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Lydia Leftcoast

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36. I had BOTH measles and chicken pox the year I was in fourth grade

Mon Feb 2, 2015, 04:35 PM

Feb 2015

Measles was the worst. I was as sick as I have ever been in my life. I must have had a very high fever, because I was thirsty all the time. Even when I was recovering, my eyes were sensitive to light, so I had to stay in a darkened room. No reading, no TV. As one who loved to read even then, I was going crazy until my mother brought a radio and phonograph into the room.

A week after I returned to school, I came down with chicken pox. I wasn't as sick, but I was just covered in itchy blisters that I wasn't supposed to scratch. That was horrible in its own way.

I had mumps when I was in third grade and rubella when I was four.

I never had polio, thank goodness, but when I was in college, there were a couple of students who were showing the after-effects, leg braces and the like, and I realized that everyone I had ever seen disabled by polio was my age or older.

When I was five, I was hospitalized with pneumonia, and as I began to recover and get a bit stir crazy, one of the nurses took me around to see some of the other children on the pediatrics ward. I still remember a room where there were three (?) kids in iron lungs.

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How many DUers have had measles and/or chicken pox? [View all] 11 Bravo Feb 2015 OP

I had chicken pox. No measles though. Of course, now I have to worry about shingles. Liberal Veteran Feb 2015 #1

I had the shingles vaccine, elleng Feb 2015 #6

my mother got the shingles vaccine... lastlib Feb 2015 #126

DAMN! AWFUL! elleng Feb 2015 #129

Same here - and I'm worried the shingles vaccine won't work for me csziggy Feb 2015 #81

I have a resident herpes zoster on my left ear that pops up every once in a while, Blue_In_AK Feb 2015 #90

The flares were not related to when I got the shingles vaccine csziggy Feb 2015 #141

There is an amino acid that seems very effective in preventing herpes outbreaks. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2015 #144

Someone recommended it a few weeks back csziggy Feb 2015 #149

I had both chicken pox and shingles CatWoman Feb 2015 #112

I had both. I had chicken pox so badly that they were on the INSIDE of my roguevalley Feb 2015 #200

Adult onset autism is caused by wedding vows... proven fact MattBaggins Feb 2015 #207

I've had chicken pox and mumps shenmue Feb 2015 #2

Same. Arugula Latte Feb 2015 #10

Me, too! I had a very bad case of chicken pox, have about 20 scars on my body adigal Feb 2015 #161

Gardasil. xmas74 Feb 2015 #193

Hell, I forgot about the mumps. I had them, as well. 11 Bravo Feb 2015 #48

Yep ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #79

Yeah, my dad got it then and ended up extremely sick. Before I was born. but my aunt told me. freshwest Feb 2015 #136

Makes them sterile dhol82 Feb 2015 #140

WOW ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #152

Had mumps............ MyOwnPeace Feb 2015 #171

Thanks, 1SBM, that means a lot coming from you. My dad was unable to have kids for many years. freshwest Feb 2015 #190

I strongly believe that we ALL have a purpose ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #191

I started to add the word ALL myself. So many are kept from their full potential. And agree: freshwest Feb 2015 #192

I had both. elleng Feb 2015 #3

had measles and mumps but no chicken pox. our fam seems to have some immunity to it as kids La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2015 #4

I had both, born in '47 haikugal Feb 2015 #5

I had quite a few - measles, mumps, german measles, scarlet fever, chicken pox NRaleighLiberal Feb 2015 #7

I had all the above Cirque du So-What Feb 2015 #71

My brother I had scarlet fever, but there's no vaccine for that. Crunchy Frog Feb 2015 #104

My mom, born in 1929, had that and it gave her a heart murmur adigal Feb 2015 #162

My aunt went through that also. Died very young. jwirr Feb 2015 #170

I had chicken pox when I was 4 (I was born in 1965). n/t Pendrench Feb 2015 #8

Born in '62, chicken pox in '68 etherealtruth Feb 2015 #51

Chicken pox as a teenager KamaAina Feb 2015 #9

Chicken pox vaccine not readily available until a few months after my son got a whopping case of it. 1monster Feb 2015 #82

It isn't a mild disease by any means Act_of_Reparation Feb 2015 #227

Both as a kid. Measles was pure misery. Nye Bevan Feb 2015 #11

I got both 14-day measles and chicken pox as an infant/toddler Art_from_Ark Feb 2015 #12

Born in the 60s; escaped measles through vaccination, but did get mumps and chickenpox LeftishBrit Feb 2015 #13

I've had measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #14

I'm 67 and have had both. I vividly remember the measles Laurian Feb 2015 #15

Same here. I was not sure why either. Glassunion Feb 2015 #30

Sensitivity to light is common with measles. So moms just did it without bothering to ask. Liberal Veteran Feb 2015 #39

I forgot all about the darkened room GP6971 Feb 2015 #188

Mumps, measles, c-pox. lpbk2713 Feb 2015 #16

Chicken pox. n/t zappaman Feb 2015 #17

Both. Cleita Feb 2015 #18

I had Munificence Feb 2015 #70

I've had both and I'm 65 aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2015 #19

I did too... haikugal Feb 2015 #46

I had chicken pox, born in 77... giftedgirl77 Feb 2015 #20

My oldest caught the chicken pox Control-Z Feb 2015 #158

Oooh I can imagine how terrible it must be for a baby to get it. giftedgirl77 Feb 2015 #164

I had it all. dilby Feb 2015 #21

That's what my mother did with my sister, brother, and me. She wanted us to share diseases valerief Feb 2015 #178

Me. I don't remember much about measles The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2015 #22

I had chickenpox. Did not get measles. bigwillq Feb 2015 #23

I'm older than you & I also had both.... Little Star Feb 2015 #24

I had both. Xyzse Feb 2015 #25

Both in first grade tosh Feb 2015 #26

64 as well. I had the 4 majors SteveG Feb 2015 #27

I was born in 1960 Danmel Feb 2015 #28

Had Chicken Pox and Mononucleosis at the same time. They made each other worse. stevenleser Feb 2015 #29

Chicken Pox at 5 years old Glassunion Feb 2015 #31

Had chicken pox and rubella. Vaccinated against rubella, but TwilightGardener Feb 2015 #32

I had both. drm604 Feb 2015 #33

I was born in 1958. I'm pretty sure I had measles. Brigid Feb 2015 #34

Born the same year! ladyVet Feb 2015 #217

I was born in 1960 and had chicken pox at age 29 meow2u3 Feb 2015 #35

I had BOTH measles and chicken pox the year I was in fourth grade Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2015 #36

I'm 60 and I had 'em all, except polio. truebluegreen Feb 2015 #37

Born in 73 - chicken pox JustAnotherGen Feb 2015 #38

I've had measles (rubeola and rubella) and mumps, but not chickenpox. Arkansas Granny Feb 2015 #40

I'm 59 and had both Holly_Hobby Feb 2015 #41

Had chickenpox and mumps when I was a toddler and got a measles shot. tenderfoot Feb 2015 #42

I had mumps, measles, chicken pox, whooping cough and mononucleosis. Shrike47 Feb 2015 #43

My brother almost died from measles as an infant. Avalux Feb 2015 #44

I had chicken pox as a child KMOD Feb 2015 #45

I was born in 1965 WCIL Feb 2015 #47

Both as a child. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2015 #49

I had measles, german measels, chicken pox, & mumps as a kid, and got measels and german measels peacebird Feb 2015 #50

I had measles, chicken pox and mumps - everyone I grew up with did Siwsan Feb 2015 #52

Hard measles, German measles, mumps twice, chickenpox, shingles, influenza, pneumonia uppityperson Feb 2015 #53

Chicken pox and measles. Hell Hath No Fury Feb 2015 #54

i had pox and mumps in the 60s. MFM008 Feb 2015 #55

I had both when I was a child MiniMe Feb 2015 #56

Had them all Polly Hennessey Feb 2015 #57

Rubella, Rubeola, Chickenpox frogmarch Feb 2015 #58

I had chicken pox. cwydro Feb 2015 #59

Had c-pox and mumps as a toddler. madamesilverspurs Feb 2015 #60

Of the traditional childhood diseases -- Exhibit A Feb 2015 #61

Just adding one thing Exhibit A Feb 2015 #63

I am immune also NEOhiodemocrat Feb 2015 #189

I had chicken pox. My oldest son did too, but the youngest got the vaccine. n/t FSogol Feb 2015 #62

Chicken Pox Aerows Feb 2015 #64

i had both . . . and mumps too. eom ellenfl Feb 2015 #65

I was around all of them (my brother had them), but I never got them. woodsprite Feb 2015 #66

Both. Jamastiene Feb 2015 #67

I'm 59 shanti Feb 2015 #68

No Measles but I did sdfernando Feb 2015 #69

I had Chicken Pox twice as well! Yakob Feb 2015 #203

I've never met anyone else that had them twice sdfernando Feb 2015 #221

All of them Old Codger Feb 2015 #72

I had both indivisibleman Feb 2015 #73

All the above plus one more, Scarlet fever. tencats Feb 2015 #74

You are not the only one. I also had scarlet fever. Curmudgeoness Feb 2015 #146

I had measles twice, once in elementary school and again in high school. femmocrat Feb 2015 #75

I had German Measles (Rubella) as a teen project_bluebook Feb 2015 #76

I was born in 1983. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2015 #77

did they take you to a chickenpox party? pstokely Feb 2015 #223

Born in 1967. Had both as a child. Throd Feb 2015 #78

I had both Richard D Feb 2015 #80

I probably had them all, YarnAddict Feb 2015 #83

Both. I'm also an older fart and in the same boat. Vinca Feb 2015 #84

Born in '55, had Still Sensible Feb 2015 #85

My German Measles probably caused a stillborn sibling HomerRamone Feb 2015 #86

My mom had several miscarriages during the years we were catching everything... Hekate Feb 2015 #208

I had them both. Blue_In_AK Feb 2015 #87

I nearly died from measles Warpy Feb 2015 #88

Some of us just have fluctuating, low titers. Barack_America Feb 2015 #153

Maybe that's the case with my younger son and the chicken pox vaccine Neurotica Feb 2015 #198

I was a disease magnet pipi_k Feb 2015 #89

I was born in the mid-60s TBF Feb 2015 #91

Marta & I had both, we are 58 Omaha Steve Feb 2015 #92

I was born in 1948, murielm99 Feb 2015 #93

had both, mumps too.... mike_c Feb 2015 #94

At 65, I had them all. Measles (both kinds) mumps, chicken pox. You name it we got it. OregonBlue Feb 2015 #95

I've got some years on you. I got everything which was expected. CTyankee Feb 2015 #98

I suspect that since everyone got them, we all had a certain amount of immunity. OregonBlue Feb 2015 #226

Chicken Pox - during a hurricane Piasladic Feb 2015 #96

I had both as a child, I'm an old fart too. lark Feb 2015 #97

Mumps, measles and chickenpox dumbcat Feb 2015 #99

I had chicken pox. I was born in 1963. Borchkins Feb 2015 #100

I was also born in '63, but have had none of the above diseases. smirkymonkey Feb 2015 #224

My siblings and I all had chicken pox. Crunchy Frog Feb 2015 #101

I had both. There was no chicken pox shot cal04 Feb 2015 #102

Measles - had to wear sunglasses spedtr90 Feb 2015 #103

Chicken pox, measles, and mumps FuzzyRabbit Feb 2015 #105

Chicken pox and mumps fucked me up a bit. hunter Feb 2015 #106

Chickenpox, measles and mumps. Mumps was the hardest for me. We got polio and smallpox vax at school freshwest Feb 2015 #107

I missed the mumps, but had the other two plus more. sheshe2 Feb 2015 #174

Had chicken pox at age 11... wysi Feb 2015 #108

I had chicken pox and mumps madamvlb Feb 2015 #109

Old fart. Had both and mumps nt sarge43 Feb 2015 #110

I'm in my late 50s.. sendero Feb 2015 #111

Born in 1991, and I had Chicken Pox twice. Yakob Feb 2015 #113

I had mumps, chicken pox, rubella and measles. Measles complications nearly killed me. ColesCountyDem Feb 2015 #114

I had chickenpox so bad I was in the hospital. redstatebluegirl Feb 2015 #115

Born in 43, and had them all, as did every kid in the jaysunb Feb 2015 #116

I had chicken pox but not measles. BlueStater Feb 2015 #117

Born in 1975. I got chicken pox in the mid 80's ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2015 #118

This message was self-deleted by its author polly7 Feb 2015 #119

Born in 1949. Mumps in the womb; 10 day "hard" measles at home at age 7, nursed through it by WheelWalker Feb 2015 #120

Chicken pox, measles, whooping cough, mumps, tonsillitis. nt kelliekat44 Feb 2015 #121

Measles, mumps, and chickenpox. Check. AtomicKitten Feb 2015 #122

I've never had either. AtheistCrusader Feb 2015 #123

I had both treestar Feb 2015 #124

Had both and all five of of my sybs did. The whole neighborhood had both. We were sent to other .... marble falls Feb 2015 #125

Born in 1939, measles in 1941, very serious... IphengeniaBlumgarten Feb 2015 #127

65; not vaccinated nor have I had the Measles... KauaiK Feb 2015 #128

Chicken pox, measles and mumps NV Whino Feb 2015 #130

Both kinds of measles libodem Feb 2015 #131

I remember when I came down with chicken pox . . . another_liberal Feb 2015 #132

I had both. My sister had whooping cough and no one else in the family got it. Dont call me Shirley Feb 2015 #133

I too am 64 panader0 Feb 2015 #134

I had mumps. Saw a photo of me on my mom's lap with my neck as wide as a socker ball. C Moon Feb 2015 #135

I've had both----also chicken pox and mumps. virgogal Feb 2015 #137

Never had the measles. Tried to get the chiken pox... Iggo Feb 2015 #138

I had both at the same time over Christmas break rosesaylavee Feb 2015 #139

Had measles, chicken pox, and mumps. old guy Feb 2015 #142

I had chicken pox, as I was reminded when I got shingles a few years ago. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2015 #143

Childhood diseases... yeah, that's what they use to call it... all of it NotHardly Feb 2015 #145

Can't your DOCTOR test you NOW for immunity, if you can't recall vaccines & child diseases? Think appalachiablue Feb 2015 #147

Born in '53, had both Roselma Feb 2015 #148

Born in 1950 NEOhiodemocrat Feb 2015 #150

I had mumps, measles and chicken pox when I was a little kid Rhiannon12866 Feb 2015 #151

I had chicken pox and measles, HubertHeaver Feb 2015 #154

I got everything as a kid and the shots too, nowdays I never get sick ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #155

Had chicken pox. Getting a MMR booster onecaliberal Feb 2015 #156

Rubella 3rd grade (1965) Freddie Feb 2015 #157

I was born in 1940 and had my vaccination in about 1945 (before starting school) for... jamesatemple Feb 2015 #159

Measles, mumps, chicken pox and German measles LiberalEsto Feb 2015 #160

Both. NaturalHigh Feb 2015 #163

We all had the chicken pox jamzrockz Feb 2015 #165

If there was a childhood fredamae Feb 2015 #166

I had measles, mumps and chicken pox kimbutgar Feb 2015 #167

I did as well as mumps and whooping cough. Don't remember the whooping cough - too young. jwirr Feb 2015 #168

I had both.... rainbobryte Feb 2015 #169

had both and the mumps too yuiyoshida Feb 2015 #172

I had chicken pox as a child malaise Feb 2015 #173

I had measles and chicken pox LiberalElite Feb 2015 #175

I had measles and don't remember being sick. I had tons of spots on my face and thought, 'Gee, valerief Feb 2015 #176

I had both GP6971 Feb 2015 #177

I remember the polio vaccine in school. I think we drank it from Dixie cups. nt valerief Feb 2015 #182

You're right! n/t GP6971 Feb 2015 #185

I had chicken pox. Don't remember much about it. RiverLover Feb 2015 #179

Got very sick from measles in early 60's marlakay Feb 2015 #180

I had the measles as a child and gopiscrap Feb 2015 #181

Rubella sent me to the hospital at 2. jeff47 Feb 2015 #183

Had chicken pox in 1971 Bobbie Jo Feb 2015 #184

I had chicken pox. It was painful. My brother had it much worse. HuckleB Feb 2015 #186

Born after 1956 means you need to be re-vaccinated? flamingdem Feb 2015 #187

Chicken pox times two. xmas74 Feb 2015 #194

had them all reorg Feb 2015 #195

I had Chicken Pox when I was 2 loyalsister Feb 2015 #196

I'm an older old fart than you by a couple of years and...... truegrit44 Feb 2015 #197

This message was self-deleted by its author fried eggs Feb 2015 #199

Chicken pox, measles and mumps here... MrMickeysMom Feb 2015 #201

I had both, so did almost everyone I knew. No big deal. Big Pharma must not have enough sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #202

Born in 1953, I had them all except polio. n/t Mugu Feb 2015 #204

I'm 19 and had it in elementary school. F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #205

I had chicken pox. So did my kids laundry_queen Feb 2015 #206

Born in '47, sibs and I had measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox. My poor baby sister ... Hekate Feb 2015 #209

I have had both as well as mumps and I'm normal Douglas Carpenter Feb 2015 #210

Both. 66 yo madokie Feb 2015 #211

I had measles in 1973. My vaccination failed. Mariana Feb 2015 #212

chicken pox. pansypoo53219 Feb 2015 #213

Both lawyer and client and short a few oldandhappy Feb 2015 #214

I've had both chicken pox and measles. In_The_Wind Feb 2015 #215

I was born in '63 jen63 Feb 2015 #216

I was born in 1950. I've had most of them and then some. hobbit709 Feb 2015 #218

I had chicken pox, measles and mumps. Frustratedlady Feb 2015 #219

Measles and chicken pox cordelia Feb 2015 #220

I had both Daphne08 Feb 2015 #222

I had all the child hood illnesses-but a warning. w8liftinglady Feb 2015 #225

I had both and so did two of my brothers and my sister. Skidmore Feb 2015 #228

Chicken pox abelenkpe Feb 2015 #229

Had them all...measles, mumps, rubella, whooping cough chelsea0011 Feb 2015 #230

Born in 1951, had measles and chicken pox. Son was born in 1983, had Nay Feb 2015 #231