My poor blog has been neglected lately, mostly because I’ve spent a lot of time on the phone instead.
Most issues seem to have been worked out, and I finally found a doctor who will see us after Mr P’s MRI. Unfortunately, it’s a “temp” doc, not the primary care physician who will be our family doctor. Eventually. If we’re lucky and the stars align.
I expect to be back Monday or so.
And so I leave you with a Weekend Question:
Chicken pox parties – yay or nay?
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When I was young it was all the rage, I’m turning 31 this year. But now I’m not sure. If things are lined up ok – YEP!
Last time we had chicken pox in the house I was 2 days away from my due date – not good! Luckily it was my lazy kid so he took his time coming and no worries LOL!
Praying that all will be well with Mr. P. We have our share of head bumps and such around here, and they always frighten me. What can you do? Can’t go wrapping the kids in bubble wrap…
Definite NAY from this girl. I suffered a permanent and total hearing loss from a mumps party and that colours my response. I also worked as a special education teacher and have seen too many sad things.
A mumps party! Wow, that’s hardcore, LOL! What kind of effects from chicken pox did you see in your special ed. classrooms?
Well, you know what I’m going to say about chicken pox parties. Vaccinate instead.
Well, you know we vax late and selectively. The Hep B and the varicella are vaccines we don’t get. (Although if my kids get to be older and haven’t had it, I probably will get them the chicken pox vaccine, as it can be so dangerous in adults).
My thoughts that the kids getting it now would be good are: it’s better to get it as a kid, we have full medical coverage in case they need to see the doctor, we do not have a newborn in the house and I am not pregnant, and it’s a good time of year for it, the neighborhood kids aren’t over every day and there’s not a lot of outside playing going on so the chance we’d spread it unwittingly to someone are lower. I’d rather get it NOW, while we’re hale and hearty, than some other time, perhaps when I’m 9 months pregnant or have a newborn or one of the kids is battling a bad cold or someone’s immune system is down for whatever reason.
Mr P is my only kid that has had the pox shot. Mr R and Miss E both got it as babies, before they were 12 months old. So I would expect the 7 year old on down to be affected.
go for it! my brother and cousin had it when they were about 4yrs old (had it at the same time) and I (10 yrs old at the time) got jelous! and well lets just say I got over the jelousness PDQ when i chicken pox so bad I couldnt evern walk. on my feet, in my mouth, in my nose and ears it was because I had a big exposure all at one. or that is what was said at the time ( long before varcella vax.)but you are smart not to vax for varcella. i was a vax nurse at the doc’s office were i worked a few years back.(when this vax was all the rage) and we had to be audited by the state health dept. and everthing i had been taught about storage of varcella was wrong and the auditer said that at most dr’s offices it was the same case but they took our stock with them and i had to take and order more and start over. the problem was the temp it is stored at. a small dorm fridge w/freezer wont temp low enough and a big freezer can get to cold and then the vax is bad,but it is still given because not alot of people know this and that is why kids get chicken pox after the shot because the shot is not any good in the first place! it has been pretty common around here with my kids age group
wow! i cant spell!
I read a lovely story told by a woman pulled from rubble in the Haiti earthquake: http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/01/22/haiti.sonia.flury/index.html
I’m conflicted about chicken pox parties. We don’t vaccinate at all. Our reasons are purely faith-based and not rooted in any scientific facts, theories or myths. We abstain from vaccinating our children with the conviction that either the Lord will prevent our children from contracting the illnesses or, if contracted, the Lord will protect our children from permanent harm.
So, if I’m trusting that the Lord will keep chicken pox from my children, isn’t that being “double-minded” if I were to take them to a pox party?
OTOH, what if my children grow older, and older, and still no pox? It becomes more dangerous for them as they age. Will my faith sustain me through those fears? I don’t know.
Or, you could look at it as a time of fellowship with friends that will allow you to expose your child before they hit the “danger zone” of late teen/adulthood without contracting it.