cinnamon013
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Mine are 18, 16, and 10 and fully vaccinated. My oldest got shingles when she was 16. Shingles is from the same virus as chicken pox, which means she had the virus from having chicken pox when she was 3. It also means she was likely exposed to the chicken pox virus and circumstances were just right and BAM! She developed shingles. She has a HUGE scar on her face where the tissue was literally destroyed between her eyes. She had breakouts near her right eye and could have lost her eyesight. Believe me, whoever didn''t vaccinate their kids and let them get chicken pox and brush near my daughter did her no favors. She was one very sick girl. The few days she was breaking out, the pediatrician, the eye doctor all failed to properly diagnose her. Breakouts continued for 5 days and the doc swore it couldn''t be shingles. I took her to the dermatologist on the 5th day and she diagnosed it walking into the room. She started on the meds and the sores that were popping out on that day did not mature as much as the others.
My youngest got the chicken pox shot (it wasn''t out when my oldest was little and she had the pox instead). My youngest did get the chicken pox inspite of having the shot. HOWEVER, she had a much milder case. I do feel bad that she may have infected some kids before we knew she had a case of them. I would never want anyone to go through the scarring that my older daughter has.
My youngest got the chicken pox shot (it wasn''t out when my oldest was little and she had the pox instead). My youngest did get the chicken pox inspite of having the shot. HOWEVER, she had a much milder case. I do feel bad that she may have infected some kids before we knew she had a case of them. I would never want anyone to go through the scarring that my older daughter has.