chicken pox

The immunization that your daughter got is a lifetime immunity. As for your neighbor's itching, baking soda baths are great as are the 'Aveeno' bath product that one can buy at stores. Also if you have access to an aloe plant it is quite soothing. Just be sure to tell your neighbor not to scratch, as that can cause breaking of the skin and a secondary bacterial infection at the site. Oh, and if he/she chooses the bath route, the water should be tepid, not really hot. Hot will increase itching. Same with clothing and air temperature. The hotter he/she gets the more they will itch. They should try to stay cool.

I was only two or three when I had chicken pox so I don't remember what was done for the itch, I think calamine lotion or oatmeal baths work though. I know it's really important to keep them from scratching. I have a few scars still from where I scratched. When the vaccine first came out the risks were discussed but later schools decided to make it mandatory and no one discussed the risks any more. I really disagree with the vaccine being mandatory but mostly just because I think schools are taking over and telling parents how to raise their children. My oldest daughter just received her booster at her 6th grade physical. Originally the vaccine was supposed to be a one time thing but now they are finding that it oes lose effectiveness after awhile. I think in the end it's going to cause more problems than chicken pox itself would have. There are risks at any age but the complications were more common in small babies an auls. With this vaccine it will be more likely that adults who were previously immunized will contract it and have serious problems.

I know chicken pox is bad but it is a necessary evil. In my opinion it is best for a child to get it when they are young. Once they have it they will not normally get it ever again. The vacine is relatively new. There is only guess work on it right now. I had my husband get the shot because he never had the chicken pox when he was younger. It is really bad for someone over the age of forty to get the desease. The doctor told him it should protect him from the desease but don't intentionally go around anyone with chicken pox. To me this says that it may not protect all that great. I had the chicken pox when I was young and am fine. My daughter had the chicken pox and she is fine. The same as my mother and her mother before her. I gave my daughter baths in oatmeal to help sooth the itch. I also used calodril lotion. We played any kind of strange hand game that I could think of to keep her hands busy so she could not scratch.

Best thing to soothe is pinetarsol baths and calomine lotion. As far as i know, the needle is meant to last, i havent heard of getting booster shots for it. Best wishes to you