Shingles. Get your damn shot.

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PGHNeil@reddit

I'm due. I had chicken pox as a kid and somehow still got shingles when I was 20.

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I can down with it when I was 46 and was so angry. I considered it “something old people got” and was already pissed that I was getting old. I wasn’t even old enough to get the shot! It took me out for about a week to 10 days. I still have a few weird fatty bumps under the skin on my left thigh. It sucked!

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Temporary_Lab_3964@reddit

That’s all well and good unless you get shingles at 43!

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Curious-External-7@reddit

I really need to do this. I'm waiting for some down time at work because I've talked to a few people who told me the first shot knocked them on their asses for a few days. One bad enough that she never went back for the second one.

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School_House_Rock@reddit

I just got an updated shingles vaccine two weeks ago and my arm was fine. I got my first 1 on my 50th birthday, there was no way I am dealing with shingles.

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kon---@reddit

Wild that there's this whole damn bomb waiting to wreck a person's shit that's just been sitting in there waiting on its time for 50 damn years.

That shingles vaccine, makes your arm mostly useless for a day or two. The good news, after receiving the shingles vaccine, you will laugh at flu shot soreness.

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Substantial-Win-1564@reddit

I got shingles, flu, and pneumonia all together. Shingles arm was sore for about three days. The other 2 were no big deal. I’m 55M and only got a Covid vax before. Last year got pneumonia and almost died. I went from 210 pounds to 150 in two months. It was horrible. A buddy got shingles and it was brutal. Give me all the vaccines every year.

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1singhnee@reddit

Pro Tip: do not get shingles, covid, and flu vaccines all at the same time. No matter what the doctor says.

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Puffpuffpassfriend@reddit

Mind sharing why? Reason I ask is got 4 in one day few months back at Walgreens(covid, flu,shingles#1,pneumococcal), normal arm soreness(both arms) for few days.

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1singhnee@reddit

First two days felt like a mild flu, but I couldn’t lift my arms high enough to brush my hair for a few days. lol

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grapesofwrathforever@reddit

Who still gets covid shots

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1singhnee@reddit

My workplace sends out an announcement every time someone gets Covid. It’s frequent enough to keep me vaccinated.

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hazelquarrier_couch@reddit

That's really a violation of privacy.

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1singhnee@reddit

Why? No one is named.

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TypicalParticular612@reddit

I have never had a covid or Flu shot. I had a very mild case of covid in Jan 2021, just headache and fever for 24hrs. I had had the flu twice in 15 or so years.

My husband being military, had to have flu shot ever year and covid vax in the beginning. He got the flu almost every year, and had covid 4 times

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Unable-Arm-448@reddit

Smart people, that's who! :-)

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Wooden_Staff3810@reddit

I do. I have never gotten covid........yet.

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Dark-Empath-@reddit

Correlation isnt causation however. I’ve had COVID twice, once before and once after vaccination. I don’t even think the medical authority claim it prevented COVID, merely that it lessened the severity. Whether that’s true or not is hard to say. It was less severe the second time around for me, but by that point there were new variants which reportedly caused less severe symptoms anyway.

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rthrtylr@reddit

Anyone with a lick of sense.

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billymumfreydownfall@reddit

Ewww. Imagine being like this in 2025

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Impressive_Age1362@reddit

I got shingle and the pneumonia vaccine at the same time, no issues

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ConstructionSame3253@reddit

Did that! It was bad.

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MuddyWheelsBand@reddit

But he's a doctor, don't you trust the science? 🤣🤣🤣

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Zimke42@reddit

I got all three on the same day. I was sleepy the next day and tired the day after that, but it wasn’t that bad for me. Some people have it a lot worse, I know. I just planned it when I had a couple days to recover, just in case.

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One-Armed-Krycek@reddit

I have heard of several people I know offered all three shots in one plus the pneumonia vaccine. Whyyyyyy?

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erst77@reddit

Because a lot of people just won't come back. For a lot of folks (like me), it takes time for me to work myself up to actually schedule the appointment. I have an irrational level of fear about needles, and I sometimes pass out when I get injections or blood draws. Add that to me being busy with work and family and stuff, and it gets really easy to just not schedule the appointments and keep telling myself I totally will one of these days.

I'd rather get all the shots all at once and risk being physically miserable for a few days, rather than work through being psychologically miserable for days to weeks multiple times.

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bkpro1001@reddit

I did that too. It wasn’t pleasant.

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kubrick5150@reddit

It's different for everyone, I guess. I got all three and felt a little run down the next day. The injection sites hurt for several days.

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1singhnee@reddit

I couldn’t lift either of my arms above my head for several days.

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kubrick5150@reddit

Ouch. Sorry. I'll be quiet about my mild reaction.

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MartianFairy@reddit

I did that….and regretted it. At least I waited on the pneumonia shot. Plus side - all done now!

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JustMeInBigD@reddit

Our clinic wouldn't let me do Shingrix and COVID at the same time.

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WaldoJeffers65@reddit

I wish I only got a useless arm from the vaccine. I was sick for two days after the shot, much worse than any of the times I got the Covid shot. Still, it was better than getting shingles.

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grumpynetgeekintexas@reddit

Got my shingles vaccine as soon as I could, we witnessed our 25 year old son go through shingles around his eye and back several years ago.

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That_Angry_Dad@reddit

I did this, shingles around the eye at 27…. Thought it was a brain tumor. I’ve had to have kidney stones fished out and shingles was worse. I need to ask my doctor if I need to vaccinate after having it early on.

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Bamalouie@reddit

They need to change this arbitrary age limit. I got shingles a couple of months ago and can't get the vax until I'm 50 despite having had ir. Makes no sense!

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No-Obligation-8506@reddit

My husband got it at 42 and they won't give him the vax until 50. He was miserable for weeks. I do believe your doctor can prescribe it for you before age 50 though. Check that out if you're interested.

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Bamalouie@reddit

Thank you!

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kiwiboyus@reddit

I had it when I was 20 (my immune system had taken a dive) and it sucked soooooo bad

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Rowan6547@reddit

Most of my Gen X friends had Shingles in their 30s, but they won't let us get the vaccine until we're 50. :-(

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Milo_Minderbinding@reddit

I've never been sore from the flu shot. The COVID shot made me feel like I had COVID for like 18 hours, fever, body aches, exhaustion.

I'm going to jump on the shingles shot when it's time.

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spotolux@reddit

The shingles vaccine put me down for three days, not just a sore arm. Terrible experience but a hundred times better than ending up in the hospital with shingles like some people I know.

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Bulky_Baseball2305@reddit

I got the first shot and had 103 fever, chills, vomiting and muscle aches it was hell. I didn’t get the 2nd shot I admit I was dreading being sick like that again. Seems whatever medication I get I develop the 1% of side effects from it

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KidBlastoff@reddit

Sore as hell for three days. Never felt sick but my arm was useless.

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abbys_alibi@reddit

I posted in another sub about this.

I scheduled my Shingles vaccine and then got the flu. They wouldn't let me get the vaccine while I had a fever. 7 days later, I started having this weird, excruciating nerve pain, thumping headache and the horrible fatigue from the flu had not subsided.

Went to the doctor and she listened to my symptoms, gave me a once over and said that she was sure I had Shingles. She said it was rare, but not unheard of, to have Shingles without presenting with the rash or pustules.

I've had 4 full days of the Shingles antiviral medication and the taser like zaps, while not gone, are less frequent. On a scale of 1 to 10, the pain is a 20 and last 3 to 7 seconds. Takes my breath away every single time.

Seriously. Do not procrastinate on this! Get the vaccine!

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Somerhild_wode@reddit

So, you really did have the flu? And then immediately got shingles? Or was it shingles the whole time?

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abbys_alibi@reddit

I definitely had the classic flu. When the Shingles started, unknown. The nerve pain began 7 days later. Had a bad cough, sore throat, stuffy nose, post nasal drip, muscle aches, loss of appetite and coughing up gunk. At one point I wondered if it was bronchitis, but never in a million years did I expect to finish with Shingles.

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Somerhild_wode@reddit

I suppose because you were stressed with all the flu stuff. What an awful thing to happen.

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abbys_alibi@reddit

Does stress trigger Shingles? I assumed it was random.

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Pankosmanko@reddit

Why are you saying fuck you to vaccinated people?

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Spirited-Radio-1399@reddit

I have a weird immune system due to having polio as a baby, yes I'm old. I had chicken pox 2 times. I got shingles in 2021 & it was way worse than chicken pox ever was. So I got the shingles shot last year because my doctor told me I could get that horrible, painful disease again. The Shingrix shot made my arm hurt for 4 days afterwards & so did the 2nd booster shot I had to get 2 weeks later. But hopefully I'll never get shingles again.

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SlowMolassas1@reddit

I wish they'd let me get it before 50. I've been in extremely high stress lately, and I'm just waiting for it to hit me in the 3 years before I qualify.

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Nicholiason@reddit

I got shingles at 43. At least you've made it this far.

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flatulating_ninja@reddit

I got shingles at 39. I've asked for the vaccine every year since and they keep saying I have to wait til I'm 50.

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StormProfessional950@reddit

I've had it twice now. Once when I was 17, the other when I was 44. Bastard of a thing.

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Known-Interaction474@reddit

I’m an immunization nurse. If you’ve had shingles and are under 50 you can get the shingles vaccination now: https://www.cdc.gov/shingles/hcp/vaccine-considerations/index.html#:~:text=For%20patients%20who%20previously%20had,acute%20episode%20of%20herpes%20zoster.

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MayorMcCheez@reddit

I am 48 and they turned me down when I asked because I wasn’t 50 yet. Since then, my 45 year old cousin got shingles. Would they likely allow me to get it early due to family history if I asked again?

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olookcupcakes@reddit

I had shingles when I was 6. I've still got scars

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StormProfessional950@reddit

So did you have chicken pox before that? Genuine question

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olookcupcakes@reddit

I'm pretty sure I did. I only know from what my parents told me..

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Like_Ottos_Jacket@reddit

Yep. I got shingles at 40. Didn't know wtf was going on until I went to the doctor.

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ArtisticDegree3915@reddit

Diabetic by chance?

I'm reading that CDC recommends it for adults 50 and older or adults 19 and older who are immunocompromised. Diabetics are considered immunocompromised.

But if it stresses you out then talk to your doctor about it. See if they'll go ahead and give it to you.

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SlowMolassas1@reddit

Not diabetic. Doc says at 50. I've thought about trying to find a pharmacy willing to do it, but since I have to drive an hour each way (twice for both doses) I don't want to get turned away when I show up.

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justme7256@reddit

I’m waiting for 50, too. Got about 3 years to wait, too.

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Big-Sheepherder-6134@reddit

That was one thing I looked forward to when I turned 50.

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bonkette@reddit

I got shingles less than a month before my 50 birthday. I was extremely stressed and traveling a lot.

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Big-Sheepherder-6134@reddit

Damn! I was counting the days to my 50th to get the vaccine. I actually had to wait a few months after 50 because I had some other issues going on.

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V_SanDiego@reddit

Ask your pcp for an rx

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Some-Exchange-4711@reddit

I hear ya. My sister just had shingles at 49

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nooneiknow800@reddit

I think of it like playing Russian Roulette. We all play but would you rather one or three bullets in the gun. Getting vaccinated means less bullets. No guarantee but better odds

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nooneiknow800@reddit

My arm was never as sore as after both shingles vaccine. Was like getting punched times ten. But the doctor said , get vaccinated, so I did. Did the same with covid.

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2ride4ever@reddit

I've gotten shingles in every stressful situation for years. It's awful. Because I have an active strain, I can't be vaccinated. Don't wait til you get it first time, get your vaccine, especially if you had a light case of the Pox.

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bflave@reddit

Umm, I’ve been told by plenty of “researchers” that vaccines definitely do not help.

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mr-seamus@reddit

I had them for my 21st birthday. I even had spots around and inside my anal sphincter. Which was nice.

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askurselfY@reddit

Don't tell me how to live my life

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seattlemh@reddit

I've still never had the chicken pox.

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polocanyolo@reddit

I have never had chicken pox.

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Known-Interaction474@reddit

I’m an immunization nurse, if you truly aren’t immune to chickenpox I encourage you to get the chickenpox vaccine. You can get chickenpox from someone with shingles. Your doctor can run a blood test to see if you have immunity to chickenpox first.

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Girl77879@reddit

If you miss the 2nd in the series, do you have to start over if it's been 15 years? (I checked my status recently and it says 1/2 for Chicken Pox. Thankfully, I never got it at a kid, or in college despite being exposed. (Girl in college sitting across fron me at lunch: "ugh, so stupid I have to go home for two weeks, I'm waiting for my parents." Why? "I have chicken pox". I have never moved tables so fast.)

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polocanyolo@reddit

Thanks! I was vaxxed 22 years ago around the time my oldest was vaxxed. Do I need a booster?

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Known-Interaction474@reddit

Nope, just the initial ones. You should be good to go.

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ComplaintDry7576@reddit

I am 62. I have never gotten the chicken pox, nor have my two siblings. Both of my kids got the chicken pox, and I did not get it from them. I have never received the shingles shot. Should I?

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MCMaude@reddit

Exact same for me. Never had chicken pox, neither did my brother. My kids had it, and I didn't get it. Four years ago I got shingles. It sucked.

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ComplaintDry7576@reddit

Well, that answers my question. I have been naive in believing I wouldn’t get shingles because of not having the chicken pox. Guess I’ll get vaccinated. My husband got the shingles vaccine, both shots, and got the body chills bad both times. Arm hurt, also.

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MCMaude@reddit

I got the vaccine and felt like helllll. Still better than shingles.

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ComplaintDry7576@reddit

Thanks for the advice. I’m very needle phobic, but know I need to go get the shots. Like I indicted, I was under the assumption I was safe.

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stephenforbes@reddit

Studies show that more than 99% of Americans born before 1980 have had chickenpox, even if they don't remember it.

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Rowan6547@reddit

My mom covered us in pink goo. Calomine lotion?

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Loisgrand6@reddit

Calamine

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katzeye007@reddit

Oh, I remember it and that disgusting oatmeal bath

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akbuik70@reddit

My Mom would remember if I had it.

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sarkastikboobs@reddit

Same. You don’t need the shingles vaccine if you haven’t had children pox.

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MCMaude@reddit

I had the same situation exactly and got shingles.

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For_Perpetuity@reddit

I had shingles in my 30s. It was a pretty mild case tbh.

Guess what doesn’t mean shit

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TheJokersChild@reddit

Now i don’t feel so bad about my doctors not pushing about it, much less bringing it up.

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Cami_glitter@reddit

I had shingles. Twice. Both times were hell. Both times were before the shot was FDA approved in 2017.

I only wish the misery in a handful of people.

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Off-OffBlogway@reddit

I received my shingles shots and about nine months later actually got shingles. But because of the vaccine, it was very minor and lasted a few days and never returned. I can only imagine what it would have been like w/out the vaccine.

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jandad2007@reddit

Scheduled for this Friday (four day weekend for me) along with Covid booster and RSV

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JustVisitingHell@reddit

Thought I had some bad bug bites late in the summer. Nope, Shingles a long my waist line so pants rubbed every time I moved. Incredibly painful and it seemed to wear me down in general having them. Still have marks from them that don't seem to be fading.

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Jay_Torte@reddit

I got my 2nd shot last Friday. I cleared the weekend assuming I'd be wrecked. Was mostly fine. Extra tired Friday night and all day Saturday, a bit achy and a sore arm. But nothing like the first couple of covid shots. First show about a year ago and had a mild reaction as well.

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freakinweasel353@reddit

So, got shingles in my ear about 20 years ago. That’s some pain right there. Luckily I didn’t end up with Bells Palsy which apparently can happen. 5 years ago, my SiL friend got the Shingrix vax and immediately had liver failure, also apparently a potentially rare side effect. So basically I’m scared in both directions. My Dr said don’t stress as shingles is opportunistic and when you go through stressful times and you’re run down, it knows your body is depleted, it strikes.

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redluchador@reddit

When I was still a hospital nurse I had a patient with shingles on top of their other troubles. Worst case ever saw. Open sores looked like a lot of her body was raw hamburger. Excruciating pain and hard to treat because it's right on the nerves. The nerve pain from shingles can last for years after the lesions have resolved. Get the vaccine folks

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NezzyL1973@reddit

I am making that appointment now! Had shingles 5 years ago and didn't know i could get it again. Thanks for this post !

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Renegade604@reddit

Getting mine on Thursday!

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PoeJam@reddit

What is up with all these shingles posts lately. Big Pharma has been flooding this sub for the last 2 months.

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Dry_Yogurt2458@reddit

Obviously it's not that shingles is more prevalent as we age and therefore more gen x are suffering with it. It's big pharma ! Righty ho!

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PoeJam@reddit

13 shingles posts in the last10 weeks.

Thousands of bots roaming on Reddit.

Getting downvoted for even bringing up the idea that we're being overrun with ad-bots targeting this sub.

I don't have to be a nuclear surgeon to smell something fishy.

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MowgeeCrone@reddit

It's insidious.

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ConflictNo5518@reddit

I had chickenpox in Jr high. Then again in high school. Then again during the summer off at home in my college years. Each subsequent time was much less pox. During one of my Doctor visits later on, I mentioned getting it three times, and the doc said the latter two were probably shingles. But i don't recall the latter two times hurting any more than the first chicken pox experience. Isn't shingles supposed to hurt like a mofo?

Got my shingles vaccines 2yrs ago after a an elderly family friend got hospitalized for it. It also spread to her eyes. And this week an aquaintance sent a group text telling everyone to get their shingles shot. She's had it the past two weeks and it got to her eyes, too. She also said she would go through another knee replacement surgery over having shingles in regards to the pain.

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_TxMonkey214_@reddit

Shots. It takes 2. Shingrix works. Don’t be a dummy. Fuck RFK, Jr.

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HURTBOTPEGASUS9@reddit

Remember when one kid got it evey parent had us spend infection time with them.

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1singhnee@reddit

“Pox parties”

My parents didn’t let me do that, and I got it when I was 16. That sucked so much more.

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Hurryeat_Tubman@reddit

I went to a pox party when I was 8. Got a mild case of chickenpox so it was assumed that I got the natural immunity. Flash forward twenty years and I end up with the case from hell after being exposed to my neighbor's chickenpoxed germ goblin. I had lesions EVERYWHERE.

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GreyGhost878@reddit

I got it at 15. I had kept my 12 year old brother company when he had it, not knowing the longer you are exposed to a virus the worse the case. It was misery.

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BlueMoon5k@reddit

Another that experienced chicken pox at 16. It hits you harder the older you are.

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HURTBOTPEGASUS9@reddit

Ouch. Sorry to hear that. New someone who got in their teens, and the pox just conspired with the acne.

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HumbleXerxses@reddit

That's because if you get it as an adult it's deadly. There wasn't a vaccine back then.

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cuntybunty73@reddit

I've already had chicken pox

So I've got shingles to look forward to when I make it to 50 years old ( if I make it that long)

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XeroKillswitch@reddit

Chicken pox is easier the younger you are when you get it. I got it in my early 20s and it was hell.

I was down for about a week. Massive fever. Pain everywhere. I didn’t get itchy, it just burned like hell, everywhere. Full days I don’t even remember because I was so out of it. It was awful.

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Competitive-Bat-43@reddit

Like other childhood diseases - Shingles is MUCH MORE PAINFUL than Chicken Pox.

I once had coxsackie (Hand foot and mouth disease) that my amazing daughter gave me. Kids get this all the time - especially in daycare. It is nothing for them.....for adults.......MY HANDS AND FEET FELT LIKE THEY WERE ON FIRE. Literally - we were in the process of moving and I had to ask a friend to run the garage sale for me because I didn't want to infect anyone but I also could not stand or hold things.

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Intelligent-Sign2693@reddit

Thanks for the FU, but I just found out last month that I need to get the shingles shot because the vaccine doesn't last a lifetime. I was fortunate not to get chicken pox as a kid. I'm the only person I know in my age group who didn't!

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MrsSchnitzelO@reddit

I'm good. Thanks.

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OldBanjoFrog@reddit

Insurance won’t cover Shingrix for a few years, and they expect me to pay out of pocket ($200…probably more now) as if money grows on trees

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CHIDENCHI@reddit

After reading all the warnings in this sub I high tailed it to the local Walgreens. I’m only a couple months shy of 50 and have been denied the shot at 3 separate pharmacies. My doctor won’t write a script either.

The good news is shingles is sentient and knows to wait until I’m 50 to strike. I hope the /s isn’t needed here.

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45babycakes@reddit

Got shingles at 45 and had chicken pox at 11.

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Big-Sheepherder-6134@reddit

I got my Shingles vaccines when I turned 50.

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AncientPollution3025@reddit

I knew someone who got shingles on her ear drums which apparently results in a high likelihood of having a major stroke, which she did 3 or 4 or months later and unfortunately never recovered and passed away. She was in her 60’s in good health and it came out of nowhere. Yet I still waited until I was in my late 50’s before getting the vaccine because I’m a dumbass!

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Ndmndh1016@reddit

I had it in 2019, on the back of my fucking scalp. Worst month of my life.

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sterling018@reddit

I can’t remember if I’d ever had chicken pox but I’ve had blood work done that says I’ve got the antibodies for it.

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Furbylovestoscream@reddit

I currently have shingles across my face and in my eye. The pain (stabbing) is excruciating. I thought I had more time to get the vax before this would happen (50).

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Impressive-Show-1736@reddit

I felt.slight twinges of electricity on my side. Nothing was there and thought, hmm?? Then it dawned on me. Shingles could be brewing! I have Valtrex that I take for occasional cold sores. I downed 2000mg immediately. Woke up the next day and went to my doctor. I only had one tiny pimple like thing on my side. My doctor confirmed it was shingles and that I did myself a huge favor taking the antiviral the night before. Easiest case of shingles ever!

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ZXTINE@reddit

I almost ended up in the hospital with chickenpox back in the day. I got shingles before I was old enough for the vax. Now I have chronic, recurring shingles. It is hell. Get the shot if you can. Don’t be like me!

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Magerimoje@reddit

I'm in the same boat. I think it's 6 or 7 times now? I first got shingles in my mid 30s (turn 50 this year).

It's pure misery, although the prescription lidocaine patches do help quite a bit.

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Killer-Rabbit-1@reddit

You can get them otc now! They're 4% vs 5% for the rx, but, clinically, the difference in strength is a big nothing burger. I always have a stash of otc lidocaine patches.

Source: am pharmacist

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Magerimoje@reddit

I'm poor and cheap, so getting 3 boxes Rx for $12 is much less expensive. I've never tried the OTC ones. Glad to know they work just as well!

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ZXTINE@reddit

It’s hard, isn’t it? I’ve had more than a dozen flares. For awhile it was every six weeks. I do love the lidocaine! I don’t find the antiviral seems to help one way or the other. I hope for both our sakes that the virus goes dormant again someday!

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Moveyourbloominass@reddit

I've read that stress is a catalyst for many. Do you think your chronic, recurring shingles are due to stress? Or is it something else? So sorry this happens to you. For many years, I had chronic recurring strep and doctors could never give me an answer to why.

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ZXTINE@reddit

Thank you for the kind words. I think the virus really did a number on me as a kid. However, the recurrences of the shingles are definitely tied to stress. The worst cases have been when my parents were diagnosed with cancer, during the pandemic, and when other bad things have happened in my life. Unfortunately, my immune system is no longer very good at fighting the virus or even keeping it suppressed, even with two shingles vaccines on board. The recurring strep sounds miserable and I’m sorry you have that!!!

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cricket_bacon@reddit

... and while you are at it, might as well get the Pneumococcal (pneumonia) vaccine.

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Oakvilleresident@reddit

Yes. So many people die from pneumonia after winding up in hospital for other ailments.

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GracieThunders@reddit

Definitely

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CincinnatiKid101@reddit

You have to be 60 to get insurance to pay for that one, don’t you?

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W_HoHatHenHereHy@reddit

Nope. 50 now

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CincinnatiKid101@reddit

Good to know. I’ll look into it.

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cricket_bacon@reddit

I got mine last Friday, five years short of 60, insurance covered.

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Skin_Floutist@reddit

They just dropped it to 50.

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disturbed_ghost@reddit

My proudest moment as a redditor.. I made a similar post last week and got a comment from someone who was swayed and got their shot.

this should be a sticky on this sub.

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hazelquarrier_couch@reddit

They're the same from the same virus, but they behave in different ways. Chickenpox doesn't come with nerve pain or lesions that follow the nerve's path throughout the body. It causes an illness with itchy pus filled sores. Then it goes dormant in your nerves. When it's reactivated is when it gets really painful. Get your vaccine!

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CaptainQueen1701@reddit

I’m too young. Only the immunocompromised can have it at 50 in the UK.

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Beret_of_Poodle@reddit

Awesome! We should forbid it here too

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AaBk2Bk@reddit

So do I need to get the vaccine even if I’ve already had my round of shingles? Isn’t it like chicken pox where it only happens once?

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Dry_Yogurt2458@reddit

No, shingles is the reactivated chicken pox virus. The virus stays in your body forever and can reactivate over and over . You need the vaccine even if you have already had shingles.

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AaBk2Bk@reddit

Glad to know. Hit me pre-40 and was BRUTAL. Hilariously, I spent the first week wondering what all the fuss was about…then the second week happened. It will bring you to your knees is an instant.

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YOUTUBE-BLACKBELT@reddit

Still gotta get mine.

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RomanHawk1975@reddit

Had shingles in my early 40’s (I’ll be 50 next month). It absolutely sucks. Still have nerve damage in my back from it. Please get the shot if you can.

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bluebirdmorning@reddit

I got my shot days after my 50th birthday. Shingles is no joke.

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ItsMRCoffeeToYou@reddit

No. I don’t get flu vax. I never got COVID vax and won’t get shingles vax.

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tardawg1014@reddit

I got it at 34, apparently COVID led pretty directly to it being more common in people under 50.

Literally the worst month of my life.

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AliceLand@reddit (OP)

I have never had COVID and got shingles at 48. Those who had the chicken pox vaccine and therefore not shedding off the chicken pox virus to the older generation has also been cited as a reason for the increase in shingles at a younger age.

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Mysterious_Tax_5613@reddit

I got mine. It’s a nasty thing to get.

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Low-Spell-6821@reddit

I got Shingles on my head in my 40s before I could get the shot and it left me with asymmetrical hearing loss and now I wear a hearing aid. Yeah, that shit is awful. I got the vaxx on my 50th bday. Happy bday to me.

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billymumfreydownfall@reddit

F-you to those with the chicken pox vaccine? What?

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AliceLand@reddit (OP)

They are at a much less chance of getting shingles. It's a tounge in cheek joke. Like "lucky bastards - f-them"

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Daykri3@reddit

I thought you were referring to the fact that old people being exposed to all the children run around with chicken pox back in the day acted as a booster to the immune system thus delaying Shingles. The chicken pox vaccine is part of the reason why Shingles is happening to younger people now. Of course, it will also be the reason Shingles eventually becomes a thing of the past.

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AliceLand@reddit (OP)

Well, that too

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Author_ity_@reddit

No thank you.

I'll take my chances.

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cjaycope@reddit

Had shingles. It sucks. Will not get the vaccine. Had COVID as well, stopped getting those. I guess I am just a risk taker.

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timberwolf0122@reddit

It’s riskier not to be vaccinated, that’s one of the reasons humans live a lot longer these days

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DawgnationNative@reddit

10000000000000000x90000000000% true

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MhojoRisin@reddit

I just got my first round & I’m happy to report that I had a mildly sore arm and no other side effects. Not saying this to brag or be dismissive of people who have more serious side effects. But, I put it off because of all of the reports I read online about bad side effects. Maybe someone reads this & decides to get it done already because maybe it won’t be so bad.

Obviously dose 2 could kick my ass.

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mortyella@reddit

I just got my second shot last week. No side effects except a sore arm. After my first shot the side effect was Shingles! A mild case but it still sucked. Everyone is different and side effects vary but it's still important to get the shot. You do not want Shingles if you can avoid it!

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kegsbdry@reddit

Check with your insurance, some allow you to get it at 45 yrs and older. Save yourself the future pain!

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KoetheValiant@reddit

Have they changed the shingles vax to mRNA yet?

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Known-Interaction474@reddit

Hey everyone, I’m an immunization nurse. If you’ve are under 50 and have had shingles you can be vaccinated because you are at risk. Talk to your healthcare provider about it!

https://www.cdc.gov/shingles/hcp/vaccine-considerations/index.html#:~:text=For%20patients%20who%20previously%20had,acute%20episode%20of%20herpes%20zoster.

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IAmAnEediot@reddit

Nah... and seeing these posts so often makes me think these posts are planted.

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MowgeeCrone@reddit

It's the regular sponsored cirlcejerk post.

The 30 people on record that have suffered adverse permanent damage from shingles are all known personally by the sponsored commenters, apparently. What a coincidence.

Who needs informed consent when theres an employee making demands on reddit?

Better than shingles, better than shingles, squark, who's a pretty boy. 🦜

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Disastrous_Tap_6969@reddit

Username checks out

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Sunshine_high@reddit

This makes me think this is the anti vax planted post… 😉

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Blu_Skies_In_My_Head@reddit

Get them now before they are banned.

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Somerhild_wode@reddit

Right?! Omg 😒

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bluestaples@reddit

So... I never had chickenpox, is that something I need to worry about?

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Somerhild_wode@reddit

I know it can cause more serious issues in teens and adults. My adopted dad couldn't have kids because he had chickenpox in his teens. One of my coworkers was pregnant and never had chickenpox, and when a kid with pox came into our workplace, she was very upset.

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dfin25@reddit

Some people it don't bother too much. My mother had to literally fight me to get to stop clawing at myself because I decided having no skin was better than the pure hell of the itching. I think I was 6 or 7 and I was unspeakably furious when I found out I caught it from my sick cousin because they planned it.

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Emotional_Mess261@reddit

I had chicken pox twice, first time just a few, second time I was covered. Had shingles twice, first time I was pregnant and my son was pushed into the rib cage where the shingles were. Had them again a few years ago and my insurance won’t cover until I’m 60

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Somerhild_wode@reddit

Omg. 😱

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Skylark7@reddit

That's horrible!

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Horn_Flyer@reddit

Just got my 2nd shingles shot last Friday. Arm was a little sore for a couple of days. Just had some pretty good fatigue on Saturday. It's worth the shot. I've seen my grandmother (back in the day) and my brother have shingles. No thanks.

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ElYodaPagoda@reddit

Chickenpox is downright miserable as an adult...of 18 years. Aside from Covid last year, Chickenpox was the worst illness I've ever experienced. It could've killed me, but let me live.

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CorgiGirl2001@reddit

My mom got shingles when she was 45 back in 2013 or so and when she first got it she thought it was poison ivy because my brother had gotten that when he went to a church camp with one of his friends. She had also been diagnosed with fibromyalgia at that time…….

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Firm_Frosting_6247@reddit

Never had chicken pox as a kid. Actually was tested for antibodies, just in case maybe I had a mild form. So...got the vaccine. Never can get shingles.

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system7777@reddit

Is shingles vax recommended if you never had chicken pox and got the cpox vax and booster?

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butterscotch-magic@reddit

Missed the memo. Had shingles around my eye misdiagnosed and was late to the Valtrex party. I’m fine, everything is fine. Hurt like a mofo, though. Worse than childbirth, on par with a frozen shoulder.

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yeah_so_no@reddit

I need to get it as soon as I can get my Crohn’s under control 😩

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bionic_cmdo@reddit

I had it at 47 so I couldn't get the vaccine. So I had to suffer through it.

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usernameround20@reddit

Turn 50 this week. Called and booked my appointment today because all these posts have my attention.

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dfin25@reddit

Chicken pox was absolute hell and when I heard there was a vaccine I got absolutely fucking livid with my parents and I was instantly on Google to find out when that shit came out. They don't know this but my second thought was, "You guys are so fucking lucky." I was pissed all day lol.

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beansoupscratch@reddit

My shingles shot was my 50th birthday present to myself. My second shingles and pneumonia shots were my Christmas presents.

I won't go to a doctor unless I am really sick or hurt but I get my shots on time.

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CauliflowerSlight784@reddit

Just got my first shot last Saturday. Body aches for a day and I thought my arm was going to fall off. Still better than shingles. Get your shot!!

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Luckygecko1@reddit

I never had chickenpox. So, I should be shingles free. I did take the chicken pox vaccine as an adult to keep me from getting chickenpox since I had not had it.

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MuthaPlucka@reddit

You need to get the vaccine ASAP. How do you not know this???

https://healthclinics.superdrug.com/chickenpox-in-adults/

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VariousTiger6098@reddit

Not-so-fun fact, you can still get shingles if you have had the chickenpox vaccine. A small percentage of people who get the chickenpox vaccine still get shingles. My 34 year old coworker got shingles last year, he had the chickenpox vaccine. It was brutal.

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Costalot2lookcheap@reddit

Thanks for sharing that. I've always wondered if I was really supposed to get Shingrx or not!

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Helenesdottir@reddit

Which is why we also get the shingles vaccine. That and the chicken pox vaccine didn't exist when we were kids.

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Plenty-Sector-1734@reddit

That damn shot (both times) got me so sick. Clearly something in it does not agree with me. But… shingles doesn’t care clearly.

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SuccessfulSense8948@reddit

Just recently hot my shingles vax . Not much negative side effects reaction at all. Feeling lucky

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Just-The-Facts-411@reddit

I dunno. I had chicken pox as a kid and it was awful. Got shingles in my early 20s, wasn't fun but not as bad as other things. Then got the chicken pox vaccine a few years later when going to grad school because no-one kept my childhood records and the doctor had long passed. I'd think I'd be immune but a friend said she got shingles even though she had the shingles shot. Eeeek.

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bdubz74@reddit

I got shingles earlier this year, a week before I turned 50 and was eligible for the shot. It wasn’t that bad. Actually thought it was just an allergic reaction to a medicine I started taking.

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Iwantaschmoo@reddit

I always heard that the less severe your chicken pox was the more likely you were to get shingles. Since my CP consisted of a few bumps and a brief fever I lived in fear of shingles and when my MD asked if I wanted it I said shoot me up. I'm now convinced that is an old wives tail but still glad I'm vaccinated.

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RvCampers@reddit

No thank you keep the shot

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Disastrous_Tap_6969@reddit

"No thanks, my army is tough, it doesn't need to know how to locate, identify and fight this particular enemy"

Dude, my dad lives with 24/7 pain all over his body from long COVID. He was near death. I do hope you get lucky in whatever shots you don't take.

I know you're going to want to talk back at this, but save your time, I'm unfollowing this thread so I will never see it

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RvCampers@reddit

You do you baby boo not gonna affect my life any

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RvCampers@reddit

Don’t need your story either and yet here you are

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Prestigious-Box-6492@reddit

Had both, pic and shingles, now got the vaccine. Got my first shingles outbreak at 40. But luckily, was on pain meds from the VA, so just was more annoyed and looked like a leper. The pox however still remember that hell.

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MalsPrettyBonnet@reddit

No, chicken pox is NOT as bad as shingles. Shingles hits the nerve root and causes excruciating pain.

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Koolbreeze68@reddit

Yeah I just remember chicken pox the red bumps and itchy as hell I still have scars from scratching too much. You do not want to get shingles. The pain is maddening

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nakedreader_ga@reddit

I was too young to remember having chicken pox, but I totally remember getting shingles a few years ago. 0/10

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out_day475@reddit

I got mine. I’m afraid of that shit. No way I want shingles

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NegScenePts@reddit

Lol anti vaxxers.

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Honeybee71@reddit

Can you get one if you’ve already had shingles?

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BehBeh11@reddit

I’ve had shingles twice and got the vaccine 6 months after 2nd bout.

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AliceLand@reddit (OP)

Yes - I begged for mine at 48 as I had shingles after two surgeries and was looking at another. I know people my age that have had shingles multiple times.

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