General Discussion
Showing Original Post only (View all)Public DU Service announcement to older DUers - get your damn Shingles vaccinations!!! [View all]
Seriously, no excuse as to why not to get them since they are available at just about every pharmacy out there and most insurance plans will cover the vaccination. ESPECIALLY if you have had chickenpox when you were young because if you had chickenpox that means the damn virus is still inside of you lying dormant and could attack you at any time.
Why am I posting this? Because as of today I have Shingles. Ironically I'm not 50 yet (almost there) but I have had Chickenpox so the virus already exists in me (CP and Shingles are both caused by varicella zoster virus which never actually leaves your body, just lies dormant for awhile).
But one thing I have read over and over and over again - the older you are the worse the Shingles can get and the more painful it can be. I mean I'm sore and in pain but it's tolerable. I can't imagine the pain getting any worse that that.
So to all the older DUers out there, especially for those over 50 years old - please talk to your doctor or pharmacist about getting Shingles Vaccine. Seriously this is something you do NOT want to mess around with - get the vaccine.
This ends the Public DU Service announcment