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mainer

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39. Shingrex shot is really an ordeal
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 06:35 PM
Sep 2020

Both the first and the second shots put me in bed for 24 hours. Chills, aches, and exhaustion.

I hope it was worth it.

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
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