Measles, Mumps and Chickenpox

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I caught chicken pox after a trip to Scandinavia at age 30. I caught mumps after a trip to Belgium at age 37. Still waiting on measles, but staying away from Disneyland!

I'm 55, by the way.

Not sure OP is an anti-vaxxer. But PP should definitely get an MMR if their health allows. This isn't some sort of badge of honor.

Believe me, I don't consider it a badge of honor! Doc and I have discussed, but unfortunately there are other health considerations. Childhood vax records are unclear, too.

[Anonymous]

I'm 38. I had chickenpox, but not mumps or measles. Growing up, most kids I knew got chicken pox, but no one I know got mumps or measles. I know I received the MMR vaccine as a child.

[Anonymous]

40 and had chicken pox when I was 13. It was a miserable experience. Vaccinated against everything else. Don't know anyone (my age) who had measles or mumps. I'm sure I know people who were kids pre-vaccine availability but I don't know off hand whether my parents had them.

[Anonymous]

32 and had chickenpox. I am happy I have lifelong immunity.

[Anonymous]

52. I had mumps and chicken pox. No measles but kids in the neighborhood had them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:32 and had chickenpox. I am happy I have lifelong immunity.

And now you can get shingles which I had 3 years ago, and it sucks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'll be 50 this year. I've had chicken pox. Everyone I know was vaccinated against mumps and measles.

Me too, but I am 45.

[Anonymous]

29. Never heard of anyone getting measles or mumps.

I did have chickenpox. I went to a chicken pox party where we all shared lollypops. LOL My mom knew I'd get it eventually, so she scheduled it in the summer when it wouldn't be as bad school or holiday wise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:37 here. I had the pox when I was only a couple of weeks old. Mom says I only had one or two on my legs. (She didn't breastfeed me BTW.) not sure if the mildness of the case lead to my developing shingles in 3rd garden but that shit was hell on earth. I'm petrified of it cropping up again and eve though in a way I think chicken pox would be fine for my kids to get I vaccinated them as soon as possible because shingles is no joke.

The mildness of your chicken pox is completely unrelated to your shingles. I also had shingles as a kid, btw.

[Anonymous]

I'm 33 and had the chickenpox in kindergarten. I remember the MMR vaccine beginning new and getting that and the booster, to avoid measles and mumps. My mom had measles as a kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Only chickenpox. I don't know a single person who has had mumps or measles. I'm 37.

+1, and I'm 34

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:32 and had chickenpox. I am happy I have lifelong immunity.

And now you can get shingles which I had 3 years ago, and it sucks.

So can all the kids who have been vaccinated.