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CHICKENPOXS IN CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC I.T.P

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15 years 10 months ago #1651 by solentgal
CHICKENPOXS IN CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC I.T.P was created by solentgal
can someone help me out on one thing pleazzz ( CHICKENPOTS) with i.t.p.. my daughter has not had chicken pots YET she be 5 in march 2010 im worried as keep getting told she must not catch it with her chronic i.t.p we live in uk she is at big school and soon i know it will be that time of yr it will be about can someone... plezzz tell me if u had it ur self or have had a child with it and what or how did they react to it what to do if they do get it and anything else that could help me ?

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15 years 10 months ago #1659 by alisonp
Replied by alisonp on topic Re:CHICKENPOXS IN CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC I.T.P
Never heard this, but I guess it might be to do with taking steroids and lowered immunity? How is your daughter doing recently anyway?

Ali

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15 years 10 months ago #1664 by solentgal
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she is not on any drugs and so far touch wood she is doing ok dr,s here are making me confused as some say she should not catch chickenpox and others say she be ok just keep on her cause if she do get it her i.t.p will flare up again and she could get very sick with it , so far she anit had it yet i did many yrs ago when she was 3 put her in a play group and they had chicknpoxs going round at time, and she did not catch it or if she did i saw no signs of it and at that time her platelets were 3 :unsure:

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15 years 10 months ago #1666 by snowgoose
Replied by snowgoose on topic Re:CHICKENPOXS IN CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC I.T.P
Hi,

Here in NZ there is a vaccination available for chicken pox. Is it available there? Have a chat with your Doctor. :)

Vanessa

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15 years 10 months ago #1689 by solentgal
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thanks hunny will do x

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15 years 10 months ago #1735 by Sandi
Replied by Sandi on topic Re:CHICKENPOXS IN CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC I.T.P
I don't think having chicken pox with ITP would necessarily be devastating. It may lower her counts, but then, any illness could.

As Vanessa said, have you looked into the vaccine? Not sure if it's available in the UK.

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15 years 10 months ago #1762 by solentgal
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i have talked with alis dr and she is looking into having the vaccine against chickenpox we are getting her in for a blood test on monday to see if her platelets are high enough for the jab x

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15 years 9 months ago #3429 by PaisleyRain
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Paisley had the Chicken Pox vaccine at 18 months (just before she got sick and dx with ITP). She had Rituximab in 2007. Last November my 8yr old got Shingles. I never even thought about it... but Paisley ended up with Chicken Pox 10 days later! The Rituxin had wiped out her vaccine. Luckily she didn't have too bad of a case and it did not touch her platelet count! :)

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