Is this normal for chicken pox (9 month old)?

[Nightfall1983]

DS came down with high temp and spots on Monday evening. Trip to GP on Tuesday morning who says it is probably chicken pox. Most of the spots are on his hands and feet, they do appear to be itchy but not outragously so. he is so distressed by something though, just screaming loads. He is refusing to eat or drink - even refusing calpol and his dummy. I can't see any spots in his mouth but maybe he has some in his throat? I'm just worried because he seems to be in so much pain, screaming all the time :(

Sounds like hand, foot and mouth rather than chickenpox, although I'd not want to contradict the GP. Does he have them on his torso at all?

Think a repeat trip back is in order either way if he's screaming in pain. IME we never had the latter with the pox. Poor little chap, hope he's better soon.

He does have them on his stomach, back, upper legs and arms too - just worse on hands and feet.

Have just requested a call back from the duty doctor but not feeling hopeful - IME (refluxy, dairy-intollerant baby) they don't seem to care how much he's screaming :(

Just coming back to this incase it helps anyone in the future: It wasn't chicken pox. Apparently it was 'a virus similar to hand, foot and mouth' but because of his sensitive skin (eczema) it spread up his arms and legs and started to get infected :(

He started to get over the worst of the symptoms after 2 days without treatment but the spots were terrible and started to show signs of getting infected - some antibiotic+steroid cream made a difference within 12 hrs and 36 hrs later the spots are clearing up nicely...