Amen. Going through my first ever bout with shingles right now.Getting old isn't for the faint of heart. Take care.
Amen. Going through my first ever bout with shingles right now.
Do not recommend.
Good question John. We got our shingles vaccine at my sisters and friends urging who have gone through that. There is also a pneumonia vaccine which I got as I have had it a few times. They claim it covers viral and bacterial. I hope they are both effective. These things are helpful but we need reasonable expectations as effectiveness varies. As usual a requirement for perfection should not be an impediment to good - do what you can.Did you get the vaccine?
I did but it wasn't the Shingrix, it was the older style, Zostavax.Did you get the vaccine?
Yes, My wife says that once you are over that you have to wait a year before you can get the Shingrix because it takes a year to get fully over a shingles episode and for the immune system to recover before you hit it with a vaccine.I did but it wasn't the Shingrix, it was the older style, Zostavax.
I understand it wasn't nearly as effective as Shingrix is and that they are recommending getting the Shingrix even if you had Zostavax previously.
Once this bout of torture clears up it sounds like getting the Shingrix shot about a year later is the way to go.
I'm on antivirals right now and hoping that does the trick quickly rather than slowly.
I am shocked at how fast it progressed. I had one itchy spot Wednesday and hundreds the next morning. Called the healthline and they recommended I see a Dr. within 4 hours. Mine was closed so I went to the Emergent Care Centre and showed my ass to everyone I could catch. Took 6 1/2 hours but close enough.
Mine is mostly itchy now but they say the pain can be 8 to 10 out of 10 for some people.
Were you on antivirals?I had shingles about 20 years ago and had the Zostavax vaccine later. It took over a year for the symptoms to completely go away. Guess I should get the new one!
Wow is all I have to say……Same with Pneumonia vaccines. And stay current with COVID. Get your Flu shot every year.
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