Jasmine has finally caught chickenpox! hurray!
We’re currently about 5 days into the ordeal since the 1st spots appeared and she’s coping with it all very well. There have been no bouts of sickness or anything untoward and beyond the spots she’s only really become more ‘cuddly.’
So far she’s not really shown any sign of itchiness (some spots have scabbed already) and for the most part she seems to be leaving them alone. I wonder if years of her consiously trying not to scratch has almost conditioned her to cope better with chickenpox???
I have noticed that the dyshridotic eczema on her hands seems to have worsened slightly as the pox has progressed and I’ve been spraying this liberally with hydrogen peroxide (food grade 3%). I also zapped a couple of the spots with this too in a bid to dry out the blisters and keep any secondary infection at bay.
We’ve kept her diet as usual as possible though topped up her drinks with vitamin C to the tune of 2-300mg a day. We also utilised a homeopathic approach given Pulsatilla (30c x2 daily), Rhus Tox and Ferrum Phos (30c both x4 daily).
All in all she’s fine and beyond looking pox’d you wouldn’t have noticed there was anything amiss.
the pox!
I am curious as to whether she’s caught a truly wild strain of the virus or whether she’s merely caught the shedding from a vaccine strain. If so then would immunity be more/less permanent (I know it is possible though rare to catch chickenpox twice). I’m not even sure it’d make a difference as the vaccine uses a live virus albeit cultured unnaturally. Food for thought though.
I’m happy she’s contracted the disease now as it means she’s less likely to catch it again when she’s older where it can be considerably more serious, particular if/when she is pregnant (I know I’m getting a little ahead of myself but it’s reassuring to know).
I’ve heard anecdotally that some children with eczema noticed an improvement in their condition upon recovering from chickenpox. I hope we notice a similar trend though in all honesty Jasmine’s eczema is not massively evident at the moment (joins of ears and spotting across hands).
We just have to wait and see if little willow succumbs and given the incubation period we should expect to see spots appearing bang in the middle of Christmas! …perfect for the family photos 
