Do get the Shingles vaccine, please

[LisaM]

11. I echo this.

I had a terrible case of facial shingles shortly after the pandemic started. I still have facial neuralgia on that side which flares up when I'm stressed. I also am still having eye appointments to make sure that my right eye remains undamaged.

Shingles was simply not on my radar. I had no reason not to get the vaccine, it just didn't occur to me.

Stress is a contributing factor, along with emotional triggers. Mine seem to have been triggered by holding in my emotions on my dad's birthday (he had died somewhat unexpectedly the previous summer). A lot of people are going through a lot of things now, so I would say that the vaccine is more important than ever.