How long do the pox spots keep coming for?

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14 month old ds was diagnosed with chicken pox last monday he had around 7 spots on his neck , side of his face and a couple on his arm. Tbh I wasn't sure it was chicken pox when I took him to the dr as he has a rash on hisbody and face that was raised , dry and pimply. The dr said this was probably a viral rash but the spots looked like chicken pox..he looked at them with his special scope thing. Ds has been fine in himself he ahs a bit of a cough and is a bit snotty but is eating fine. By the middle of last week he had a couple more spots and all these look liked they were crusting over/dried up. I've just noticed at least 5 more spots on his shoulder, arm and tummy that are fresh and blistered. It's been seven days can this happen?

Should say he seems alot more itchy today as well!

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In hindsight, I realised that dd's first chicken pox spot was there about four days before the rest of them - I thought it was just a zit on her back that had rubbed on the waistband of her trousers. Once the other spots started coming, she was getting fresh ones for about 4 or 5 days - the very last ones didn't blister.

Ty and I thought he was all done! DD will probably be next and hopefully not me (i've never had them!)

Oh, I hope you don't get them too!

Although they spread like wildfire, so chances are you will (sorry!).

Urgh he just knocked the huge one on his wrist and it burst and went all over me! If I don't get them after this I am definately immune!

I've just read that if you get chicken pox as an adult you can get antiviral medicine acyclovoir to take a course of as soon as you spot a spot as it were to lessen the severity. Quite by chance I have taken a course of this medicine a few months ago to prevent cold sore outbreaks in the next 12 months. I'm hoping this will prevent me from getting the pox or if I do will lessen the severity.