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DS has chicken pox for a while now and it's been pretty mild EXCEPT this one biggie on his face, and he sure knows what Neosporin and "JIMMY, DON"T SCATCH!" mean. We're in the final stretch and I'm still terrified he's going to end up with a scar on his perfect face, we need all the pixies we can. PLEASE! :thankyou:
One of my kids had a super case of chicken pox with pox in places I didn't think you have have pox. He scratched a little but didn't end up with any scarring.
Even if Jimmy does have a small pox scar, it will not make his perfect face any less perfect. It will also fade as the years go on.
My second son fell on the playground in first grade and cut his forehead right down to the skull membrane so there was no way he was going to escape a scar. At first it was pretty red and noticable and I regretted having it sutured at the pediatrician (although the doc did a great job and the experience was pretty stress free for my son) not by a plastic surgeon.
The scar began to fade after several months and now you really have to look to see it.
Jimmy will be beautiful, no matter what.
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I have a chicken pox scar on my face near my mouth, but I'm pretty much the only one who notices it's there. As I grew older, the scar itself grew smaller. But I truly hope he doesn't get a single scar!
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My daughters got chix pox even after being vaccinated for them.
Oldest daughter had them terribly deep. The first summer after she had them you could see every spot that she had on her back and tummy. When she tanned she looked poke-a-dotted Over the past 4 years they have faded a little more. She does have two big scars on her forehead she doesn't wear bangs so they are very visable. She is a beautiful girl. At first I worried about the scars but now know that it's part of her. It doesn't take away from her beauty at all. She also has a large scar on her chin. We use Mederma on it and has worked very well. She is self concious about the chin scar but it's only visable when she looks up.
Thank you. I don't remember having CP but I have a scar on my forehead and I HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAATE it so seeing the beginnings of a hole on Jimmy's face is very distressing. I'm praying it will fill back in, he suffered an injury on his finger and it scarred badly, so......I'm just nervous. Continued thanks for positive stories and any spare dust.
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Wow, at least it's a mild case. Just keep Jimmy extra busy with stuff to do
and you should be fine.
When did he get them? Did the Dr. say it would be a while until they are gone?
We haven't gone through them yet but I'm hoping they will be mild since DD
was vaccinated.
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Most boys dont make it to adulthood without some kind of scars somewhere and often they are on their faces, bot my sons have had stiches on thier faces- I dont thinkit makes them less lovable or handsome or perfect!!!
Most boys dont make it to adulthood without some kind of scars somewhere and often they are on their faces, bot my sons have had stiches on thier faces- I dont thinkit makes them less lovable or handsome or perfect!!!
Excellent point, thanks Sheila, I needed that!
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When did he get them? Did the Dr. say it would be a while until they are gone?
We haven't gone through them yet but I'm hoping they will be mild since DD
was vaccinated.
I thought he got bug bites he had them for about a week and then he broke out in a whole bunch of pimply bumps on his neck, ankles, shoulder. It was then--last Thursday--that we brought him to the dr's and got the diagnosis. Without the spots I would never have known Jimmy has them, he's the same kid (no sickies, no whineyz, no sleepier) just spottier. He was never vaccinated, when I asked the dr. about visiting family over 4th of July we were given the go-ahead as he suspected by then Jimmy would no longer be contagious. The hardest thing has been remembering to keep him from spreading germs at playgrounds, stores, wading pools, etc. I can only imagine that he got them from some shopping cart somewhere, or maybe germs from a playground. I certainly wasn't expecting them!
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I can only imagine that he got them from some shopping cart somewhere, or maybe germs from a playground. I certainly wasn't expecting them!
Sorry hun - Chicken pox are spread three ways - through direct person to person contact with the fluid from the "blisters", through indirect immediate contact (touching clothing while the fluid from the blisters is still wet), or through the air. Chicken Pox is dangerous kids with breathing problems because it is mostly a respiratory disease.
He probably got them from some other kid, coughing or sneezing. You can actually catch it from someone an aisle or two away in the grocery who doesn't even know yet they have it!
I have a chicken pox scar on my chest, and one on my face. It's right next to my nose and mouth. I used to be very noticeable, but about 20 years ago (at 22), I realized that even I couldn't see where it was. And I don't know when it stopped being visible.
If he does scar, it'll look horrid to you for a while - because you'll KNOW it's there. Then, it will be part of him, and just as special and precious as his smile or his nose. Eventually, it will fade and get smaller and eventually, you'll forget it's there.
More importantly - he'll never know the difference.
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I don't remember having CP but I have a scar on my forehead and I HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAATE it so seeing the beginnings of a hole on Jimmy's face is very distressing. I'm praying it will fill back in, he suffered an injury on his finger and it scarred badly, so......I'm just nervous. Continued thanks for positive stories and any spare dust. 
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