The Tattooed Lady

Hmm I've always understood that a recurrence of chicken pox was very slim to none (but I could be wrong). Is it possible it's something like poison ivy?
 
My son Kegan had them twice. I worked with a guy who got them a second time in his 30 and like to died.

This is from http://www.icaa.cc/WCI/articles/000082_4.htm
Recurrence of Chicken Pox and Reactivation as Shingles

Recurrence of Chickenpox. Recurrence of chickenpox is possible, but is very uncommon. One episode of chickenpox usually means life-long immunity against a second attack. (It should be noted that people who have had mild infections may be at greater risk for a breakthrough infection later on.)

Reactivation of the Virus as Shingles (Herpes Zoster). The major long-term complication of varicella is the later reactivation of the herpes zoster virus and the development of shingles, which occurs in about 20% of people who have had chicken pox.
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You can also get it if you have been vaccinated. This is from CNN.com
The vaccine, which uses a live but weakened virus, was developed in 1974 and has been approved in the United States since 1995. It is recommended for healthy children at 12 to 18 months.

Doctors at the Yale University School of Medicine said a look at 339 children found the effectiveness of the vaccine declines from 99 percent in the first year to 84 percent in years two through eight.

The report, published in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association, rated that level of protection as excellent.

The study was conducted because of reports that chicken pox was occurring among children who had been immunized. The Yale study said such cases found in its study were mild.
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I am no doctor but I have seen several cases of chicken pox and shingles and boy that is what this looks like to me. Ash and Sheri have never had any reaction to poison ivy or oak before and Ash's looks nothing like poison and is very mild. Sheri's is more localised like shingles. They are going to see the doctor this afternoon so perhaps we will get a diagnosis. (although I would trust a witch doctor farther than the Cox's.:( )
 
So I went to the dr and she said it wasn't chicken pox. It's a rash from my little "fun in the grass" when we were at the river, but that was week and day ago, but she says that doesn't matter. She said the spots on Ash legs were bug bites that she scratched and got infected. Greene doesn't believe her, but he doesn't like her as a dr.

I would post a picture what it looks like, but have to figure out how not to show off my butt cheek. Don't think you want to see that, but I can show you the back of my arm. I'll talk to Greene when he gets back.

We went to play tennis, but only got 1/2 hr in because of rain. It's coming our way and it's gonna be big and bad. Can't wait!!
 
So I went to the dr and she said it wasn't chicken pox. It's a rash from my little "fun in the grass" when we were at the river,
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...........and ****y Robert covers his mouth and under his breath in a fake sneeze utters "BULLSH!T"

Here are the pics, what cha all thin?

And poor Ashley (unfortunately her's does not show up quite as well

Rashes that show up a week later? Bug bites that only nail little girls and last for days? Now you know why I trust witch doctors more than cox's :confused:
 
We went to play tennis, but only got 1/2 hr in because of rain. It's coming our way and it's gonna be big and bad. Can't wait!!
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Oh it was bad all right, the damn lightning toasted the Netgear switch, a 2wire wireless router and Sheri's compaq's onboard nic and PCI bus. I've spent over an hour getting us back online. It's a great day.
 
Food

Actually did better today. Ate more calories, but I was hungry more.

Breakfast - cup milk (120), oatmeal (120), protein poweder (100) = 340

Snack - 5 saltine crackers (60), slice cheese (90) = 150

Lunch - 2oz smoked turkey sausage (30), cup dirty rice mix (130), 1 tbsp butter (30), potato (150) = 340

Snack - Apple = 55

Supper - 18 piece clams (270), 2 small corn on cob (100), .5 cottage cheese (90), 1 tbsp butter (30) = 490

Snack- popcorn = 100

Grand total = 1475
 
Today was another cleaning day on the rental house. Washed and hung out the blinds to dry so we can put them back up, found out that I like wild strawberries growing in the yard, scraped some paint off of the house on the outside/inside in the kitchen off of the window seal. All and all is was a good day. Probably will be over there tomorrow all day.
 
I needed a break from looking for jobs, so I figured I would come over here and put down my food intake. It was going good until lunch came around then it went to hell. Always seems to happen when I go to clean.

Didn't get all my calories, so I'm not keeping track today.

Breakfast - milk, cereal, 3 scrambled eggs w/cheese

Lunch - pork cube steak cut in half on white bun, cottage cheese, bowl of chocolate chip ice cream

Snack - diet coke, 2 granola bars

Supper - bbq pork steak, vegetables, cottage cheese

Tomorrow is not looking any better either.:(
 
Hey, where's that bubbly optimism I know and love? :)

Oh, I was looking at the rash pics...it looks just like what my big sis had a few years back. The doctors said (really!) that they didn't know what caused it, they'd seen a lot of it, and it usually only lasts two weeks. Great doc,huh?
 
Another afternoon at Greene's mom and dad's working outside. Greene mowed while I sat inside and chit chatted. When he was almost done, he came inside and asked me if I wanted to mow on the John Deere? OMG, talk about a trip. I'm 27 yrs old and I've never mowed on a riding mower before. I'm such a geek. I kindof have the hang of it, but it'll take a couple more times to really get the hang of it. The only thing I ran over was the leaf cover to the pool, but I don't think I did that much damage, or at least I hope not..ooppss!:eek: Other than that, I did ok. Now that Greene knows that I can mow, I'll be doing alot more, but I'm not complaining. I love to mow.:)
 
That sounds so much fun...I would love to try that.
 
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