Flu, shingles or chickenpox. Oh great :(
Posted by: Tony Lockhart on 30 May 2013
I'm obviously hoping it's just flu, but the blisters are worrying. My parents can't remember if I've had chickenpox before, so all all three are possible. At 49 years old, this could be a right ol laugh.....
Tony
Posted on: 02 June 2013 by Tony Lockhart
Result. High quality, pure lavender oil gently rubbed into the skin, no more itching. And the aroma sent me to sleep too. Well, that and the drowsy anti-histamine.
Posted on: 02 June 2013 by Steve J
Get well soon Tony.
Steve
Posted on: 02 June 2013 by Tony Lockhart
Thanks Steve. I really don't feel too bad today, apart from falling asleep at every opportunity. No itching, no new spots or rashes, and no fever. I feel quite fortunate, and very very ugly.
Posted on: 02 June 2013 by tonym
So, completely back to normal then.
Posted on: 02 June 2013 by Tony Lockhart
Posted on: 02 June 2013 by TomK
All the best Tony. I was lucky enough to catch just about every childhood illness going round in the late 50s. That's how it seemed to be round our way back then. I had measles and chickenpox back to back over a six week period. I remember little about it except my bed being in the living room and the curtains being drawn half the time. Daytime TV was even worse back then than now 
My mum had had TB just after I was born so I saw the Green Lady at least once a day and she'd stick horrible plasters on my back every time then rip them off next time. Great times. Sounds like an episode of Call the Midwife.
Anyway, take care and get well soon. Hopefully your doc prescribes a ban on crass tasteless unfunny jokes. 
Posted on: 02 June 2013 by naim_nymph
Get well soon, Tony!
But make sure your good lady wife knows where the life policy is,
...just in case
Debs
Posted on: 02 June 2013 by Tony Lockhart
Posted on: 04 June 2013 by Tony Lockhart
Well this is alright. I'm off work sick, but unusually in this situation I feel like playing music. So I am. Loud.
Posted on: 17 June 2013 by Tony Lockhart
This is pretty horrible now.
Apparently I've post-viral fatigue. Ok, makes sense. I'm still off work. Yep, I can handle that. I'm due back at work on Thursday, so I went for a walk around the village, twenty minutes or so, and I'll be polite here, I'm shattered. I feel almost drunk.
Has anyone else that's had great big grown ups chickenpox been through this?
Tony
Posted on: 17 June 2013 by rodwsmith
I feel for you Tony. Your body has justbwon a major battle, and it's normal that it will take a while for you to regroup and feel your best again. Eat well, drink sensibky and rest and in no time you'll be feeling fit again, and better than ou can remember feeling for some time. Just don't push yourself.
If it's any comfort, my arm is still in plaster - the break was worse than they thought - so I still have two more weeks of irritation and all the things that are difficult or impossible with only one arm, which include playing a record, and using a corkscrew. In my case this is pretty close to a possible definition of hell. (Although intercontinental air travel is not much fun either) And it has now gone hot and sunny here so it's getting itchy, and will I'm sure also become smelly soon enough.
Bon rétablissment à toi.
Rod
Posted on: 17 June 2013 by rodwsmith
and typing, as you can read from the above, which I can't be arsed to correct...
Posted on: 17 June 2013 by Tony Lockhart
Chuckle. Thanks. Docs tomorrow maybe.
Posted on: 17 June 2013 by GraemeH
Yes Tony. My late pox knocked me sideways for about 3 weeks from onset to recovery.
Advice above is sensible.
Best
G
Posted on: 17 June 2013 by Steve J
You're just a bloody shirker Tony Lockhart! They don't breed 'em very tough up your way. You should have been back at work 3 weeks ago. When I was a lad...............
Get well soon mate.
Steve
Posted on: 17 June 2013 by Tony Lockhart
Any time you fancy a fight, mate.
Posted on: 17 June 2013 by Steve J
Is that a fight or flight Tony?
Posted on: 17 June 2013 by Tony Lockhart
Oh. I meant shight.
Posted on: 15 December 2013 by Tony Lockhart
For the first time since June, my arms aren't aching. That's three days now. I can work all day without having to take regular st-down breaks, and I'm thinking about getting my fat behind back on a bicycle again. I feel like the end is in sight.
Still. At least it didn't kill me.
Posted on: 16 December 2013 by Russ
Tony: My son just had a case at 47. It was pretty bad for about 2 weeks but now he is nearly over it. One good point--it is my layman's understanding that your immune system "sees" the disease just as it would the vaccine, so I am reading that a recurrence is less likely--though it does happen. Best of luck.
Russ
Posted on: 22 June 2014 by Tony Lockhart
A year ago ish this week I went back to work after 'recovering' from this chickenpox, and I'm sat here ready to go to work, arms aching, fatigued already. Great, innit. At least now the time off sick is off my Bradford Factor.
