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KinMd

(966 posts)
67. I got shingles at 57...
Fri Aug 30, 2013, 01:12 AM
Aug 2013

so if you had chicken pox as a kid, you might want to get the vaccine early

Whew! At first I thought this was going to be anti-vaxer thread. HERVEPA Aug 2013 #1
The real irony is that the use of the MMR vaccine is the one method we have hedgehog Aug 2013 #12
Congrats on your coming grandchild, and YAY for your very smart daughter! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2013 #2
I was just talking about how lucking my kids are they don't have to experience chicken pox kcr Aug 2013 #3
You should get vaccinated for shingles. Cleita Aug 2013 #6
I think the shingles vaccine is recommended for people 60 and older. hedgehog Aug 2013 #9
It used to be for 60 and older shanti Aug 2013 #64
I got shingles at 57... KinMd Aug 2013 #67
I heartily second this, Cleita Tanuki Aug 2013 #10
My MIL had permanent damage to her eye sight as a result of shingles. hedgehog Aug 2013 #16
I'll be getting the shingles vaccine, but my sister's had shingles twice (that can happen!) pnwmom Aug 2013 #15
I'm glad you are getting vaccinated Tanuki Aug 2013 #23
I've had shingles and it was horrible. haikugal Aug 2013 #26
My husband got shingles before age 60; the doc had him come in for the vax when he got better Hekate Aug 2013 #51
I was in my 20's.... haikugal Aug 2013 #60
You can get shingles more than once, so the vaccine is probably a good idea for you, too. pnwmom Aug 2013 #62
What a horrible thought... haikugal Aug 2013 #63
My sister had it as a teen and again in middle age. So we know it can happen. n/t pnwmom Aug 2013 #66
Like any disease the severity of shingles can vary from person to person. dflprincess Aug 2013 #61
I've never had chicken pox. Fantastic Anarchist Aug 2013 #35
Yes. If you haven't been vaccinated, it seems like a good idea. Cleita Aug 2013 #36
Thank you, Cleita. :) Fantastic Anarchist Aug 2013 #38
I'm totally pro-vaccine, got my son the chicken pox one RiffRandell Aug 2013 #73
Chicken pox or the vaccine? nt Fantastic Anarchist Aug 2013 #76
The vaccine! RiffRandell Aug 2013 #77
I have my moments. Fantastic Anarchist Aug 2013 #78
Same here. I managed to get it at the same time I got Mono. I was pretty sick. stevenleser Aug 2013 #31
One of my kids got the chicken pox vaccine, but the other one came down with chicken pox the day Brickbat Aug 2013 #4
One of my daughters also has a scar on her face from chicken pox. hedgehog Aug 2013 #8
I have a scar on my face from chicken pox WolverineDG Aug 2013 #56
My experience was much the same as yours. I have 4 kids, ages 35 to 45. Arkansas Granny Aug 2013 #5
I'm 48 and got the MMR vaccine - my pediatrician was ahead of the curve on vaccinations REP Aug 2013 #47
I am 40 and I had it too -- plus boosters for overseas travel in my late 20s -- vaccines are good! anneboleyn Aug 2013 #52
There's currently a measles outbreak in North Texas tammywammy Aug 2013 #7
I had the real thing (chicken pox) Now Blood Banks Seek me out Xipe Totec Aug 2013 #11
I never knew that chicken pox caused problems during pregnancy. hedgehog Aug 2013 #14
It is rare Xipe Totec Aug 2013 #17
Chicken pox in adults can be extremely dangerous. I lost a beloved uncle at age 72 kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #20
I had it when I was 8 years old Xipe Totec Aug 2013 #22
I've never had chicken pox. Fantastic Anarchist Aug 2013 #37
I believe you can and should. I will look it up and edit this post with info. kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #45
Thank you! Fantastic Anarchist Aug 2013 #46
Wow, I didn't realize that I could get chicken pox from ... Fantastic Anarchist Aug 2013 #48
There were six kids in my family theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #13
My oldest son has never had the chicken pox...he is 43 yrs. old. When his wife was pregnant he.. Tikki Aug 2013 #18
Thank you Dr. Hilleman indeed!... SidDithers Aug 2013 #19
Bookmarked to read later, thanks! hedgehog Aug 2013 #21
Great read ismnotwasm Aug 2013 #27
Thank you ismnotwasm Aug 2013 #24
I'm so tired of the anti-vaxxers - TBF Aug 2013 #25
You will need BOOSTERS for the rest of your lives HockeyMom Aug 2013 #28
The benefit of getting these life long immunity to these diseases is received at the cost hedgehog Aug 2013 #29
I had shingles a couple years ago arikara Aug 2013 #33
Your discussion of a trigger is informative. I wonder if the prevalence of colonoscopies mnhtnbb Aug 2013 #41
You might suggest to her arikara Aug 2013 #43
Stress, and meds HockeyMom Aug 2013 #53
This argument sounds like the medical version of "I got mine, fuck you"... Humanist_Activist Aug 2013 #39
As I said in my new post, HockeyMom Aug 2013 #54
Who are "they"? hedgehog Aug 2013 #55
Drug Manufacturers HockeyMom Aug 2013 #58
As it happens, the supply of vaccines is under threat because the hedgehog Aug 2013 #69
Continue living in your magic bubble. n/t Humanist_Activist Aug 2013 #59
I am 65 and take NOTHING HockeyMom Aug 2013 #82
You are lucky, and living in a magic bubble that doesn't apply to everyone... Humanist_Activist Aug 2013 #84
As always, potential for high profit comes at the cost of high risk Celefin Aug 2013 #42
Well, lucky you. My baby sis's health was compromised the rest of her childhood after our bro & I... Hekate Aug 2013 #80
Talk about vaccinations.. Puzzledtraveller Aug 2013 #30
Yellow fever is a haemorragic fever in the same category as Ebola! hedgehog Aug 2013 #32
I've never had any of them including Chicken Pox. Fantastic Anarchist Aug 2013 #34
If there is any question - talk to your health care provider hedgehog Aug 2013 #40
Thanks. Fantastic Anarchist Aug 2013 #49
Do you realize-- YarnAddict Aug 2013 #44
Her daughter was vaccinated against those diseases NickB79 Aug 2013 #50
Vaccines don't work for everyone. Mariana Aug 2013 #83
The risk of the disease is so much worse than any risk of bad reactions to the vaccine johnd83 Aug 2013 #57
Kick for the evening crowd... SidDithers Aug 2013 #65
I had everything that was contagious when I was a kid. Lugnut Aug 2013 #68
Before this thread, did you realize what your kids had been spared? hedgehog Aug 2013 #70
I sure did. Lugnut Aug 2013 #75
I have a FB friend that is so anti-vaccine. RiffRandell Aug 2013 #71
I had a male cousin who died of throat cancer at age 58 - hedgehog Aug 2013 #72
My husband got oral cancer at 39. RiffRandell Aug 2013 #74
I Missed The Polio Vaccine by One Month otohara Aug 2013 #79
When the polio vax was first offered, a clinic was held at our elementary school... Hekate Aug 2013 #81
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