I got the Vax today!

NO!


Not that one!

The shingles vaccine!

Does this mean I didn’t have to do anymore roofing?

It’s hHELL to get old!


Stupid autocorrect

Any hot nurse pics?

Better to get the shot than the shingles.

I get my second shingles shot next week.

Man I have a friend that is 35 that is in the hospital right now with the shingles. She’s apparently doing better and hopefully going home tomorrow. My God I got a picture of her face today and I can’t believe it. Absolutely horrible. I know it’s very rare at her age but as soon as I qualify for the vaccine I will be getting it.

No, but….


Danial seemed to be just your type!

I hear of this more and more, younger people with the shingles. I may be wrong but I think if you get a doctor to prescribe the shot there isn’t an age qualification.
My mom is nearing 80, I’ve only seen her cry 1 time and that was because of the shingles.

Me too. When I saw how miserable my wife was with the shingles, I immediately set up for my shots.

What’s worse, Shingles the TFF’er or Shingles the medical condition?

I am just at the end of a serious case of shingles ---- and I can honestly say that I would rather have broken my leg , or crashed my truck .
It was crazy painful in the early stages --- then just plain bad for 4 weeks .
I was suspicious about this as it was one of three " nerve " problems I had back to back to back after my phizer shots . There are several videos , from highly credited Dr's explaining how they are seeing a significant increase in Shingles with people after both mRna vaccines due to the " spike " protein roaming the body .
I sure hope I never get them again .

I got the original shot. Now my doc wants me to get the new one. Should I?

Yes the new one is a Two-Part shot. It is supposed to be better than the old one. Shingrix is the new 2 part shot, Zostavax is the old single shot. I've had both of them. Haven't had the shingles yet. As folks here will attest, you do NOT want to get the Shingles.

so with these shingle shots... do you still get the shingles, just not as bad or you don't get it at all? Is it an every year shot or once in a lifetime? Asking for friends

You can still get shingles after getting the vax since no vaccine is 100% effective, but your chances to get it are reduced to less than 10% I think. I think it's a one time shot, but not entirely sure about that.

FIFY

Getting the medical condition is far worse. You can choose not to deal with the other one, although it's no longer an issue here.

I did/would.

I got both of the Shingles shots early this year.
I got both the Moderna shots early this year.

I am not a sheep. I am a leader.

first sheep always goes off the cliff first the rest just follow

perceptions

From what I have seen, if you have had the chicken pox, you have a 1 in 3 chance of getting Shingles. If you can reduce your chances of getting it to 10 percent of that 1 in 3, that really helps to reduce your chances of getting it. Seems to be worth it to avoid the potential consequences.

I got sick from both shingles shots, Shingerx (sp) but I don’t want the actual disease. I had a friend who was in his 20’s put out of work for 3 weeks with it.

I would rate the side effects of the Shingles shots somewhere between a tinnitus shot and the covid 2nd shot.

good for you

He just moved here from Florida and has a center console boat.

lol

True story.

I have already had both of my shingles shots. My dad had it on his side and back 35+ years ago, before they had the anti-viral treatment they have now. It looked like bad road-rash, bleeding and oozing and he said the worst pain in his life. That coming from a 75% disabled vet shot all to heck is saying something. Flash forward to 2 weeks ago, our 34 year old twin son(the youngest) has shingles on his head. The meds worked really fast to stop the spreading and itching. The biggest worry is their 3 month old son isn't old enough to get the Chicken Pox Vaccine and had to be quarantined away from his father for a few days. We got lucky and he didn't catch chicken pox from him.

I got my 1st one a couple months ago and the 2nd one a couple weeks ago.

Got sick after the 1st one and my arm was almost useless for 3 or 4 days afterward.

The 2nd one only made my arm useless for a couple says so not near as bad.

My wife got the Shingles a couple months ago, so that is why I got my shot, and she is still hurting around the breakout areas!