chicken pox when he was three, and I was exposed to it but strangely I never caught it. I ended up getting the vaccine when it became available, I'm 26 now and still haven't had it.
I think my doctor told me that I might have an immunity...if so that's great because I know that getting chicken pox as an adult is very dangerous.
I think my doctor told me that I might have an immunity...if so that's great because I know that getting chicken pox as an adult is very dangerous.
kstella
Member
I had chicken pox as a baby and suffered no long term harm from it. It was actually nice when I was 10 or so and my brother and two cousins got it and were miserable and I wasn't.:lol: I did make sure my kids got the vaccine because DH has never had them, otherwise I would have exposed them and let them get it!
