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birdographer

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8. I also got it for a second time

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Sun Sep 29, 2024, 12:03 PM

Sep 29

Had the two shots between times, did no good.

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Shingles for the 3rd time. [View all] yourout Sep 29 OP

I used Lavender oil on my husband and he said it helped with the pain quite a bit. flying_wahini Sep 29 #1

very sorry and thank you for your post Tetrachloride Sep 29 #2

Yikes!! My doctor prescribed and anti-viral medication surfered Sep 29 #3

Wow. Terrible luck indeed! True Dough Sep 29 #4

1st one was on right side of nose near the eye which.. yourout Sep 29 #12

So it seems to consistently True Dough Sep 29 #13

Shinges is the worst pain I experienced, I had it on one side of my face, including my eye, Was on a AAA Christmas trip debm55 Sep 29 #5

Tell me about it! Laffy Kat Oct 1 #20

I am sorry you are suffering. SamKnause Sep 29 #6

Welcome to the worst club in the world. catbyte Sep 29 #7

I also got it for a second time birdographer Sep 29 #8

Did you all have chickenpox as kids, or not? Easterncedar Sep 29 #9

AFAIK, the only way to get shingles is if you have had chicken pox. wnylib Oct 1 #18

I am told I had it asymptomatically as a kid Easterncedar Oct 1 #19

I don't know what it means in your case regarding shingles. wnylib Oct 1 #21

Thanks. It's such a miserable thing! Easterncedar Oct 1 #22

it's rare, but because the vaccine is a live virus - you can get shingles from the chickenpox vaccine womanofthehills Oct 12 #36

That should be illegal. milestogo Sep 29 #10

so sorry! Phentex Sep 29 #11

I'm sorry you have it again, I know Luciferous Sep 29 #14

I feel ya. LudwigPastorius Sep 29 #15

Sorry! HeartsCanHope Sep 30 #16

I'm so sorry, yourout! Niagara Sep 30 #17

How are you feeling now? Niagara Oct 11 #23

All better. Was very mild case. yourout Oct 11 #24

That's wonderful news! Niagara Oct 11 #25

I feel for you... ultralite001 Oct 11 #26

Hope you get better soon. Also, you should not go to Vegas or buy a lottery ticket. surfered Oct 11 #27

I'm sorry. I've heard it's really painful ms liberty Oct 11 #28

I only remember my grandma having them, and they looked horrible.....ugh. a kennedy Oct 11 #31

I never had chicken pox but I went ahead and got it because ms liberty Oct 11 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Oct 11 #34

Oh yourout.......so sorry for you...... a kennedy Oct 11 #29

The pain has inspired you to write an excellent verse! MLAA Oct 11 #30

Ugh!!! I'm so sorry you are gong through this again! sdfernando Oct 11 #32

Wow. :-( I am so sorry. morillon Oct 11 #35