Chicken pox in later life.

Isn't that shingles? My dad had it and he was pretty ill for a good couple of weeks. Parents used to encourage their children to play with over kids who had chicken pox because it is less severe in childhood I believe. Don't know if that is still the case, though.

Mrs G has chicken pox according to the Doctor.Not very pleasant. Luckily I had it as a child.

Shingles , nothing to worry about. It is sore but not that painful. The Toubib offered me anti -depressants when I had it. I laughed at him.

I had it as a 13 year old and it laid me low for about 3 weeks.  Felt terrible.  Definitely something to get out of the way when you're little.

You can get chicken pox as an adult but normally you get shingles instead. A couple I knew covered both options!

Looks like chicken pox,covering her face,upper body and head, with signs of it in her throat and tonsils.Poor fecked, hopefully the medication will stop it.

son has shingles at the moment,hernia surgery on friday then shingles came out sunday, not a happy bunnie at the moment

Poor bugger. I wish him a speedy recovery. Just dabbed the missus down with a mixture of apple cider vinegar and water.Managed to squeeze it in at half time.

Varicella zoster virus is a nasty virus (is there any other kind?) that also causes Herpes.

STD, best wishes for your sons recovery.

I did hear a year or so ago that there is now a jab one can have to avoid getting shingles. Whether it's on the NHS or not, I'm not sure.

I had the shingles jab, mokegibboni. You are eligible to have it free on the NHS when you reach 70. Our doctors' practice gave it at the same time as the flu jab.