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My daughter that has SWCAH, had them even though she had the chicken pox vaccination as a toddler. She got them in second grade during Christmas vacation. She had a total of about 25 pox. That was it. No fever and if it was any it was low grade. She felt fine, just itchy. We used Aveno Oatmeal bath to soothe the itch. VERY mild and natural. BUT if you have to put a towel on the bottom of the tub so they don't slip around AND when you take them out make sure you have a good grip on them. It is excellent stuff! We never stressed dosed her but was told ONLY TO STRESS DOSE FOR A HIGH FEVER.
As far as the steriod side of this, that rule only stands for people that take steriods that do not take them as a CAH patient does. A CAH patient takes a steriod only to replace that steroid that the body DOES NOT MAKE. So we aren't giving anything extra. That is dangerous only to the people that take steriods for other things. Like my mom takes them for a breathing disease. IF she were to get them it would be dangerous to her body. They told me to only stress dose if the fever was high, but not to give her any extra if she didn't need to. She did great. I agree with other moms, expose them now because down the line if they get them as adults it can be far more dangerous to them. This is with ANY person. (unless you have an infant, I would try and keep chicken pox away from infants as much as you can just for the sake they can't itch their own itchies. AND any fever in an infant isn't always good. )Good luck, let us know the outcome! Happy itching!
