NSAID Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 When I was a kid I read about chicken pox in some Judy Blume book or w/e, and the concept of a "pox party". When I asked more about it I vividly remember being told I would definitely get it, but then never did. I only recently realized how relatively recently the vaccine came to the US and that before my generation, it kinda sounds like it was just an accepted part of life. But then again, I was born before the recommended vaccinating age so I'm also concerned no one told me I never got it and it's just a matter of time. What about u? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrigunBebop Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Yeah I got chicken pox when I was a little kid. Wasn't exposed to it on purpose though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKMongo Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 I got the chicken pox. It sucked so bad. I think I natural got through school or something because i never went to a pox party. I also heard pox parties are actually really bad to do. You might want to find out if you were vaccinated or not. If my memory serves, adult chicken pox can be life threatening. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Got it when I was 23.....I hear I almost died....I was in the hospital for a week and a half and I was asleep most of the time. They kept knocking me out because the pain was unbearable for the first few days. I got released on my Birthday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naraku4656 Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 twice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSAID Posted March 26, 2018 Author Share Posted March 26, 2018 5 minutes ago, IKMongo said: I got the chicken pox. It sucked so bad. I think I natural got through school or something because i never went to a pox party. I also heard pox parties are actually really bad to do. You might want to find out if you were vaccinated or not. If my memory serves, adult chicken pox can be life threatening. It's one of the many personal medical mysteries I plan to solve if I ever see a doctor again (no one in my family knows my blood type, so I assume there's no point in asking them about vaccination histories) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Yes, intentionally (on my own part). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillies Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 fried chicken pox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_girl_lost Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Yes, when me and my brothers were very small, a friend of mum's invited us over for a play date with her kids, when my mum came to retrieve us, the friend said casually "by the way, they have chicken pox now, you're welcome" mum never had chicken pox, so she told her friend to keep us until we were better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostrek Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 i got it bad i had it in my throat other places Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlappyKincaid Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 I had it when I was like 4 or 5, I forget how I got it, but I ended up giving it to my dad who had neither had it as a kid or gotten the vaccine for it, not sure if it was as widespread then as it is now. But, yeah, he almost died from that, hospitalized, they had to pack him in ice because he had such a high fever, all that fun shit, but he survived it. And then a few years later died anyway from cancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Alphonse Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Twice in the same fucking year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlappyKincaid Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 10 minutes ago, Rogue_Alphonse said: Twice in the same fucking year wtf how How shitty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonSinger Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Naraku4656 said: twice You and Rogue have some shitty ass luck. I had chickenpox when I was 5, and man going through that is a miserable experience. My brother mocked me mercilessly because he's like my mom and never had it. I got my payback a few years later when we walked through a patch of poison ivy in the woods, and I had zero reaction while my brother was in itchy hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunkenwarrior Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Yep, it sucked too also had the mumps, not sure which one was worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nameraka Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 i did. it's highly overrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Me Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 3 hours ago, NSAID said: When I was a kid I read about chicken pox in some Judy Blume book or w/e, and the concept of a "pox party". When I asked more about it I vividly remember being told I would definitely get it, but then never did. I only recently realized how relatively recently the vaccine came to the US and that before my generation, it kinda sounds like it was just an accepted part of life. But then again, I was born before the recommended vaccinating age so I'm also concerned no one told me I never got it and it's just a matter of time. What about u? Fuck yeah I got em...and we DID have pox parties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEXobiologist Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 When I was 5 my brother brought that shit home and 3 out of four of us suffered. My lil baby brother was taken out of the house for a short time and caught his some years later. I'm actually surprised my mom didn't walk out into traffic during all that. I would find out if you're vaccinated tho. That shit is, as described above, dangerous for adults and with all these kids not getting vaccinations n shit... I wouldn't take the risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuggnificent Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 I got it in elementary school and scratched and had marks on my legs from it and kids teased me about it. Kids luckily are vaccinated against it these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillies Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Just now, fuggnificent said: I got it in elementary school and scratched and had marks on my legs from it and kids teased me about it. Kids luckily are vaccinated against it these days. fried chicken pox! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuggnificent Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 4 minutes ago, Phillies said: fried chicken pox! 😡 dats wacist!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juice McKenzie Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 the horror Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAC Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 I think only once as a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naraku360 Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 You should probably find not if you've had it or any vaccinations. Chicken pox is usually not too bad for kids. But it is very serious for adults. I had it when I was little. It went around my school for a few weeks. I don't remember much about it, I was pretty young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clu Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 I still have some scars from when I had it as a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillies Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 15 hours ago, fuggnificent said: 😡 dats wacist!! lol fuggz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamped Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 I got chicken pox the day my little brother was born so I was in quarantine at my grandma's house for the duration. She would slather this pink lotion all over me ... I hated it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clu Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Just now, Vamped said: I got chicken pox the day my little brother was born so I was in quarantine at my grandma's house for the duration. She would slather this pink lotion all over me ... I hated it. Calamine lotion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamped Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Clu said: Calamine lotion? Probably. I remember it looked like she was smearing pepto- bismol on me. I would sneak in the bathroom and rub it off. She also gave me oatmeal baths and told me I had a flat mole on my cooter so .... those are all my chicken pox memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clu Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 23 minutes ago, Vamped said: Probably. I remember it looked like she was smearing pepto- bismol on me. I would sneak in the bathroom and rub it off. She also gave me oatmeal baths and told me I had a flat mole on my cooter so .... those are all my chicken pox memories. Ooof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamped Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Just now, Clu said: Ooof. >.> It was probably a chicken pox because there's nothing down there now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clu Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Just now, Vamped said: >.> It was probably a chicken pox because there's nothing down there now I have a mole on the left side of my junk, used to be super self conscious about it....But now I just tell the ladies that it's a winking elephant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 Had it when I was little. I have no idea if my parents intentionally exposed me to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad_Witch Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 I had like 7. Must have been young cause I don't remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molarbear Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 I got Chicken Pox from my brother when I was an infant so I don't remember it at all. Pretty good way to get it I assume. Poison Ivy though, that shit I was super allergic to growing up, I'd bust out in like little Poison Ivy Colonies on my arms and stuff. It was like it was building it's own Civilization on my body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houdini Splicer Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 I never had it, or mumps, or measles. I'm not 100% positive I was vaccinated for it, but I think I was. If not, well, damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename: Jackass Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 I believe I had a varicella vaccination, but then I ended up catching chicken pox anyway. Either way, I was pretty young, probably three or four years old, and I remember having chicken pox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 (edited) i got it in middle school and was in the hospital for a week. i was young enough to be in pediatrics so they only got the disney channel. AND I WAS A NICKELODEON KID. i had to watch rolly polly ollie all day and zenon the zequel which was good the first time. just okay the next 12 times. zetus fucking lapetus i did count my pox. 121. only one scarred tho Edited March 28, 2018 by Poof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename: Jackass Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 24 minutes ago, Poof said: i had to watch rolly polly ollie all day and zenon the zequel which was good the first time. just okay the next 12 times. truly a vision of hell on earth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death_is_coming Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 I did when I was 11 or 12. Don't remember how I contracted it. The experience was not fun. Still have a few scars from overscratching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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