<p>I’ve never had any disease. </p>
<p>I’m up to date with all my vaccines and boosters. </p>
<p>People should really take advantage of the advanced medicines that are available to them. </p>
<p>To add to this, get your dang shingles shot!!! My doctor now encourages people to get it at age 50, not 60, as you can get shingles at any age. Can cause pain for years. My dad had severe pain, and still feels it years later. I just found out my dear neighbor, who had moved away, had a terrible case of shingles. She was amazingly active for a mid 70ish person, but it went to her eyes and she is now very close to blind. I can’t even believe it, so sad. She was always going on these walking tours of Europe with her group.</p>
<p>When I told my doctor, she said that is very common.</p>
<p>Get your shingles shot NOW!</p>
<p>Yes, I paid slightly less than $200 for my shingles shot because insurer refused to cover since I am under 60. D had shingles when she was in middle school and H had it a few months later. Both were in great pain and misery for weeks and months. </p>
<p>I had measles, mumps, German measles, chickenpox. We all have gotten vaccines for HepA and B. My kids had chickenpox and all available vaccines (tho I think S still hasn’t gotten HPV, despite our requested). D got the shots. </p>
<p>I’m under 60, and I’m pretty sure my shingles shot was free. It’s certainly worth checking–I’ve observed relatives with shingles, and you really don’t want to get it.</p>
<p>My insurance doesn’t cover it under 60. I wish I had gone ahead and gotten it, because after having had the shingles, I can say it would have been well worth it. I’m going to get it today because I’ve been hearing that getting shingles the second time is not all that uncommon, and it’s usually in a different place the second time. I sure wouldn’t want to get it in my eye as some have, as that can cause major problems.</p>
<p>Vaccinations cause autism because Jenny McCarthy says so, right? <em>sigh</em></p>
<p>I’m mentoring a young woman who has two deaf little girls. Her girls both are going to have cochlear implant surgery next month and because she’s against vaccinations, she doesn’t want her kids to have any sort of meningitis vaccine, even though it’s recommended prior to surgery. I find her logic unbelievable and have had to really bite my tongue and just state facts to her. I really don’t get not having a vaccination that the medical community recommends, particularly going into surgery. </p>
<p>Outbreak in California.
Its being investigated to see if more elsewhere.
<a href=“Mysterious polio-like illness found in five California children -- ScienceDaily”>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140223215100.htm</a></p>
<p>I appreciate this thread, partially because I didn’t realize that the shingles vaccine could be obtained by people <60. Seems that a local pharmacy is misinformed. My mother had a horrible time with shingles and I don’t want to go through that. I will gladly pay if our insurance does not.</p>
<p>Is the vaccine appropriate if someone younger has already had shingles? One of my kids had it in college and I’d hate for that to happen again. </p>
<p>Here’s what CDC says about the shingles vaccine: <a href=“http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/shingles/vacc-need-know.htm”>http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/shingles/vacc-need-know.htm</a></p>
<p>^ It’s interesting that it’s only effective for sure for 6 years. I would have thought it would have been like other vacines that only need to be given once.</p>
<p>Now I’m feeling conflicted about the shingles vaccine. A report from the manufacturer says it’s contraindicated for anyone with a history of anaphylactic/anaphylactoid reaction to gelatin, neomycin, or any other component of the vaccine. A reputable medical site states that neomycin taken by injection may sometimes cause severe
allergic reactions that can be life-threatening in neomycin-sensitive individuals. I am definitely allergic to neomycin. I’ve also become aware in the past couple of years that what were once very minor reactions to formaldehyde, latex and neomycin (among other things) have become far more intense with some (unintentional) repeated exposure. So while I’ve never had an anaphylactic reaction to any allergen, I’m concerned about what will be the ultimate trigger of such an event. I have a call into my PCP’s office and will likely hear back from his LPN instead of him, so I may wait until my next appointment to discuss this in more detail.</p>
<p>Definitely get the shingles vaccine. My brother in law came down with shingles two weeks after his 50th birthday and really suffered with it. After he recovered, his doctor administered the vaccine because he was concerned about reoccurrence.</p>
<p>@silpat - If I were you I’d probably pass on the vaccine. It sounds risky for someone with a known allergy to neomycin. </p>
<p>I quickly read through this thread yesterday. This morning I got a text from my D telling me that she has shingles. </p>