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Who's had Chickenpox?
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Thu, 25 November 2004 23:20
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Just wondering who's had chicken pox and how long did it take until all the dots pissed off? Im asking this question because i currently have it  and does anyone know some special drug i can take to speed up my recovery??
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Re: Who's had Chickenpox?
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Thu, 25 November 2004 23:36
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ohh no,i feel for you mate I got it when i was 18 and it was hell,it nearly drove me crazy..theres not much you can do man,I know plenty of people say it but drink plenty of water basically enough to the point that as soon as you finish a glass you have to piss,do this for 2-3 days plus heaps of vitamin c and it will definately nock a couple of days off the total,otherwise keep up the calamine lotion and anti histamin tablets to help with the itching..good luck..ah and if you are over 16 you will have to get a sperm test as it can cause you to be impotent when you get it from puberty onwards...
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Re: Who's had Chickenpox?
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Thu, 25 November 2004 23:43
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Yeah im 19 so does that mean i got to give a sperm sample?
Thanks for your good advice riceburna.
Im taking 1 week off work to
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Re: Who's had Chickenpox?
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Thu, 25 November 2004 23:49
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yeh just take the battsock in for a sample 
yeh once it is over talk to your GP and see what they rekkon,just find a surgery with a nice receptionist and see if she can give you a hand..ie
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Re: Who's had Chickenpox?
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Fri, 26 November 2004 00:18
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i had it for the first time last year, i was and still am 18
it was the worst experience i have ever had
all my muscles cramped up and i couldn't move for days
turning over in bed was impossible
it took 2 weeks before they formed scabs and go away
DO NOT SCRATCH THEM
you will regret it if you do
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Re: Who's had Chickenpox?
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Fri, 26 November 2004 01:30
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I had it like 4 times...all in primary school though. I used to get it every holidays!
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Re: Who's had Chickenpox?
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Fri, 26 November 2004 02:32
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YEP NEVER SCRATCHN THE FUCKERS the marks are still on me 2 years later
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Re: Who's had Chickenpox?
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Fri, 26 November 2004 04:19
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the itchyness was so fucking bad i had to send my mum out to buy me calamine lotion
i couldn't sleep because all the chicken pox were driving me crazy on my scalp but the calamine lotion soothed it a bit
in my opinion
worst. experience. ever.
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Re: Who's had Chickenpox?
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Fri, 26 November 2004 04:23
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MAKE SURE ITS DESNT GET ON UR DICK , LOLLLLLLLLLLL
also be carefull of it going towards the eye and ear its not good
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Re: Who's had Chickenpox?
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Fri, 26 November 2004 04:27
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| indian wrote on Fri, 26 November 2004 15:23 |
MAKE SURE ITS DESNT GET ON UR DICK , LOLLLLLLLLLLL
also be carefull of it going towards the eye and ear its not good
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How is he suposed to becareful/prevent it from going on his dick,eye.ear ?? P.S Dont scratch them my gf still has a scars hidious 
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Re: Who's had Chickenpox?
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Fri, 26 November 2004 04:30
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MAKE SURE ITS DESNT GET ON UR DICK , LOLLLLLLLLLLL
also be carefull of it going towards the eye and ear its not good
AS IN DONT SCRATCH AND BURST THE DAMN THING the stuff from it can go else where and get that place infected as well
but once ur not infectious anymore then its ok
but u will still scratch it no matter what its very hard to resist
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Re: Who's had Chickenpox?
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Fri, 26 November 2004 13:01
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Yea mate, had it a few years back when I was 18.
When I went to the doctors the first time he said that I could take a vaccination and while it wouldn't stop the chicken pox since I already had it, it would definately reduce the duration and the severity of it, BUT it would reduce you bodies immunity to the virus....so I passed on the vaccination as I dont want the bloody things again!
Took about 2 weeks to stop being as itchy as all hell, there are bath additives available which will help reduce the itchyness, availble from your local chemist, they do actually work, but only for a few hours.
Took about a month for most of the dots to go away fully.
A few tips, wearing a beanie helped me sleep as it was always in contact with my head, so...not so itchy. Change your sheets every couple of days, drink lotsa water to keep your body temp down, as it's a virus and you generally get pretty hot in the first week.
Anyway that's all I can remember, got 4 weeks off work, missed stocktake(yes!!!) hopefully now mostly immune for later in life.
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Fri, 26 November 2004 14:36
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Yeah i had it wheni was alittle girl.. it really sucked....
my dad put me in a calomine bath... it was heaps good, only thing to make you stop scratching, coz when you are little, you scratch, and the more people tell you not to the more itchy it gets.. i have a tiny little scar just left of my nose from one that i kept scratching in my sleep...!
But yeah i heard for guys puberty onwards, it can be really bad, and affect your chance of having kids....
and how can you have it four times? i thought you only ever got it once? after i had it, i was around people who had it and i didnt get sick again???
Neks ^-^
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Re: Who's had Chickenpox?
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Fri, 26 November 2004 19:49
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again : Dont scratch them!!!!
I had them when i was like 4 or five, and real bad (under nails, in my mounth) I have the scars still and im now 22. Those freakin scars were a source of ridicule my whole life, especially at primary school being called moon man and crater face  kids can be bungholes.
Go the calomine, only thing that will stop it itching!
sorry to hear of ur misfortune
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Re: Who's had Chickenpox?
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Fri, 26 November 2004 20:30
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I had it at a very early age... No scars at all... I musn't have scratched at all...
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Re: Who's had Chickenpox?
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Fri, 26 November 2004 21:34
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I was fairly young when I got them... well, in my teens, but still young.
Sometimes you'll just have to scratch one, you just can't help it... just make sure it's not one thats easily visible 
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Fri, 26 November 2004 23:18
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Thanks to everyones worthy advice. So most people suffered the pox for 2-4 weeks because the doctor told me it should be clearing in about a week. I havent been to itchy yet so thats a good thing.
Cant wait for this to be over with so i can go out again
Cheers matt
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Re: Who's had Chickenpox?
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Sat, 27 November 2004 01:07
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I had them at 22yrs
they didn't itch as much, but I got loads of them. The shitful thing is, sometimes they just fall off/get knocked off by accident, and leave you with scars (I have 1 on my bicep, 1 on my shoulder, and 3 on my face)
The baths are good stuff, and there's this weird ointment thing I put on them afterwards that made them go away faster (or at least, the one I couldn't see on my shoulder stayed for a few days longer than any other)
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Sat, 27 November 2004 03:48
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ahh gt our resident doctor/nurse/medi-cal-guy! 
ps. i had it when i was 7yrs old
but i has them for 6-8 weeks..
and i had them everywhere, nose, eyelids, ears, in my mouth!
feet, cock, asscheeks, underarms, scalp, GAH!
man those fuckers were everywhere and hella itchy..
my mum taped up my hands with medical tape for the whole 8 weeks. cant get out of that shit when all your fingers are sticied together
but after it all i only have 1 scar, 1 HELL DEEP scar too, those who know me have probably seen it, cos its right smack bang between my eyes.. still deep to this day, and im almost 22...
but yeah, i had the ultimate sickness treatment when i was ill, sega games, videos, anything i wanted to eat (as long as it wasnt scratchy..)
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Sat, 27 November 2004 03:50
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was wondering where that bit about infertility came from - had never heard that one before!
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Re: Who's had Chickenpox?
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Sat, 27 November 2004 04:26
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| gianttomato wrote on Sat, 27 November 2004 14:11 |
To the person who suggested infertility is common, I believe you actually are referring to mumps.
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that guy had me scared for a second. i didnt know if he was saying taking antihistamine tablets makes u impotent or not.
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Re: Who's had Chickenpox?
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Sat, 27 November 2004 09:04
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Well, i was told, if you are a male adult, and you get a really bad case of the pox, it does affect your chances of having kids... not 100%, but it does play a factor innit..... maybe its just one of those old wives tales....
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Sat, 27 November 2004 11:17
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| MFX_Neko_86 wrote on Sat, 27 November 2004 20:04 |
Well, i was told, if you are a male adult, and you get a really bad case of the pox, it does affect your chances of having kids... not 100%, but it does play a factor innit..... maybe its just one of those old wives tales....
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A cursory glance of the literature revealed that two cases of varicella epidydimo-orchitis have been described since 1965. No comment was made regarding long term effects on fertility.
When are you planning on submitting your ground breaking manuscript detailing your extensive case series with 20+ year follow up looking at effects on fertility?
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Sat, 27 November 2004 17:16
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Uh-oh, looks like someone is a little cranky and/or upset...
Would you like a box of tissues?
Maybe.. because you were thinking of those super long words and really uber witty sarcasm to reply back to me with, you didnt read the last part of my post, you know, the part where it says, "Maybe its one of those old wives tales..."
As stated, i was saying what i was TOLD, i didnt say "this is the truth, and if you dont believe me, im going to shoot you in the back of your head with my BB gun whilst you arent looking".
Chill out, re-read my post, or blow me.
[Updated on: Sat, 27 November 2004 17:22]
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Re: Who's had Chickenpox?
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Sat, 27 November 2004 19:26
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| MFX_Neko_86 wrote on Sun, 28 November 2004 04:16 |
Uh-oh, looks like someone is a little cranky and/or upset...
Would you like a box of tissues?
Maybe.. because you were thinking of those super long words and really uber witty sarcasm to reply back to me with, you didnt read the last part of my post, you know, the part where it says, "Maybe its one of those old wives tales..."
As stated, i was saying what i was TOLD, i didnt say "this is the truth, and if you dont believe me, im going to shoot you in the back of your head with my BB gun whilst you arent looking".
Chill out, re-read my post, or blow me.
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LOL
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I just finished playing CS. Feels like I haven't left. Blow you? Now here I was thinking you were a chick
If it didn't have an effect on your fertility why would they take sperm samples? This makes me think that it CAN affect fertility.
As for my own personal experience I got 'em when I was about 10 and they weren't itchy and I don't have any scars from them at all. Lasted about a week. It was pretty good actually. I just stayed home and watched TV LOL.
^__^
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Sat, 27 November 2004 21:34
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The world is doomed.
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Sun, 28 November 2004 01:33
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| MFX_Neko_86 wrote on Sun, 28 November 2004 04:16 |
Maybe.. because you were thinking of those super long words
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Re: Who's had Chickenpox?
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Sun, 28 November 2004 02:07
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Hey rob, do you use a translator to do those, or do you type it all out?
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Re: Who's had Chickenpox?
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Sun, 28 November 2004 02:52
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when i had them i used this stuff called "pinetarsol" (sp)
it looks like iodine but it works
I've got a scar on my breastbone from the pox.
I hated it my mother threatened my with a wooden spoon she said "if u scratch u will cop it !!!" i hardly scratched at all lol .
but it will pass soon enough try and get as much sleep as u can.
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Re: Who's had Chickenpox?
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Sun, 28 November 2004 03:21
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Got 'em when I was 9, lasted only about a week. Not very itchy either, but I thought the older you are when you get 'em the worse it got.
Only scar they left is a big dint in my forehead... makes me look tuff.
I'm not smart but I can lift heavy fings.
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Sun, 28 November 2004 04:27
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| matt_84 wrote on Sun, 28 November 2004 13:07 |
Hey rob, do you use a translator to do those, or do you type it all out?
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yeah ill second that question
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Sun, 28 November 2004 04:59
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reading this thread is making me itchy! 
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