My son, niece and nephews never had the chicken pox, thank God (and vaccinations). However, I had chicken pox 4 times by the time I turned 29. Woohoo. I had the first three cases before I was 5. All very well-documented and much lamented, lol. I am currently looking forward to having shingles in about 10 or 20 years.

thanks

my son was 1 when he got pre-chicken pox they said that he will get it again

I am 22 years old and have the chicken pox 7 times.

Twice in kindergarten, then again in first grade and third grade. That makes four, but in high school, I got them again twice my freshman and then once again as a sophomore.

I started working with kids about then at 16, and haven't had them since.

I have no skin immunity. I had to go the hospital twice for MRSA abcesses.

I have five children who all have had chicken pox but my youngest who had chicken pox last year is currently suffering with a severe dose , every part of her body is covered blisters and she is feeling very unwell ,I am hoping this will be her last time as it is most unpleasant.I would also like to add that she is autistic and part of this condition is severe sensitivity of the skin

Hello Dr Jeremy
I'm a 40 year old woman who will avoid Doctors offices and clinics and will only go to emergency if I'm dead at this time of year because every time I'm around kids with CP two weeks later I get it I've had them 4 times in four years and no one believes you until they get the lab results back and by that time you can't take anything too help.
Why don't Doctors believe you can get (((CP))) more than once and why ME

Thank you
Pauline

I was brought up to beleive you only got chicken pox once?????????? reading the posts i see that's not true?????
was very surprised reading this lol

i also thought that a person gets it only one time but apparently not, however i have not had the chicken pox but ive heard that if you get it when your older it will hurt... is that true? and if it is why does it hurt when your older and not when your younger?

my daugther broke out with chicken pox yesterday no vaccine here in uk...............

I wonder if "breakthrough" infections occur with the Shingles vaccine, too? Have you ever seen that?

my dad told me onece that a ginetic imunaty to it runs in our famaly and could this be true his father never had it he never had it and nether me or any of my siblings have ever had it