I did when I was 5 and I remember it like it was yesterday. It was so bad. I also remember not being able to go to Chuck E. Cheese's with my siblings because, obviously, I was contagious. Have you ever had the chicken pox? How old were you?
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I had it when i was 16 and it sucked!!!
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I was young, 4 or 5 maybe. Those were the days when neighbours would have chickenpox parties so that everyone got it at once. My sister, neighbour friend and I all had it at the same time and our moms alternated days off work taking care of us together.
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Yup, but I was young. Maybe between the ages of Kindergarten and second grade? I remember constantly being itchy and my parents yelling at me for picking at the bumps. I even recall having some on my scalp! I have some scars from all the picking. Oops!
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Nope! I think I'm immune bc my sister had it and I didn't get it.
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I think I was 2 or something like that. My sister brought it home from school, but I don't remember it at all. I'm grateful it happened when I was young.
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@prettylizy: haha seriously? That's funny.
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According to my parents, I did, but I was really young and don't remember it.
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I got it when I was in Kindergarten and gave it to my infant brother!
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I did around age 6...I remember being very itchy and taking oatmeal baths.
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Nope, never had it, and I've never been exposed to it. I have gotten 1 dose of the vaccine when I was in high school just in case I ever come in contact, but I really need a booster
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@Bao: Yep. We had like three random classmates sleep over that week too because their moms wanted them to get it and get it over with. I wonder if that would be child abuse now?
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I got them when I was in 8th grade. I def remember it. NOT FUN!!!
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Yes, I was 5 and I think tons of kids in my kindergarten class had it at the same time!
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I had it when I was 11
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I had it twice
Apparently I didn't get it bad enough the first time around.
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@prettylizy: Chicken pox party, woo hoo!
I had it in 4th grade and I don't remember it being too terrible.
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Yup. Don't remember hole old but I also had shingles when I was 11 and in 6th grade. Sucked so bad.
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No, not really. When I was about 18 months old my parents allowed me to be a test patient for a developing chicken pox vaccine. I was purposely exposed several times...when my brothers and cousins got it and at neighborhood chicken pox "parties" but the worst I ever got was a very mild heat rash that was gone within a day.
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My brother and I both never had chicken pox. Our mom didn't either so we figured we were immune. They did a test before I went to college and I am immune!
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I never got it, even though my mom purposefully exposed me to it anytime I had a friend or classmate with it. I ended up getting the vaccine when it first came out, but that was forever ago. I think I've been exposed to it once or twice since then, but not completely sure. It kind of makes me nervous, because it's supposed to be a lot worse as an adult.
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@JerricaBenton: I didn't know there was a test? How does that work?
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@allison: I really don't know - I just explained to my doctor that I hadn't had it and she said that they can test for the antibodies (I think!) and they did and I was immune. They did it again when I got pregnant because the OB wanted to make sure.
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@JerricaBenton: like, a blood test?
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Yep! When I was 5 or 6
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Yep. My brother got it and I caught it from him. I was maybe 7? I don't really remember it.
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@allison: Sorry - yes!
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@JerricaBenton: I should ask about that too!
I think I'm immune... I was exposed to it all throughout childhood and when I was 10-11 my mom figured she'd just vaccinate me.
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Yes! I was in kindergarten or 1st grade and I remember being positively miserable. I had a really bad case, all over my body and in my mouth. I have few clear memories from that age, but being itchy and miserable with pox is one of them.
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i had them in preschool & i have a couple little scars still =/ DH is immune, they tested him when they were testing to see if he caught my mono or was immune a couple years ago. just a blood test. he's immune to mono and chicken pox yet was never sick with either, lucky duck!
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@smocks: me too! Aren't we lucky?
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Never had them (rest of the family did), then I got the vaccine as an adult. Recently had my titers done and I'm still not immune, so I have to get vaccinated again!
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