i'm 13 and i *might* have had it.
i had itchy spots so mum thought i had them.
(That guy with a hat., Thu 12 Aug 2004, 21:44, archived)

Make sure you have it young
My neighbours kid gave it to me as an adult and it turned into shingles which was a living nightmare for 6 whole bloody weeks.
It attacks the nervous system and was non stop big time pain the whole time.
( Enigmatic ™                 Voice No More                  ©, Thu 12 Aug 2004, 21:49, archived)

Err, thanks for telling me that.
I've never had chicken pox and I'm almost 20. Think there's a possibility I'll never get it?
( mariosoup is the patron saint of quality footwear, Thu 12 Aug 2004, 21:53, archived)

they have a vaccine now, y'know...
But, just to scare you:

Ten years old: Cousins get chicken pox. Mother takes us over there. We don't get chicken pox.
Sixteen years old: Sister, brother, and stepfather get chicken pox. I don't live with them, but I go to visit. Sleep in the same house with the scabbed-over brother and sister and still-infectious stepfather, and don't get chicken pox.
Twenty years old: Visit a friend who starts feeling sick right after I leave. She comes down with chicken pox. I don't.
Twenty-seven years old: Absolutely out of nowhere, I come down with chicken pox.
( Sydney Bintstow, Thu 12 Aug 2004, 21:59, archived)

One of the best ever replies I have read on here
I spilled my beer.
( Enigmatic ™                 Voice No More                  ©, Thu 12 Aug 2004, 22:02, archived)