A BATTLE WITH CHICKENPOX:How I dealt with chickenpox.

I consider myself to be outgoing and friendly.Some of my favorite things to do include exercising, reading and going out with friends.I am an elementary school teacher,so my job keeps me pretty active.

I got chickenpox when I was student teaching during my senior year of college.I was actually exposed to chickenpox in the fourth grade classroom where I was teaching.I first noticed blisters on my stomach.i started feeling run down almost like flu After that it progressed quickly and within three days I had blisters everywhere on my body from top of my head to my knees.It was awful.i remember I even had blisters on my throat which made it difficult for me to swallow anything.i had intense itching but my aunt who was a physician told not to scratch or else I could end up with scars.

I remember taking oatmeals bath to try and soothe my skin.I was really sick for about a week.I later visited a physician who adviced me to use calamine lotion and a cool bath with added baking soda.uncooked oatmeal to ease some of the itching.I also ensured that my nails were short to prevent the virus from spreading to others and to prevent skin infection.with all these I was able to control chickenpox and later I overcame it.I discovered that the best solution to this infection is to ensure people are vaccinated early enough with chickenpox vaccine to ensure they are not infected.