Adult chicken pox

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I had it as a child and my own children had it a few years ago. It's a very bad dose - I'm covered in hundreds of spots

It was a nurse at a walk in centre who diagnosed me, at an appointment for something else.

Just wondering if I should discuss with Gp? Could there be an issue with my immune system? I had radiotherapy for cancer about 18 months ago.

Bump, anyone?

Maybe the radiotherapy affected your immune system and made you susceptible to CP. Were you offered antivirals?

It was ages ago though?

Anti virals by who?
It's probably too late now

Thanks for replying. I'm going to mention to my gp, I have an appt coming up

I had it as a child and again as an adult. My GP just shrugged and said there are different strains and sometimes it happens. I was really quite poorly as an adult though.

That's reassuring

Yes it's fucking shit

I reckon I had ten spots as a child.

There's more than 20 on one hand tho some are small.

My child was recently tested to see if they had immunity to chicken pox, the dr said that parents regularly say their child has had chicken pox but do not show immunity on the blood test. Not quite sure if that's helpful or reassuring, immune systems seem complicated. I hope you get better soon

I think the immune system is v weird.

I'm dodging all colds these days (touches wood, lifestyle changes) but get this very badly!

I'm also autoimmuny. Recently had blood tests as get a lot of tingling / burning issues (parathesisa?)

Possibly some b12/ folate issues.

Weirdly during the spots all that has gone away which makes me query if that is also an over active immune thing. Or just they're so bloody itchy I'm not feeling it!

Best moisturiser recommendations for reducing scars?

I'm still getting new spots on day 7, is that normal?

I'm not sure! When my partner had it he was unwell for a really long time so it wouldn't surprise me if it was normal. Sounds very rough. Autoimmune things definitely make any illness more anxiety producing too.

Did you find something good to put on? Sudocrem sort of thing is quite good I think

I have allllll the creams

I am finding keeping well moisturised is helpful

It's no so much anxiety as when will this torture end

And I'm really puzzled how I've ended up with it