Would you visit someone who has chickenpox tomorrow?

[whynotwhatknot]

Family member aged 7 has chickenpox 4th day of it today

Meant to be going round there for xmas dinner-have had chickenpox as a child not vulnerable-everyone else visiting has previously had it

Dh not keen as has to work and doesnt get sick pay

What would you do

I don't really understand what your husband is worried about.

Hasn't he had it?

What's he worried about? He's not pregnant is he?!

It’s not covid, it’s chickenpox. If you’ve had it already, you won’t get it again. 🤪

didnt mean to enable voting -no idea think he might catch something whatever that is

So DH has never had it?

Tricky, probably depends on lots of other factors but personally I'd leave him at home and go for a couple of hours, maybe bring him some leftovers.

It’s unusual, but possible to catch chickenpox more than once.

Don't think it's a good idea if he hasn't had it, it can be nasty as an adult.

I think it depends on why he’s worried, if he's not had them then its reasonable for him to not want to go. If you’ve both had them then theres really no issue.

Yes he saying he looked it up and its possible to catch it twice

i just think its an excuse

@whynotwhatknot

Yes he saying he looked it up and its possible to catch it twice

i just think its an excuse

It's unlikely, but it happened to me. Both times were in childhood though.

If he's had it I'd tell him to stop being silly or stay home on his own.

Very unlikely to catch it twice. I'd go

I've had chicken pox twice

I wouldn't as I've never had chicken pox, if I had had it then I probably would.

But your DH is allowed to make decisions that impact his own health but shouldn't expect you to change your plans too.

Chickenpox as an adult is awful- I had it.
Adults have a high risk complications - chickenpox pneumonia is very very nasty.
In the middle of a pandemic, when medical resources are very very stretched then I would consider very very seriously .

I guess it isnt impossible then to get it twice i'll keave him to it

I havent had chicken pox and I would go.

I wouldn't go but I'm 33 weeks pregnant and have never had it if I was you is definitely go.

If I had had it, I would go. If not, I wouldn't. Chicken pox as an adult can be severe.

It's marginal if I've had chickenpox so I wouldn't go. Everyone's risk assessments are different, and as some people can catch chickenpox more than once I understand you husband's position. It won't be a great day if he's on edge about chickenpox all day.

I have had it as a child but would still be wary of going, so if it was someone I didn't really want to see then I absolutely wouldn't be going (as would only go if it was someone I was desperate to see!)

I had it as a young adult and it was horrible. I wouldn't visit - you can get it twice.

My mum got it twice. My brother missed it when I caught it as a youngster. He caught it in his 50s, was really ill.

No I wouldn’t go. Before DS2 had it I would have gone, no question, however he had a terrible dose which ended with pneumonitis. There’s no way I’d want that.