[Graybeard58]

If this vaccine proves effective, I would advise everybody to get it. I was 54 years old when I got it. (Elderly? That's a matter of perspective.) and I am in agreement with the doctor who said:

I remember it as some of the worst days of my life

It is a horrendously painful experience.

[fatnotlazy]

My aunt had shingles some years ago...still has effects from it. It wasn't pretty.

[SittinYonder]

At 27 or 28 I started getting shingles at the base of my spine. It pops up periodically, usually at times of stress, sometimes as often as eight or 10 times a year. In the last year it hasn't been so frequent. The pain is awful, though.

[redhead]

"If this vaccine proves effective, I would advise everybody to get it. I was 54 years old when I got it. (Elderly? That's a matter of perspective.) and I am in agreement with the doctor who said: I remember it as some of the worst days of my life It is a horrendously painful experience."

Yup. Too late for me, too. I had it on my face, the back of my neck (upper spine), and in my eyes. I do NOT recommend the experience, but I might recommend the vaccine.

[Cecily]

My grandmother also got shingles in her 50's, and she stayed with us so my mother could take care of her. I got the herpes virus from her, but "luckily" I have only ever gotten cold sores on my mouth, and not shingles.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

I had a small outbreak of it once, and it is very painful.

[GailA]

I was mid 40's when I had a bout on my hip...AVEENO anti-itch cream was a life saver...it stops a lot of the pain and itch. It's main purpose was chicken pox itching relief.

[aimhigh]

Very painful. Vitamin B-12 did wonders clearing it up.