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[quote=Anonymous]My husband had it when he was 32.  Stress may have been a factor, though it was not the most stressful time of his life.  It manifested on one side of his face and one side of his chest.  The pain was extraordinary, and he is a Marine who never complains.

Every single one of our children got chicken pox from him--both the ones who had been vaccinated and the ones who had not.  I fact, the older kids who had been fully vaccinated got the most sick.

The only lingering problem he has is scarring, and anxiety about ever having shingles again.

Our family doctor says he is seeing an explosion of shingles cases in young adults, and even in children.  The theory is that the chickenpox vaccine is causing a shingles outbreak because it is lessening the opportunities for adults to get immunity boosters from the circulating virus.  These natural immunity episodes keep natural immunity strong and suppress the reemergence of the virus.

The vaccination-shingles connection is a main reason why other countries do not use the chickenpox vaccine.  I went on a research binge when my husband got sick.[/quote]

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