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Chicken poxs

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Chris6543
Chris6543

Hi guys dose anyone no if I should stay clear of someone with chicken poxs I do have Addison disease and now just been diagnosed with hyperthyroidism thanks

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  • cool_catalan
    cool_catalan Chris6543

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    Yes you have to stay away from someone with chicken pox. I know that people with Addison's disease when in danger of infection need to double their medication for two days (I do it three days sometimes)  to help the adrenals to deal with the physical stress of an infection.  (When I get a head cold, I double the amount of hydrocortisone I am on for two to three days, if I do not do that, I end up having pneumonia). do you have hyperthyroidism of Grave's disease?

    • Chris6543
      Chris6543 cool_catalan

      Posted

      Hi thanks for the reply it's my daughter that now has chicken poxs and I was diagnosed last week with hyperthyroidism apparently it's one of the things I we can get with having addisons disease

    • cool_catalan
      cool_catalan Chris6543

      Posted

      Can you avoid touching your daughter? dose she sneeze or cough? If you have to be near her. feed her use gloves, wash your hands, wear a face mask. Can somebody else look after her? have you doubled the amount of cortisone you take for 2 or three days>

      Hope everything goes well for you.

      monsie

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