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In reply to the discussion: Public DU Service announcement to older DUers - get your damn Shingles vaccinations!!! [View all]dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)The really interesting thing is he got it, unfortunately, in the same place I got mine.
I got a very bad case, over half my torso, from mid-line front to around the side and back.
Damned if he did not get the same.
I have given birth with no meds
I have had migraines from hell
I have had too many tooth abscesses in my younger days.
and none of them came close to the sensation of being on fire 24/7.
for over 2 weeks.
Plus, there is the added joy of post -shingle pain, where the entire area aches and twinges and hurts like a bad headache for months and months afterwards.
Good news: Elavil, an old time anti-depressant, in low doses, can stop that post pain.
and there are ways of coping with the original attack and pain.
The shot was not available, I think, when I got shingles.
Get the shot.
Find out how long it lasts ( info. varies on that).
Even if you get shingles after the shot, "they" say it is not as severe.
I was lucky..later I found out some people can get shingles IN the eye.