I finally decided to go ahead and get the Shingles vaccine

[Siwsan]

I've already had Shingles and it was a relatively mild case, compared to what I've heard others went through. But then when I had chicken pox, mumps and measles I never really felt sick, either.

Of course, now I'm hoping this isn't the first vaccination that triggers a reaction. Maybe I should take the rest of the day off, just in case. Yes, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

[RKP5637]

1. Excellent decision IMO. I had it too. I had shingles as a kid when at the univ. It was a

horrible experience. I had the rash across my chest and around my side. It hurt like hell and the only thing they had back then was tincture of iodine. So, each day or so I went to the infirmary and the nurse painted on the tincture of iodine. ... which did nothing for the pain, but kept infections away.

[twodogsbarking]

5. I had shingles when there was a waiting list for vaccine. I asked about topical application

and two doctors said you can use them but they won't do any good.
How your flesh can be numb and still hurt to touch it is a new experience.
Nerve pain comes in many flavors. Get the vaccine.

[Karadeniz]

2. Yay!

[elleng]

3. Good.

I've had the 'new' shingles vaccine, as well as the old one,
and had chicken pox as a kid (I think.)

Don't recall reaction to the vaccine.

[ShazzieB]

12. Is SHINGRIX the "new" one?

Just checking, because I can't keep track of all the new vaccines they keep coming out with for us older folks, and I don't want to miss one.

I hear there's a new pneumonia one out now, too, but I don't know what it's called. My husband got it recently during a routine doctor's visit. He goes more often than I do, to monitor his diabetes, so he's usually the first one of us to get any new jab.

[elleng]

13. Yes, Shingrix is the 'new' one.

[irisblue]

4. A book, a pot of tea, several cats are cute alls

[BillyBobBrilliant]

6. I felt pretty poorly

After the first dose of the new Shingles vaccine. It lasted a couple of days. However, When I had Shingles decades ago, I suffered for 6 weeks.

[Paper Roses]

7. I'd get the Shingles vaccine but it is not covered by my insurance.

I asked about it a couple of years ago and it was very $$$. I guess I'll skip that and keep my fingers crossed. Too many expenses and I'm trying to live on SS alone. Guess what, it is nerve wracking.

[Silent Type]

10. Check now. If you are a Medicare drug plan or M Advantage, they've change the rules and cover it

in 2023.

"Medicare’s Part A and Part B don’t cover shingles vaccinations, even though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone age 50 and older get the vaccine. Medicare Part B covers some other vaccines as free preventive care, such as flu and pneumonia vaccines.

"A prescription drug plan, such as Medicare Part D bought as an add-on to original Medicare or that is part of a Medicare Advantage plan that provides drug coverage, will pay for the shingles vaccine. These private plans must cover all commercially available vaccines needed to prevent illness, except for those that Part B covers. . . . . . "

https://www.aarp.org/health/medicare-qa-tool/does-medicare-cover-shingles-shot/

[diane in sf]

8. My dad had herpetic neuralgia from shingles that lasted over 10 years until he died.

The severe uncontrollable pain ruined the quality of the end of his life. So I got shingles shots as they became available. No reaction to the first one. Some reaction to the later two shot series. But I had a reaction to a number of COVID vaccines too.

[lamp_shade]

9. I had both earlier this year... they were "free" via Medicare. BULLSHIT!

The cost ($425) was pulled from the donut hole. This will cost me the last 2-3 months of the year.

[Patterson]

11. Did the shots hurt?