Have you known anyone who had shingles?
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Anonymous
| My mom had it when I was a teenager. Super-painful. |
Anonymous
| My mom had it in her 40s. Super painful, and she had a few in her throat, so eating was horrible. |
Anonymous
| I had a small outbreak on my shoulder when I was 25 and it was REALLY uncomfortable. My bra strap went right over the rash which made it even worse. My sister who is a doctor thought it was probably shingles from the beginning and wanted me to start the meds right away. I didn't think I could possibly have shingles and didn't take her advice. I wish I had. The rash lasted a good 3 weeks, but when it finally went away I didn't have any lingering pain. |
Anonymous
| DH's grandmother (she ended up addicted to pain meds) and my father had them. My dad got them while we were on our annual family beach vacation and it wasn't a big deal. They were a little painful to touch but it didn't stop him from going to the beach and everything. |
Anonymous
| Me, my sister, and my two sister-in-laws. We all had it the same Spring. |
Anonymous
I wrote this, and I forgot to mention that we don't live anywhere near each other. Very odd. |
Anonymous
| OP, maybe it's because it's more common in older people. That being said, I had it as a teen, and know of several people who have had it. |
Anonymous
| I had it when I was 12. They hurt like hell on fire. |
Anonymous
| colleague |
Anonymous
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My mother caught it in 2013 and I caught it in 2014 on a transatlantic flight. My son also caught Varicella despite having been vaccinated. It was a strong and unusual strain and apparently you can't immunize against all of them, just the ones local to you.
gotta say, it was pretty horrible. |