Shingles Vaccine

Kick 6 · 11-05-2021, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

Yeah, it sounds like it can be really bad. I have a compromised immune system so I need all the help I can get.

Find out why. It's either from environmental factors like where you live, where you work, what you eat, or it's from pathogenic influences. Genes play a small role but not as much as people think for this.

upstatedoc · 11-05-2021, 04:30 PM

OK, I'm going to tell you everything I know about shingles and everything I know about the shingles vaccine. Also whether or not I think it's a good idea to get it.

Esteban · 11-05-2021, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by upstatedoc

OK, I'm going to tell you everything I know about shingles and everything I know about the shingles vaccine. Also whether or not I think it's a good idea to get it.

Well... ?

tranquility · 11-05-2021, 08:38 PM

Are you guys trying to unlock a new nightmare for me? I dunno much about this disease but thought it was about something awfully painful to do w the back...but you guys are saying it can happen to your EYEBALLS? Wth......what???

upstatedoc · 11-05-2021, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by tranquility

Are you guys trying to unlock a new nightmare for me? I dunno much about this disease but thought it was about something awfully painful to do w the back...but you guys are saying it can happen to your EYEBALLS? Wth......what???

How old are you?

tranquility · 11-05-2021, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by upstatedoc

How old are you?

Why?

upstatedoc · 11-05-2021, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by tranquility

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Originally Posted by upstatedoc

How old are you?

Why?

Because that determines who is eligible and if your insurance will pay for it

tranquility · 11-05-2021, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by upstatedoc

Because that determines who is eligible and if your insurance will pay for it

Knock wood, I'm not really concerned about it and everyone's insurance is different.

Kick 6 · 11-06-2021, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by tranquility

Are you guys trying to unlock a new nightmare for me? I dunno much about this disease but thought it was about something awfully painful to do w the back...but you guys are saying it can happen to your EYEBALLS? Wth......what???

I knew a guy that once had it on a testicle. It became swollen to about the size of a grapefruit. He couldn't stand, he couldn't sit, he couldn't lay down. It lasted over a month and he was a miserable human being.

vreihen16 · 11-06-2021, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by tranquility

...but you guys are saying it can happen to your EYEBALLS? Wth......what???

I know someone in their late 70's who is practically blind in one eye from shingles, and partially blind in the other eye.....

Kick 6 · 11-12-2021, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by unluky

While I too am a huge believer in strengthening your immune system, this is not something you just fight thru. It's like chicken pox or herpes (cold sores, etc.) If someone gives it to you - you have it - period. Once it attaches to your nervous system, it flares up whenever it's triggered by a decrease in immune response. It's there for life.

It's like saying you have a strong immune system - so you don't have to worry about heart disease.

Colds, flu, etc I'm right there with you though - I prefer to let my body handle fighting those out on their own as opposed to stuffing myself full of antibiotics, etc.

Everyone has to choose their own path though.

I fixed that for you.

unluky · 11-12-2021, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Kick 6

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Originally Posted by unluky

While I too am a huge believer in strengthening your immune system, this is not something you just fight thru. It's like chicken pox or herpes (cold sores, etc.) If someone gives it to you - you have it - period. Once it attaches to your nervous system, it flares up whenever it's triggered by a decrease in immune response. It's there for life.

It's like saying you have a strong immune system - so you don't have to worry about heart disease.

Colds, flu, etc I'm right there with you though - I prefer to let my body handle fighting those out on their own as opposed to stuffing myself full of antibiotics, etc.

Everyone has to choose their own path though.

I fixed that for you.

Are you trying to say that stress is not a trigger for it?

UncleWede · 11-15-2021, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by unluky

Are you trying to say that stress is not a trigger for it?

That's certainly one of the major triggers for my simplex on my lips

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