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02-21-20, 10:44 AM | |
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My doctor ordered mine, but not sure when I will get the prescription for it. She asked me if I wanted it, and I mentioned that I had read about it on this thread. I appreciate everyone posting their experiences and the reasons for getting the vaccination. I'm not sure I would have been informed enough to get it otherwise.
I did get shingles when I was around 45 or so, but it was a mild case. I had some lesions around my right side, but ibuprofen was enough for the pain. I was more natural oriented at the time, and went to a naturopath. She did give me a spray for viruses that seemed to dry it up and keep it comfortable. I'm not sure if it had an effect, or I just had a mild case. However, I'm 60 now, and I don't want to take the chance of an even worse case.
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02-21-20, 12:25 PM | |
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Re side effects, I had worse side effects with the first one, practically none with the second. I had them 6 months apart.
My husband experienced zero side effects aside from slight arm soreness. I just remembered we're due for our 2nd Pneumonia vaccines this month.
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03-08-20, 07:18 PM | |
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DH had his first shot on Friday afternoon and developed mild flu-like symptoms that night. He was pretty miserable Saturday morning and then perked up a bit after that. It's Sunday night and the symptoms are fewer and they come and go - mostly on and off chills and aches. He tends to get reactions to vaccines so we did expect him to not do well with this one.
I had both my doses last year (with almost no side effects other than a sore arm) but never had chicken pox as a child and ended up getting the vaccine as an adult after a blood test proved I never had the virus. Now I'm wondering if I didn't even need the Shingrix vaccine since I didn't have chickenpox? ETA: Over 48 hours and DH still has a low-grade fever, aches, chills...poor guy! Erica |
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auto-immune disorder, shingles, shingrix, vaccines, zostavax |
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