My daughter has shingles . . .

Poor baby - the stress of finishing her thesis . . . and grandkids making all the noise in the house . . . has just been to much for her.  She was in the emergency room Saturday night with what we thought was a migraine - they didn't even look at the rash she told them she had . . . and today she has it all around her.  Now . . . the fun part of this is that my grandson has NOT had his chicken pox shot yet . . .so just about the time his mom is supposed to start her new job next Monday . . . so they can afford to MOVE OUT . . . he is about due to break out with chicken pox . . . oh PLEASE no!  I would take vacation and stay home just so DL can get her job started . . .but I so don't want to do that (because we KNOW the babysitter is not going to think this is fun either . . . ugh)  I'm going to take a nap . . . not going in to work this afternoon. Chris

Oh Chris, I am so sorry for your daughter and hope she gets better. My thoughts are with you and your family. Sending you big hugs and positive vibes. Hopefully the little one doesn't get the chicken pox from it. Maybe the babysitter has had it already? Hugs, Jaime

Thanks Jamie . . . the babysitter might have had it .. . but she watches other kids too . . . so for any "major" sickness - they have to stay home.  I can't blame her for that at all.  We'll just have to ride it out and see.

Please keep us updated and hopefully things will work out.

I think shingles is the most painful thing I've ever had. I feel so sorry for her! There's a good chance no one will come down with chicken pox though, lets cross our fingers. I stayed away from everyone just in case, but my husband had never had chickenpox or the shot and he never broke out.

Yikes, poor thing!  I sure hope the little one doesn't get it right now and that she feels better soon! -Donna

i hope your daughter feels better soon and that the little one doesn't get it.

Thank you everyone!

Chris how is your daughter feeling and the little one?

Michelle is still miserable . . . more with the headaches still than the actual shingles . . . but they are starting to bother her more today . . . but at least she isn't throwing up any more.  I don't know the name of the meds they put her on . . .but she has to take it 5 times a day.  He didn't know if it was to late to hel*****t, but he said not taking it would do nothing to help.  He also told me that they have shots for shingles now too . . .which they usually give to people over 60 - but he advised me to get one since it seems to maybe run in the famiily and 57 was "close enough". The little one (Myles) is doing fine - turns out daddy was the one that took him for his last shots (and like he remembered what shots were given?), but it was only a month or two ago so we should watch him, but the doctor wasn't to worried (YEA!). Thanks everyone!