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Originally Posted by Jabberwhacky Just a minor derail: how were chicken pox at your age? I'm 21.5 and still haven't had em yet. Just curious as to what I can look forward to when I do finally contract them. |
Basically what Mkopec described. I had blisters the size of the first joint of your pinkie finger over about 60% of my body and the itching was beyond comprehension. Fortunately I was terrified of scarring and developed an absolute Will of Iron(tm). I only popped 2 blisters and only got myself 2 scars as a result (instead of dozens or hundreds).
The key to fixing it is to get to a doctor IMMEDIATELY, if you can get onto Zovirax within 4-8 hours of outbreak then you can halve or quarter the duration of the blistering. Speed makes a MASSIVE difference.
Worse thing about Chicken Pox in your 20s or later is that it can be shingles instead, which is REALLY serious.
