19-02-2016, 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by galty
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Never knew that there was a shingles shot.Seems I can have one on the NHS service being over 70.
Thank you...... have learnt something today.
PS you cant get Shingles unless you have had Chicken Pox years ago.
Edited Gosh, that sounds so confusing, I'm confusing myself!
19-02-2016, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Suzuki Sue
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If you have had chickenpox you can get it again as it lays dormant until something triggers it off. Unfortunately mine was stress..
I got so confused with what I said to Galty, that I took the time out to go and read up on it properly. Just coming back to say sorry to Galty and yourself for the confusion.
I blame old age and the mars bar I ate
19-02-2016, 10:14 PM
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http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-a...topic-overview
19-02-2016, 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Suzuki Sue
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Thank you all for your kind words, i think it's the stress from moving house, we haven't moved yet but due to move the end of next month. At the moment i'm in the early stages so i will have to rest up a while and take it easy for now and hope i don't scream too loud
I hope you won't be in too much discomfort.While stress alone does not cause shingles, the virus often occurs in people who have recently had a stressful event in their lives which can weaken their immune system.
19-02-2016, 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Pesta
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Thought it was the other way round - if you've had chicken pox you can't get shingles?
19-02-2016, 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Suzuki Sue
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If you have had chickenpox you can get it again as it lays dormant until something triggers it off. Unfortunately mine was stress..
It looks likely that those vaccinations are the cause of bad shingles attacks in later life.
Chickenpox was never the deadly disease it was made out to be. 99.9% of kids had bouts of chickenpox as a routine part of childhood which lasted 2-3 weeks and weren't life threatening except for kids with compromised immune systems.
Somewhere along the lines the powers that be spread the fear that it WAS a terrible life threatening condition and that all kids should be vaccinated. It's the same old vaccination story we see so often I'm afraid, just like the Flu Jab nonsense.
20-02-2016, 12:37 AM
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I hope you get better soon SS. My hubby has shingles on his face last year. It was very unsightly and painful.It was ever so strange - just on one side, from his chin - all over the side of his face and stopped abruptly in the middle of his head. The other side of his head/face didn't have a mark on it!!
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