That Shingles Shot

@Hate2Iron (15724)
Canada
September 6, 2019 4:38pm CST
Just finished my second one and my arm is killing me. But, it is certainly better than getting the disease... I never really heard much about it until a university friend contracted it. Any one listening to him describe the pain would send you running for the shot. Not that I have a doctor since returning home. It's been a year and still nothing. But we do have two really good doctors at our local walk in clinic. He asked me a couple of months or so if I was interested and I instantly remembered F's story. I think that I went to Costco the very next day and had the first of two injections. Today was my last. It's not a guarantee that you won't get Shingles, but if you do, it will be a much milder version of it. What do you know about Shingles?? Now, I just have to keep pushing hubby to get it too!!
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (56195)
• Canada
7 Sep 19
I've had shingles a few times, it is terribly painful. My worst bout was my first which occurred during a heatwave and it was located on my face and went into my hair.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (56195)
• Canada
7 Sep 19
@marlina One time that I had it I literally lost about 3 or 4 days as I slept since the pain pills don't let you do anything else.
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Marlina
@marlina (154103)
• Canada
7 Sep 19
@Juliaacv , You are right, not much to do when so much in pain, better sleeping it off.
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Marlina
@marlina (154103)
• Canada
7 Sep 19
@Juliaacv, Sounds awful.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
6 Sep 19
My Dad suffered greatly with shingles, so painful. I got my shots last year.
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Hate2Iron
@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
7 Sep 19
I never heard anything about it until a friend my own age started experiencing it. I never heard it from my parents or grandparents!!
CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
7 Sep 19
@Hate2Iron Working in the medical field for many years I was very aware of it, glad you got your vaccine.
Jennifer
@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
6 Sep 19
My husband has had shingles already and thank God I did not get it when he had it! He was in a LOT of pain with it and missed quite a bit of work when he had it. =(
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Hate2Iron
@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
7 Sep 19
He had to be quite young to get it... sounds horrible!! :(
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Jennifer
@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
7 Sep 19
@Hate2Iron He was around 35 or so, but he has a very low immune system. He was born a premature baby and with under developed lungs. He's had many health problems in his life already, including seizures when younger, heat stroke, mild heart attack, etc...
Anna
@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
7 Sep 19
I had shingles three years ago, it was painful, but surely not as painful as kidney stones, not even to compare.
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Hate2Iron
@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
7 Sep 19
I have heard of kidney stones... my son had them a few years ago :(
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Hate2Iron
@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
8 Sep 19
@LadyDuck Sounds like something I never want to experience!!!
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
8 Sep 19
@Hate2Iron As I had both the shingles and the kidney stones I can compare.
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crazyhorseladycx
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
7 Sep 19
my momma, dad 'n cousin'd such. the latter'n her eye, bless her. glad ya got the shot. wish i could get vaccines, but such's not wise with my other health hiccups. best 'f luck gettin' yer hubs to do the same. mine'll not listen either.
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Hate2Iron
@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
7 Sep 19
I'm wishing you luck too. There is a new vaccine available. I wonder if that one would be permissible??
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MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
6 Sep 19
I've never had it but I know it's extremely painful.
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Hate2Iron
@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
7 Sep 19
Lets hope that we have seen the last of it with the new version of the vaccine.
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Marlina
@marlina (154103)
• Canada
7 Sep 19
I know a lot about having shingles as I got it a few years ago and it went to my eye. Extremely painful, took a lot of painkillers. Lasted one month.
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Hate2Iron
@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
7 Sep 19
I'm glad that it didn't affect your eye sight! That must have been so frightening!!
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Marlina
@marlina (154103)
• Canada
7 Sep 19
@Hate2Iron , the doc told me that I was lucky that I saw him inside 72 hours as I could have lost my eyesight. Very scary!
The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Sep 19
I don't know much about it. An Uncle had it a couple of years ago. He said it was not pleasant.
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Hate2Iron
@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
7 Sep 19
My last injection seems to have been worse than the first... but it could have been my imagination??
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Sep 19
We've had shingles shots but I think we only had to have one. My Mum had shingles and a friend was in hospital for a week with it. It's very nasty and once you get it, it can recur.
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Hate2Iron
@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
7 Sep 19
There is an updated version that I had... I wonder if that is the reason for the 2 shots?? I hope your mom never gets it again!!
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (127116)
• United States
6 Sep 19
I've been dealing with shingles for the past week. Luckily I caught it very early and got on antiviral medication right away so it hasn't been bad at all.
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Hate2Iron
@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
7 Sep 19
Hope that you are feeling better as of this morning!!!
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
2 Oct 19
@Hate2Iron Good idea to get the injections even if there is no guarantee that you can get it or not. I hope your husband will consider getting the injections.