Yikes! I should check on my vaccinations, I don't remember getting any boosters for long time, not even tetanus.
But I understand. You gave up everything you had to find me. And you found me broken. It's hard for you.
River ,'Safe'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
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-t - Jun 25, 2019 6:31:31 am PDT #9011 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Laura - Jun 25, 2019 6:39:26 am PDT #9012 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Yeah, I'm a baby about shots but would be a bigger baby about shingles. TB, yikes!
Steph L. - Jun 25, 2019 6:42:53 am PDT #9013 of 30019
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Yeah, I'm a baby about shots but would be a bigger baby about shingles.
Not one, but TWO friends of ours got shingles in their eye, and it messed them up for quite a while. One of the guys had to take a long leave of absence from his job because his eye couldn't tolerate any light. Even when he was indoors with the curtains drawn, he had to wear sunglasses.
-t - Jun 25, 2019 6:48:40 am PDT #9014 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, yeah, shingles is horrible and painful and to be avoided in general but I hear eye involvement is a whole other level of bad. I'm so glad there's preventive care available!
Theodosia - Jun 25, 2019 7:30:11 am PDT #9015 of 30019
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I recently talked to a lady who had had shingles 8 times -- evidently it took until the reliable vaccine came around that it stopped happening every single time she was stressed.
Sparky1 - Jun 25, 2019 7:38:43 am PDT #9016 of 30019
Librarian Warlord
I had shingles in my eye and it was impressive how fast my GP turned me over to the ophthalmologist and washed her hands of me. I was still seeing him six months later.
Dana - Jun 25, 2019 7:39:59 am PDT #9017 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
evidently it took until the reliable vaccine came around that it stopped happening every single time she was stressed.
If I knew that every time I got stressed I would get shingles, I'd be pretty stressed about that.
Jesse - Jun 25, 2019 7:49:57 am PDT #9018 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
If I knew that every time I got stressed I would get shingles, I'd be pretty stressed about that.
Seriously.
My mother had shingles, but it wasn't that bad. Which she will insist on telling you, which I actually appreciate! Because everyone's always like, "Oh no! That's terrible!" and she's like, "Meh."
msbelle - Jun 25, 2019 7:55:23 am PDT #9019 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
My mom has had shingles twice. I have a small "shingles like" but not really shingles, more a localized chicken pox remenant virus re-emerge when I am stressed ( but how often am I stressed?? Hahaha) actually when my body is stressed, so approx once a month with my cycle if I am in anyway stressed or sick.
It's super annoying and mostly untreatable because viral. The variations of the herpes virus are really a mess.
bennett - Jun 25, 2019 8:04:10 am PDT #9020 of 30019
Both my folks had really bad cases of shingles. My dad all over his face and neck; My mom mostly on her torso. My dad was on pain meds for over a month and not able to do much; My mom pretty much couldn't wear a bra for the duration and had residual issues for the rest of her life.
Get the vaccine.