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ADULT
CHICKENPOX
Diary of
an Adult Chickenpox
Sufferer
DAY
7
WARNING
Some
pictures may make your
skin crawl!!
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Day 7:
10.00 am Tuesday Morning - Well it
was not an unbroken
nights sleep and I got up
twice, but nether the
less, I am feeling 100
times better. Moral is up
and it is obvious that
many of the spots are now
scabbing over nicely.
Although this in itself
is causing some itching,
it is nothing like the
early stages. I am going
to try and keep off the
medication this morning
as I want to be mentally
alert. The anti-histamine
tablets were very strong.
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| Apetite has
returned slightly - managed a cup
of coffee and some toast. Took
some photos of my face front and
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| New spots have
appeared on the palm of my hands,
base of my feet and a couple on
my gums which are most
uncomfortable. This is a
dissapointment as I was hoping
that any new spots would have
stopped. Thankfully my eyes have
escaped and my genitals, apart
from a few spots, have come out
of it relatively unscathed. |
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| Here are some
daily update pics - |
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| Front |
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Back -
Looking better |
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| Face -
Starting to Scab |
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| 14.00 hrs Tuesday |
| Took a phone call
from work this afternoon, matters
needed my attention and a certain
amount of problem solving and
activity for about 20 mins. This
was not good and I had
underestimated how I was feeling.
It left me felling floored. I had
hot sweats, increased itching and
felt generally exhausted. I have
returned to the anti-histamine
medication to calm it all down
again. Will go now to rest. |
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| 21.00 hrs Tuesday |
| Crahsed out for
most of the day - feeling fine,
problem now is that my sleep
pattern is out of synch. Next
door neighbour has kindly left me
with a large number of DVD's to
watch, this is a great moral
booster and will watch one
tonight. Skin is sensitive and
starting to Scab. I was taking
regular baths each day but now
doing showers as I dont want the
watter to soften the areas that
are healing. The cotton t-shirt
trick is still the best item of
clothing on the planet. Appetite not
great, small meal but feeling
stronger.
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| TOP - TIP - Cut
your nails as short as possible
as the temptation to pick the
scabs is high. |
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