https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-...s/syc-20353054
https://www.vitruviamd.com/shingles-...pros-and-cons/
Mayo clinic says if you've had chicken pox you've got the virus that MIGHT cause shingles. Seems to happen more to older people with weaker or weakened immune systems.
It usually shows up on the torso. And usually leaves from there after days or weeks.
Seems the vaccine has been around since 2006.
And it's about 50% effective.
Side effects are generally mild soreness headaches aches and such. But there is a possibility of more severe side effects including causing shingles and far worse.
You might want do some reading up on the pros and cons... and alternatives.
You can't take these shots back once you take them. You know, consequences.
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It wasn't pretty, and I wouldn't dare show you the photo's. And talk about pain.
Aside from it feeling like Thousands of needles sticking you all at once. The more you try to avoid scratching, wearing loose clothing...the more it gets aggrivated and has a distinct STINK to it as well.
I did have the Chicken Pox when I was little (I think about 5 or so). So everything you have heard about it is true.
Now try to get this as an image in your mind....Imagine those NEEDLES across your back and waist...and here's where it gets even worse....in the GROIN area...not limited to one leg or small zone of skin.
SO...IF SOMEBODY TELLS YOU TO GET THE SHOT....LAUGH IF YOU WANT. But you'll be Sorry later.
I may be older than most. I may say things not everybody will like.
But despite all of that. I will never lower myself to the level of Liars, Haters, Cheats, and Hypocrites.
Philippians 4:13 I Can Do All Things Through Christ Who Strengthens Me:
If the freedom of speech is taken away
then dumb and silent we may be led,
like sheep to the slaughter.
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That's the one I got this last go around. No side effects for me.
@Gunny .. the virus runs from one end of a nerve to the other. I had rash on my front of my leg and a spot on my back. The only way they could tell that the rash on my leg was Shingles was to check the other end of the nerve. It was on my back and I didn't know it was there. The fact that I had the first vaccine years ago is why it wasn't painful.
I recommend getting it because it can be very dangerous and there's no telling what part of the body it will present. I can't remember how many weeks between first and 2nd but I remember being on a waiting list for the first shot for months. They couldn't make it fast enough to keep up with demand. Once you got the first shot your name was on the call back list for 2nd shot which had to be taken with a set number of weeks.
If the freedom of speech is taken away
then dumb and silent we may be led,
like sheep to the slaughter.
George Washington (1732-1799) First President of the USA.
If the freedom of speech is taken away
then dumb and silent we may be led,
like sheep to the slaughter.
George Washington (1732-1799) First President of the USA.
“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colin." Need I say more?” - Chris Rock
Of course that keeps you happy --- it is nice and simple .
But it is like saying that I never look before I cross the road because I have superb hearing and intuition . And that has worked for me every time .
Completely missing the point that overall probabilities are the issue . It is not what happens to you, the individual , it is what happens across the full 'sample' .
Equally wrong would be the antivaxxer who says there is no need for any vaccines if you look after yourself wisely , and I am living proof of this because I have never suffered
any disease for which there is a touted effective vaccine .