Chickenpox experience

Vaccination for chickenpox is available but why not ask kids to have it? If suffering helps kids to grow up, there is no need to look for it for the sake of it if there is a way to avoid it, because suffering is an easy prey during one's life. 

The virus stayed for hibernation for two weeks since my daughter caught it up in the nursery.
On the Sunday (Day 1), her appetite was poor and we felt strange but we did not connect it to chickenpox at all.

On the day after (Day 2), when I went to pick her up in the nursery at the evening, the staff told me that she got some red spots on her chest and neck and they suspected that it was chickenpox because there were two chickenpox cases in the nursery two weeks ago. On the evening, more red spots were coming out, on the chest, arms, and face. We were not surprised as we had been warned that these spots could come out so quickly that they could be seen to appear and grow at the moment while being watched. During the night, she started feeling itchy and woke up several times. She started to have light fever at around 37.5.

Day 3 (Tuesday): She woke up with many red spots and complained feeling itchy all over. Calamine Cream and Piriton was applied to reduce the itchiness. Her fever carried on, to over 38.

Night 3: During the night, we had to stay at the side of her bed overnight to apply cream continually and prevent her from scratching.

Day 4(Wednesday): More red spots were coming out, all over her body. It was beyond words to describe it. One biggest one was right on the tip of her nose which did worry us a lot and a lot by just seeing it. More calamine, more Piriton. Here is the peak time.

Night 4: Another sleepless night.

Day 5(Thursday): More red spots, but the situation was stabilizing. Poor kid was eating little, but she could play for some time. When we got out to buy more cream, we had to stop in midway to apply more cream on her. Mostly we stayed at home and tried to avoid more sun exposure. In order to avoid infection, we were suggested to use Dead sea bath salt in the bath water. We gave her bath in luckwarm water(not too warm) twice in a day. 

Night 5: Another sleepless night.

Day 6(Friday): No more increase in the number of red spots. We got more new toys to occupy her and distract her. During these days, her body temperature was up and down, from time to time, up to over 38 below 39, down to 37. On the Friday evening, we went to the Emergency in the hospital since her temperature went back up to over 38.5. The doctor gave her a dose of calpol and a dose of ibuprofen together and brought the temperature down within one hour. The doctor said her situation was normal and if the calpol could bring the temperature down, there would not be big worries. If there is infection, the temperature would stay high.

Night 6: Her itchiness was controlled with a dose of Piriton. So we started having our calm night.

Day 6(Saturday): She still felt itchy occasionally, but not to the extent of rolling on the carpet. She could eat something. We kept her very hydrated and gave her some watermelon and orange juice and a lot of apple compot. We played with her indoors.

Day7, 8, 9(Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday): She stayed at home for a recovery. Cream was still needed but not for Piriton.

Day 10(Thursday): She was allowed to go back to the nursery. Her red spots were not gone yet.

Now it has been more than a month. Red spots are still visible. That biggest one on the tip of her nose is still there, recovering very slowly.