My question is my son is 12 now and has never had Chickenpox. He has had the shot but I'm concerned and confused as to how long does the shot work? Can you get more than one Chickenpox shot? and Do people go through their whole lives without ever having them? Thanks in advance for the info!!
2007-01-09 02:33:59 · 10 answers · asked by Em H. 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
If he has had the shot than he should be fine. Our school system now requires either proof of having chicken pox from your doctor or the vaccination. My son is 11 now and had the vaccine about 4 years ago. I am assuming the vaccine should be like any other vaccine. Once your body has been exposed to it your body builds up immunities so that it cant get that certain illness again, He will be just fine.
2007-01-09 02:42:16 · answer #1 · answered by crashqueen_77 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 14 three hundred and sixty 5 days previous's mattress time on the weekends is a minimum of 12:00AM. i do not options if she's in her room listening to song or inspite of, i do basically not pick her out previous 12AM. On college nights she is going to mattress at 10:30 ( she receives the reccomended 8 hours of sleep.). My 12 three hundred and sixty 5 days previous's bedtime on the weekend is 11:00. college days he is going in at 9:55pm. My 8 three hundred and sixty 5 days previous's is 9:30, i don't like her up overdue, because she'll sleep in till 12 midday. I have a 7 month previous, yet he's no longer an staggering sleeper :(. even as all my childrens are asleep, i often doze off after an hour or 2 even as they're in mattress.
2016-12-28 12:43:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He will eventually need a booster shot, and yes he can still get them , but probably a lesser version. There is more than one strain of the chicken pox. What I would watch out for is shingles (it's what you get after chicken pox, and it's like having chicken pox, but on the inside on your nerves) Does not happen too often, but I have know a couple people who have come down with it in their 20s-50s-
2007-01-09 02:40:20 · answer #3 · answered by cateyes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I'll tell you somethin... I am an adult 3x his age. Have never had chicken pox. Its one of those diseases I need to get while I am healthy but I can't seem to pick it up even when put in a room where the kid is having it. Natural resistance. Don't know. Don't worry about it. I am perfectly healthy. I don't go to the doctor for any reason, because there is no need.(unless hit by a car)
2007-01-09 02:43:51 · answer #4 · answered by ButwhatdoIno? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both of my kids had the chickenpox. (They are both grown with kids of their own.) I can't remember if they got a shot or not, but probably did. My advice to you would be to talk this over with your son's Dr. He/She may be able to ease your concerns and arm you with more helpful info.
2007-01-09 02:43:59 · answer #5 · answered by jeistwofeathers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chicken pox is usually a harmless childhood disease, my twelve year old daughter never had the vaccine and she had chicken pox when she was 6. She got over it and everything is fine. As far as getting more than one shot...you'll have to ask your health care provider. I heard it's better to get chicken pox as a child because getting them as an adult is worse. I don't know.
2007-01-09 02:45:13 · answer #6 · answered by ?Dodger1125 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my boyfriend (age 26) just had the vaccine for chicken pox last year because my kids stated daycare zand it was going around there and it can be fatal if you get it at an older age. The doc said there is a blood test to tell if you ever had it b/c sometimes you don't even notice he said. Ask your doc to give him the blood test if you are worried.
2007-01-09 02:40:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never had chickenpox and neither had my father. When I was about 11 my brother had them and my mother had shingles recently when I was at her house, so I've been exposed.
2007-01-09 02:46:40 · answer #8 · answered by erin7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I CAN'T REALLY ANSWER THE FIRST PART OF YOUR QUESTION BUT, I AM 38 YEARS OF AGE AND I ONLY HAD 1 CHICKENPOX (ONE CHICKEPOX ON MY CHEST).I HAVE BEEN BLESSED BECAUSE MY SISTER HAD THEM ALL IN HER MOUTH AND EVERYWHERE
2007-01-09 02:43:24 · answer #9 · answered by Kimberly J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The injection will last a life time. Chances of him getting chicken pox is very very slim, BUT WHAT THEY DONT TELL YOU, is he can get shingles when gets older, this isnt curable. It lives on your nerve cells and it's very painful. You cant die b/c of it, but it's very painful.
2007-01-09 02:39:44 · answer #10 · answered by nursingchic12 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋