You might think, “No spots, no fever, right?” Wrong. Mild chickenpox loves to play tricks. You can have a low-grade fever (think 99-100°F) that makes you feel like you’re running on dial-up internet. You’re not sick enough to stay in bed, but you’re too fuzzy to remember your own phone number.
Fatigue is the uninvited plus-one. You’ll feel like you’ve been hit by a gentle, fluffy pillow. It’s the kind of tired where you accidentally nap on the couch for 45 minutes and wake up confused about what day it is. Some people even complain of a mild headache or a vague “icky” feeling a day before the spots show up, like the virus is sending a polite RSVP.
