Can you get chicken pox twice?

[Zippidy]

My ds had it last year and I swear that today it looks as if he's getting it again - same itchy rash started on tummy and spreading.

Everyone is saying no, it's not possible, but looks just like last year and someone in his class had it about 3 weeks ago.

Could it be chickenpox??

no idea but get it checked by a doc if accompanied by a temperature. Would think it unlikely to be chickenpox again though.

Yes, DS1 had chicken pox when he was 6 months old and again when he was 3.

Cheers, am going to doc's tomorrow. No temperature just lots of itchy little blister like spots.

Yes as far as I know you can get it twice, would definately take to gp to confirm though.

I heard on telly that chicken pox virus never leaves the body,it goes to live at the bottom of your spine - forever

yes me me me - I am a freak of nature according to my GP as I had it twice, once when I was a child and again when I was about 24

get some Nelsons Tea Tree Antiseptic cream - its WONDERFUL stuff regardless if its chicken pox or not

could also be moloscum which can look a bit like chicken pox - have had this too

Yes definitely can. I had it twice - confirmed by GP both times as well. Apparently you can have it the first time but not severely enough to build up your immunity to it. In fact I think you can get it more than twice but would be highly unusual. I had to have a blood test while pg as they were querying my level of immunity.

Best to get it confirmed as others have said. dd1 had what I definitely knew was cp as half the nursery were down with it. GP was adamant it as viral rash and he was right. (disappeared after 1 day with a couple of doses of piriton)

we are special

Thanks everyone! Was feeling like paranoid overprotective mum - feel much better that my ds is a freak of nature with a virus living at the bottom of his spine

DD - what is moloscum? Does it itch? (Sorry if personal! )

ds2 has had it 3 times(i think) confirmed by gp.and once unconfirmed.annoying child.

The second time I had it was 9 days before my wedding. .

I went to GP and laughed and said "this so looks like cp but of course it can't be as I had it as a child" How wrong I was.

onepieceoflollipop be careful how we shake incase we pass anything between us

zippidy moloscum was desc to me as a child skin condition that presented as similar blood blisters to chicken pox - will google it and see if I can make more sense

We shall probably be safe, I am in the Midlands and most of mnet seem to be South East!

oh no - second time I had it my friend phoned me and said

just to let you know I've got Chicken pox incase you get it - I laughed of course - how wrong I was

more bloody fool me!! the horrible thing was my gran had a stroke and I wasn't allowed in to see her and the day I was given the all clear to visit she passed

also had to go to a grad ball before the spots cleared completely and whilst the alcohol eased the itching all the photos are taken from my less spotty side

zippidy have googled it and its spelt moloscum and some of the pics look a bit nasty - won't post a link, just incase I frighted you - the ones on google are quite extreme and mine are nothing like that - sorry to have mentioned it

Thanks, won't look, am going to bed now - will have bad dreams!

Will go to gp in morning, am sure work will think I'm taking the mick! Was only last year that I was off for a week for same reason!

for you for having it when your gran was ill.

Night x

thanks Zippidy thats very kind of you

please though, even if its not, if you do nothing else get the tea tree cream, it was a life saver and I've used it on every spot/bump/hive since

hope you manage to sleep ok

Just to let you know the doctor says it is chickenpox! Am off to buy some tea tree cream....

don't forget the anti histamen too