The only issues I had, was soreness at the needle site. I had the 2 dose vaccine and both times it was painful for a couple days.
My husband had the one shot dose, zero side effects.
I had a sore arm for 48 hours post each shot. I also felt very "fluey"(is that a word?) with body aches and headache that lasted 24 hours each time. No big deal though.
I got it before I was old enough to have insurance pay for it. Just don't want to deal with that, so it was worth the $225. My wife, is waiting until insurance pays, which will be in a few months when she turns 62. Now they say everyone over 50 should have it. And my wife didn't have chicken pox as a child, she got them from our kids. She was off work for a week, and it took two months to recover fully. I had no side effects.
I got shingles of the optic nerve last September. The pain was staggering for 5 weeks. It traveled down my face and went into my teeth. I now have post shingles nerve pain 24/7. This is the worst thing I've ever dealt with. I did get the vaccines earlier this summer. Flu like symptoms for 24 hrs. Praying I never get an active case of shingles ever again.
I got the Shingrix vaccine last year and had flu like symptoms after the first shot for 24 hours, but not the second. I don’t usually get any reaction to vaccines, so was surprised. Strangely after the second shot I developed an itchy rash on my left shoulder/back. My doctor diagnosed it as a mild case of shingles, said it was not caused by the vaccine, and treated it. It still flares up occasionally a year later, but it’s mostly gone. However absolutely no pain with the rash. After hearing how having painful shingles affected a friend, these symptoms were worth it.
Both my mother and DH's mother had shingles, so DH and I both decided to get the shot (after hearing the stories from our Mothers!). Neither of us had any side effects.
Quick question, if you don't mind - does OHIP cover that for you? Alberta Heath Care doesn't and my private insurance has also declined the new vaccine. It's over $500 for the two doses which I'm choking on but will likely go ahead because contracting shingles is an irrational fear of mine.
Quick question, if you don't mind - does OHIP cover that for you? Alberta Heath Care doesn't and my private insurance has also declined the new vaccine. It's over $500 for the two doses which I'm choking on but will likely go ahead because contracting shingles is an irrational fear of mine.
Thanks. I'm not sure how Alberta Heath handles it for seniors and it will (blessedly) be a while before I find out. I'm just at the age now where my doctor is even willing to prescribe it, which he did and I got excited - until my pharmacy gave me the news about payment.
After the first dose I didn’t feel well for days. Second dose I felt horrible but only for a day. I wouldn’t consider not getting it. Heard too many shingles horror stories. I’m still trying to get DH to get it.
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