Shingrix Woes

[tridacna]

You want shingles? No, then get the danged vaccine.

Back down tiger. No-one is a Jenny McArthur fan in this thread. Simply commenting that the shot is an OWIE. That's it. I'm almost done. I recently had Typhoid and Hep A before going to the Philippines and I'm a regular Malarone user too. Nothing quite beats the knock-out power of Shingrix though.

Good luck climbing that ladder!

 

[Jay]

I had the Shingrix vaccine last week. My shoulder was so sore for two days that I could not dive. It was as if a giant wasp had stung me. Lasted 48 hours then fine. Bad news is that I have to have the second dose in a few months. At least I can plan around it!

If you get it (the injection) in the largest muscle in your body, your butt, it mitigates most of that agony.

I do the same with general flu vaccines.

 

[tridacna]

Anyone know where to get Shingrix? I need part 2. Nowhere to be found...

 

[uncfnp]

Due to high demand it is on intermittent backorder most places. The only thing I know to do is call around town frequently to see if they got a delivery in or if its an option ask to be out on a waiting list.

 

[Insta-Gator]

Dr. wrote my prescription on Monday. They were out, so she wanted me to go to pharmacy. Then I found out how expensive these injections are. WOW I told the pharmacist I'd have to think about it. I'm 65 and have never known anyone to have shingles. I question how pervasive it is and wonder about the risk/benefit of not getting the shots vs taking my chances. Shingles seems to be the affliction du jour.

 

[Marie13]

Dr. wrote my prescription on Monday. They were out, so she wanted me to go to pharmacy. Then I found out how expensive these injections are. WOW I told the pharmacist I'd have to think about it. I'm 65 and have never known anyone to have shingles. I question how pervasive it is and wonder about the risk/benefit of not getting the shots vs taking my chances. Shingles seems to be the affliction du jour.

Hurts like hell. You will wish you were dead. If it gets in your eye, buh bye eye. Get it.

 

[Insta-Gator]

Loss of vision scares me. One of my long time nightmares from childhood. Perhaps I will.

 

[KevinNM]

I've heard too many horror stories from people with shingles. It turned out that for me the copay was $zero, which made the decision even easier. But I found it it out when I had already told the pharmacist that I wanted it.

 

[Dizzi Lizzi]

I am waiting till I am eligible for this vaccine, I have had the dubious pleasure of seeing several people (family and patients) with shingles, no bueno gary...don't balk at the price, it is worth it as my godmother told me "If I had to pay $2000 for the shot I would do it" she is a real cheapskate so that coming from her made me ask my MD for it. Could not convince them I was at risk...gotta get a little older....

 

[uncfnp]

Dr. wrote my prescription on Monday. They were out, so she wanted me to go to pharmacy. Then I found out how expensive these injections are. WOW I told the pharmacist I'd have to think about it. I'm 65 and have never known anyone to have shingles. I question how pervasive it is and wonder about the risk/benefit of not getting the shots vs taking my chances. Shingles seems to be the affliction du jour.

Anyone that has ever had chickenpox can have shingles. Age, illness and stress are all risk factors. Like just about everything else it will effect each person differently. And again, the older and sicker you are the more likely to have a rough time of it though it can happen to anyone at any age after the initial infection. The incidence of shingles in the general population is about 1 in 5. If shingles does occur it is one of the times a visit to the clinic sooner rather than later is appropriate since the sooner treatment is started the more effective it will be.

Loss of vision scares me. One of my long time nightmares from childhood. Perhaps I will.

Fortunately ophthalmic herpes zoster is much more rare at about 1 in 100.