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To: peteypupperdoo

You can get shingles only if you’ve previously had chicken pox. It always manifests only on one side of your body, with varying degrees of painful sores erupting along nerve endings.
I got shingle on the left side of my face - pretty ugly and painful, and also a danger to my sight, but the doctor kept it under control.
I’ve read if you’re re-exposed to chicken pox every 10 - 20 years, you won’t get shingles. Since chicken pox is rarely seen these days, people in general aren’t re-exposed, and for that reason there’s a shingles epidemic.


441 posted on 08/30/2019 8:31:51 AM PDT by Tellurian (Demonicrats would smugly tell even God "you didn't build that".)
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To: Tellurian; peteypupperdoo

Can people who were vaxed for c.pox get shingles? Apparently they can get c.pox, some of them. Vax isn’t 100% and may wear off as well.

I had pox as a kid (we all did in those days) and a couple of years ago got shingles. Finally went to doc after some days and got an antiviral that has been around for years, safe, but needs to be taken within 24-48 hours of symptoms, so useless for me. But I kept in case they pop up again.

I treated naturally and doc was surprised they resolved so quickly. Not fun, not nice, and I recommend if anyone gets shingles to get that antiviral as soon as symptoms appear. I can find the name of it if anyone wants. It’s cheap, too.


446 posted on 08/30/2019 8:41:06 AM PDT by little jeremiah (New tagline in the pipeline)
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