I never had chickenpox either. While speaking to a family member who is in the medical field, she suggested having a blood titre run for these diseases to see which immunities exist, and which one’s don’t.
She said a lot of older people who insist they never had chicken pox, actually have an immunity. Many of these people had them, but maybe only one.
I hear chicken pox and coldsores are very similar, and that what a person thought was a coldsore outbreak, might actually have been chicken pox. The only way to know is to have that titre run.
When I was expecting my first child, my rubella titus showed immunity. Two and a half years later, while expecting my second child, my titre had changed. I was no longer immune so after the baby was born, I had to have the shot for that.
I don’t think chickenpox titre changes like rubella does, so if you are concerned, get tested.
Thanks. I get blood drawn every so often. I’ll see if I can have them add that in.
I may have had the Zoster Immune Globulin shot years back. I just don’t remember.
It is interesting how immunity can morph for women who have had children.
I had a bone marrow transplant and have to be completely revaccinated again. So far, I’ve had one MMR. My oncologist is calling me in this week for a titer Check. My immune system sucks. This measles outbreak has put the bone marrow transplant community under some stress.