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My internal medical doctor has recommended that due to my age (62), I get one. She is aware of my fibro, and works with my rheumatologist. Before I decide, I've been showering go the Internet and medical journals for in-depth information on adverse effects, but haven't found much except the usual allergic reaction and immuno challenged ones. Has anyone had any experience with it? Thank you.
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We're all troubled.WSo, to remind ourselves we're not at rock bottom (this is a reverse optimism thing I learned as a kid):We are not living on the island of Krakatoa when the volcano goes boom!Yeah, okay, that sucks.***Toay in 1942, Pierre Laval announced that the way to free France was for Germany to win WW2. Pierre did not win a lot of friends. When the war ended, quite quickly he was tried...
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Another day, another ouchie?My bruised achilles tendon (don't ask) makes my foot numb. Wonky on meds, whacked it.Now, as to fibro:A lot of reports are going around some parts of social media that fibro (and dang near anything else) are caused by post-Covid, post-flu, post-vaccinations, post-pick-something.1. Your risk of death or serious complications beyond "ow, that shot hurt!" are typically...
I'm 66 & when I had an in-home health checkup back in April the male nurse told me that I did not want to have shingles on top of my fibro so I went the next day & got my shot. Had no problems at all from the shot. Now I have the peace of mind from having gotten the shot.
Help my info is helpful as I have been seeing a lot of commercials on TV lately about shingles & some of those pictures of people with shingles are not pleasant to look at. I feel that she has given you good advice.
I don't know about reactions, though you can read about those at.the CDC website here: http://www.cdc.gov/shingles/vaccination.html
I've seen shingles, and I have it on my to-do list, because ugh, never wanna go thorugh it. *shiver*
Is the vaccine useful if you have already had shingles?
According to the NHS, the vaccine works well in people who have had shingles before and will provide protection against shingles in the future. However, having an episode of shingles will naturally boost your immune system to provide protection, so it is thought that a vaccine would provide only limited benefit if given after a recent episode of shingles. Current guidelines recommend waiting at least a year after a single episode of shingles, but in people who have two or more episodes within a year, they should have immunological investigation before being offered the vaccination.
One study based in California looked at more than 6,000 cases of shingles in people 60 years or older and followed them for an average of 2 years. After recovering from shingles, about one in six of the people in the study group were given the shingles vaccine. The numbers of people who got shingles again during the study period was low, with only 29 confirmed cases during the 2 years in both groups. The researchers concluded that the risk of a second episode was low after an episode of shingles, whether or not a vaccine was given.
I have several a year - that's what's making me chuckle. There has been no time since I was 19 (I'm 66) that I have gone a year without an outbreak.
To have it, or not to have it. I'm thinking I'm going to get the vaccination, as it doesn't sound like it will hurt, it just might not help.