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30. Oh no, bad news, one - my combat vet Marine Corps father got shingles in his 70's, and this

Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:47 PM

Sep 2020

was a guy who could deal with pain, but OWW, he was hurtin bad...hope your sis and niece have mild cases and recover soon!!

Yes, these shots might not be fun, but they beat hell out of those shingles TOTALLY!!

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Ouwie ouwie ouwie ouwie [View all] onetexan Sep 2020 OP

I had a major ouchie with my first shingles shot dhol82 Sep 2020 #1

I would advise against taking the covid vaccine yet onetexan Sep 2020 #3

Hey, d, my first shingles shot was also baaaaad - happy to report that the second one was Leghorn21 Sep 2020 #7

My older sis texted last week & said to get it as both she & her 27-year-old daughter had come down onetexan Sep 2020 #16

Oh no, bad news, one - my combat vet Marine Corps father got shingles in his 70's, and this Leghorn21 Sep 2020 #30

Good to hear. dhol82 Sep 2020 #34

My 1st shingles shot went moonscape Sep 2020 #11

Yes, the pharmie said to take a couple ibuprofens to help w/ the pain & seems to be helping now onetexan Sep 2020 #19

I got shingles last November, the nerve endings around my waist are just now starting to come monmouth4 Sep 2020 #33

Good to hear of the compliments you received! elleng Sep 2020 #2

In deed, & hoping come Nov 5th for my 2nd dosage i w/ be celebrating Biden/Harris' win!! onetexan Sep 2020 #21

I got a flu shot & my second shingles shot last fall. Owie indeed! CottonBear Sep 2020 #4

Yes i figured as much - no pain no gain so best to just get it over & done with onetexan Sep 2020 #32

Shingles shots make your arm sore for a day or so. Then, gone. That's it. n/t CousinIT Sep 2020 #5

The second shingles shot was worse Retrograde Sep 2020 #6

Thanks for the 411 re: 2nd shot. I'll remember to take the ibuprofen 30 mins before to buffer the onetexan Sep 2020 #29

wore my Ruth Bader Ginsberg mask to Target agingdem Sep 2020 #8

Whoa i'd like an RBG mask as swell? could u post the website? onetexan Sep 2020 #12

Judiaicashop.net agingdem Sep 2020 #28

I had the first shingles and flu vaccines the same day. luvs2sing Sep 2020 #9

OMGoodness that's awful! This is why i took them together - just so i can suffer thru both @same onetexan Sep 2020 #14

I hope so, too! luvs2sing Sep 2020 #15

I'm hoping I can tough it out and go for the second shot. dhol82 Sep 2020 #35

The second injection was actually easier for me. luvs2sing Sep 2020 #37

I had a similar experience with the first shot Cirque du So-What Sep 2020 #10

Oh i hope so. Will take it in November, and i'll gladly take the pain if Biden wins! onetexan Sep 2020 #13

Trump:America :: Hitler:Germany We must never forget. Alex4Martinez Sep 2020 #17

Spot on. We cannot let it happen. I'm optimistic sensible Americans will prevail and we will win onetexan Sep 2020 #22

I had a family member get the Shingles soooo bad it was in his vocal cords and he needed a feeding mucifer Sep 2020 #18

OMG that's horrible!! @my checkup last month doctor scared me silly w/ details of how painful & onetexan Sep 2020 #24

My mother's cousin's wife had it go to her brain. They were in their 70s/early 80s... Hekate Sep 2020 #38

I'm usually pretty calm about shots but COLGATE4 Sep 2020 #20

the hubby whose a doctor said to move arm around soon after the shot for the drug to circulate onetexan Sep 2020 #26

This! I did this after my shingle shots and I do it every time I get any shot in the arm. chowder66 Sep 2020 #41

Did you get the normal flu shot? Or the mega-dose for geezers? JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2020 #23

whoa there's a megadose flu shot? First time i've heard of it. I just got this season's only. onetexan Sep 2020 #25

It's for people 65 and older. JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2020 #27

Thank you for posting the link - i just learned something new today :) onetexan Sep 2020 #31

I got the mega dose last week dhol82 Sep 2020 #36

Shingrex shot is really an ordeal mainer Sep 2020 #39

Yes i've heard the same from a few people & had expected to feel a bit ill onetexan Sep 2020 #40

Ugh ... got to go for my first shingles shot (s)... electric_blue68 Sep 2020 #42