09-27-21, 08:32 PM | |
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I turned 50 this year and need to go get the Shingrix shot (just so many other health issues, like 3 bad teeth, menorrhagia, gout, ugh!).
Please get the shingles vax. My father died in 2019 after getting shingles. He was 91. It hit his face so that he was in excruciating pain for 3 months before dying.
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09-27-21, 08:55 PM | ||
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DH keeps putting off his shingrix, so he's finally going to do it next month. we had good luck with just calling the local Walmart - supplies are plentiful now. i was on the waiting list back in 2019 right before Covid hit.
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09-28-21, 08:15 AM | |
Join Date: Nov 2001
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I have really been on the fence about this b/c my body tends to react to every vaccine. I'm not anti-vax by any stretch of the imagination - I received the COVID vaccines happily.
But it sounds like there could be some nasty side effects that to me, sound worse than the case of shingles I actually did have. https://www.askapatient.com/viewrati...INGRIX+VACCINE I know, of course, that people who had bad reactions are going to be more likely to post to a site like this as opposed to people who didn't react or didn't have what they considered to be a bad reaction. So, I know it is presenting the worst of the worst. But, we did have a friend whose reaction to the first shot was so bad that his doctor told him NOT to get the second one. And interestingly, he developed a problem w/ his eye shortly thereafter...maybe a coincidence or maybe not? If you have had shingles before, you can get it again - the chances are 1 in 3 which is about the same chance as getting shingles in the first place. My case was not horrific by any stretch of the imagination and it may be b/c I quickly got treatment for it and the anti-viral meds knocked it back before it could get worse. I'm actually concerned that since I had it once, my body may react worse to the vaccine. But I guess that is something to ask my Dr. about. Like I said, flu vaccine first... Donna |
09-28-21, 10:37 AM | |
Join Date: Nov 2005
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I was reluctant to get the shingles shot too (and I am not anti-vax in any way) because I had heard horrible stories about side effects. That's why I wrote here in the first place (I'm the OP) to ask about others' experiences. When I got the shot at the doctor's office I asked about side effects, and the nurse told me most people were just tired, and that's exactly what happened to me. I was tired for about 24 hours, and then I was fine. I also had a sore arm for a couple of days. I've heard much worse stories about having shingles than I have about the shot!
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09-28-21, 11:11 AM | |
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Maryland, USA
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I know, and I think I'm on the fence partially b/c I had shingles and it wasn't bad....and some of the side effects sound worse than what I had w/ shingles. But, I was lucky I suppose and I did get treatment right away - and I'm sure that is what made my case so mild. The question is - do I want to chance it or not?
I didn't miss a day of work other than to go to the dr and pharmacy for prescriptions. I do remember being tired, but I got shingles during a period of stress and that may have also contributed to being tired as well. Donna |
09-28-21, 04:55 PM | |
Join Date: Jul 2004
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I just got my first Shingrix vaccine. I have had shingles twice. The first time it was undiagnosed and untreated for 6 months. I dealt with that pain for 8-10 years after. It seemed like forever. I was going through a lot at the time, my Mom had cancer and passed away. I was focusing on taking care of her, not myself. I got it again but on my neck. I woke up one morning with a rash on my neck. I thought, oh no way am I going through that again. I brushed my teeth, got cleaned up and went straight to an urgent care place, where I received treatment.
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