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Having had the pleasure of having it once already, in my 30s, it drives me nuts that I have to wait to vaccinate against it. Maybe the sickest I've ever been.
by tptacek 1y ago
Having had the pleasure of having it once already, in my 30s, it drives me nuts that I have to wait to vaccinate against it. Maybe the sickest I've ever been.
- swatcoder 1y agoIf it offers consolation, I share your story and just developed it a second time recently (about 7 years after the first, brought on by overtraining again). Being familiar with the prodrome and early symptoms, I was able to get treatment way sooner than I did the first time. Between that and perhaps having a more primed immune system, this second encounter was far shorter and less intense. Still not fun, and I'm hoping it'll earn me early access to the vaccine, but I'm more optimistic about it being muted if that doesn't happen and it comes back a third time.
- codyb 11mo agoThis was definitely a huge factor for me. Since it was on the skin I waited for a dermatologist when I should have gone to any doctor immediately, I'm sure it would have been fairly clear since I eventually was able to suss out that it was shingles on my own before I got to the dermatologist. Shingles sucked lol, definitely not a great time.
- loeg 11mo agoGet your GP to prescribe it! You can get it under 50, just need a prescription. (I had shingles in my 20s; it sucks; I got shingrix in my 30s by Rx.)
- gorfian_robot 11mo agoI have a few friends in the US that haven't been able to pull this off