tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post9018498525940836952..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: Sigh, I feel like Typhoid Mary . . .Julia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-53536547014001732792009-03-02T09:49:00.000-05:002009-03-02T09:49:00.000-05:00Thanks everyone for your comments. In case I didn...Thanks everyone for your comments. In case I didn't mention it, the shot was the least painful I've ever had. Yes, $200 is expensive, but from what I've heard about the pain, it was worth it. Ya'll take care!Lonnie Crusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14617936690870869287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-4871686516513153842009-02-28T18:38:00.000-05:002009-02-28T18:38:00.000-05:00Holy crow, Lonnie. I know what you mean. My partne...Holy crow, Lonnie. I know what you mean. My partner got shingles over her face and around/under her eyelid. Her doctor had dismissed her eye irritation as a sty and so she took the ferry from Vancouver Island over to the mainland for an agility meet. She could barely make it back. Imagine trying to drive a truck when you're swollen up like Quasimodo. She was in such nerve pain for weeks that she Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-38634243439588017722009-02-27T21:14:00.000-05:002009-02-27T21:14:00.000-05:00My experience with the vaccine was very different....My experience with the vaccine was very different. My mother developed shingles along her jaw, lost teeth, and was in great pain. So all these years later I asked my doctor. He had it in his office, checked to see my insurance would pay (it would)and gave me the painless shot. No warnings about who I should avoid, including my 16-mos. grandson. I never looked back but am now thinking about the judyalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13767466505891813090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-45218774309520164972009-02-27T19:54:00.000-05:002009-02-27T19:54:00.000-05:00I've known a couple of people who had shingles, bu...I've known a couple of people who had shingles, but I had no idea it was a special problem for (cough) "older" people. If the vaccine is $200 per dose, I can understand why so few people get it. It's hard for a lot of people to pay basic medical bills these days.Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-60320175895452788992009-02-27T16:46:00.000-05:002009-02-27T16:46:00.000-05:00Janet, did you know you can still take the vaccine...Janet, did you know you can still take the vaccine IF you wait for three months after having shingles? Might be worth researching for you. Thanks for stopping by!Lonnie Crusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14617936690870869287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-83440090956955640472009-02-27T09:39:00.000-05:002009-02-27T09:39:00.000-05:00Great post. I can see why you felt like Typhoid Ma...Great post. I can see why you felt like Typhoid Mary. And what an effort for you to track down that seemingly basic information. Bizarre.<BR/><BR/>I ended up with shingles last fall. Thought they were spider bites at first so I didn't get to the doctor until long after the magic shot would have helped me. (I'd decided I had a staph infection and had already chosen the books I'd take to the Janet Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00257619279031068078noreply@blogger.com