I’ve had the chicken pox four times. The first time was miserable. Each time it gets milder.
Had the measles as an adult too. The worst headache I’ve ever ever had. The mumps were worse.
Never got sick as a kid. My mother must have quarantined me.
Wow! I've never heard of that happening before. Usually, people get the chicken pox the first time, but get shingles from the same virus later on.
The chicken pox virus is never eliminated from your body, so it can make you sick again. I got shingles a couple of years ago, and it took well over a year for the pain to stop--long after the lesions healed. It felt like I was being stabbed in the neck.