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A near miss and big consequences

Susquatch said:
Did you get the vaccine?
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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.
 
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Susquatch said:
Did you get the vaccine?
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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.
 
Near every one that’s had shingles recommends not getting it.
My old man got it a number of times, sometimes nearly couldn’t move for up to 2 weeks, a few years ago when Shingrix came out, decided best get with the program. So far, so good.
 
Doggggboy said:
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.
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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've had both Zostavax and Shingrix. Linda just brings my vaccines home and stabs me in the dining room. Everyone should get the Shingrix vaccine even if they've had Zostavax.
Same with Pneumonia vaccines. And stay current with COVID. Get your Flu shot every year.

Although there is no definitive long term study there is something called Humeral Immunity which means if you have had lots of vaccines your body is in better shape to tackle something new that you haven't had, or there isn't a vaccine for.

Hope you recover quickly @Doggggboy and @Dabbler
 
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!
 
Hey Buddy ! Glad to hear you caught this in time . :) I had a blockage in my right leg years ago that was painful as heck . 2" frilled out and stent implanted . Both legs feel like it's time for another drilling . :( OT , but will be seeing you soon .
 
Thank you all for all the positive thoughts and encouragement! I feel cared for by you guys!

I have been away for more than a week, as things have developed...

In Emerg, the doctor decided NOT to do a contrast CT scan and map the extent of the PE. After 6 days on Apixiban, I began to feel worse, and my BP rose (above 165/90), my resting heart rate was 100-105, and m O2 sats hovered around 88-90. For those not in the medical lingo, this is a circulatory system under significant stress. For about 5 days things felt worse, but the stats were just above the threshold of going back to Emerg.

Things are looking up again. My resting heart rate is in the 70-80 range (high for me, but not under stress), and my O2 is above 97. I'm tired all the time and feeling a little sh***ty, and sleeping 18 hours a day. But the stats are good, and I know I'm healing.

*** bulletin *** My GP (also my hero) finally got me in for a contrast CT for Friday. Because I'm improving, we will be seeing partially mitigated clots, but at least we will be able to predict the course of this episode, and the magnitude of the risk.

If we don't nail down the cause of these clots, I'll be on blood thinners for the duration. For a guy that shunned any medication all his life, going on blood thinners and my transition drugs for the rest of my life sucks!

A bit of a bumpy ride, but getting better. I had to cancel my drive to Ontario until I get cleared by the docs. bummer.
 
Hope you’re getting a handle on it! And the doctors too! It seems O2 levels are best above 90, my doctor was not very impressed when most of my sleeping levels were in the 85 to 87 range sometimes even less. Less impressed by my breathing stopping sometimes more then 20 times an hour.
Now we are waiting to see about the neck crap.
Anyway your ride is a harder one then mine, like I said when we talked, “staying alive likely has a lot to do with what’s going on!”
Get well.
 
My wife is on blood thinners after a couple ER visits . After her cancer, not that was not unexpected. With Warfren (sp) , she had almost weekly blood tests.The other blood thinner works differently and needs fewer tests . My blood tests are only semi yearly. This getting old business involves more care looking after yourself and that included doctor visits with those tests they seem to require.

Hey, you are a handy gal to have around.
 
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