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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Had it at 21. I know a number if teens thst got it in the last three years.I also know several elderly people that got it..
and I'm their eyes. That was a bad deal. So here's my question. If I've already had shingles what will the shingles vaccine have any impact on me for furore prevention  or is it now established and will happen again?[/quote]

I have the same question. My doctor told me to get the vaccine, but I've already had shingles, so I said no.

I had shingles when I was 31, unemployed, and extremely stressed out. I had it on my back and upper thigh. Two ER docs said, "No, that's not shingles, it's a rash," but my 60+ year old family practice doctor took one look and said, "You're an old lady! You have shingles." He put me on antivirals, which helped with the pain, which was excruciating. I was on crutches for 4 or 5 days because it was so painful I couldn't put weight on my leg.

A friend had shingles when she was 24, in an extremely stressful job. She had it on her neck, and her doctor told her she would have lost her eyesight if it had been closer to her eye. Her pain was excruciating too.

Her 80 year old mom had it last year. It left her bedridden for months recovering from the pain. She had the vaccine, but still got shingles. She also has cancer, so that may have played a role, I'm not sure.

Shingles is awful, and I never want to get it again, but if you've had it once, shouldn't you be immune?

BTW, DH has never had chicken pox or shingles. He's been vaxed (as an adult) for chicken pox, but he's still not immune. Weird. His doc told him to get the shingles vax, but he said no too. Why bother? [/quote]

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