[GailA]

I have a history of bad reactions to many meds. I used only the Aveeno cream and it took only about 10 days for them to stop being painful. The Aveeno cream was a miracle worker in stopping the pain and itch for hours at a time and dried them up really fast. Neat thing was no side effects.

I thought you could only get them once?

[twigs]

I thought you could only get them once?

Unfortunately, that's not true. I had chicken pox twice as a kid and shingles as a teenager. Then in college I had a series of eye problems that were assumed to be caused by the same herpes virus that causes chicken pox. When I told my daughter's pediatrician my history, he couldn't assure me that I wouldn't get any of the above when she got chicken pox. Fortunately, I didn't, but I wouldn't be surprised anytime any of them cropped up again.