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Easterncedar

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9. Did you all have chickenpox as kids, or not?

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Sun Sep 29, 2024, 12:13 PM

Sep 29

I know shingles is about the worst pain. My mother and my partner had it. He got the antiviral and it wasn’t maybe as bad as it could have been, but he was so stoic it is hard to be sure.

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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