mom2many
Veteran Member
Hi all,
Our school sent home a letter stating that we have at least one "suspected case" of chickenpox. I may just be in "hyper aware" mode now, but my 11 yo non vaccinated son was complaining earlier of a stiff neck, which I contributed to sleeping wrong, he's now running 101 temp and has been sleeping on my bed for almost 3 hours. He doesn't have the rash, yet, but after searching out the symptoms I learned it's not uncommon for chickenpox to start this way and take up to 2 days for the pox to appear.
My question is other than benadryl or calamine for the itch, what to I do for him, it's been 24 years since I've dealt with chickenpox. Also, I have 4 other nonvac'ed children living here who have never had them, how bad is it for 19, 17 and 15 yo girls? I assume the 9 yo son will be similar to the 11 yo one.
Is there anything naturopathic/homeopathic I can use? I know lavendar is supposed to be good for skin conditions but can I use it on the actual pox before they pop?
Thanks all!
Our school sent home a letter stating that we have at least one "suspected case" of chickenpox. I may just be in "hyper aware" mode now, but my 11 yo non vaccinated son was complaining earlier of a stiff neck, which I contributed to sleeping wrong, he's now running 101 temp and has been sleeping on my bed for almost 3 hours. He doesn't have the rash, yet, but after searching out the symptoms I learned it's not uncommon for chickenpox to start this way and take up to 2 days for the pox to appear.
My question is other than benadryl or calamine for the itch, what to I do for him, it's been 24 years since I've dealt with chickenpox. Also, I have 4 other nonvac'ed children living here who have never had them, how bad is it for 19, 17 and 15 yo girls? I assume the 9 yo son will be similar to the 11 yo one.
Is there anything naturopathic/homeopathic I can use? I know lavendar is supposed to be good for skin conditions but can I use it on the actual pox before they pop?
Thanks all!