Thanks for the input--I have been thinking about getting the shot--but I can't remember if i had chicken pox or not. I was told that the shots are only 50% efective. anyone know any more about the shots? > From: dec405@comcast.net > To: MDSTMARY-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2013 11:11:40 -0500 > Subject: [MDSTMARY] Maybe in YOUR genes too > > I have Shingles, I am old and Shingles have been in me since Christmas. > Most unpleasant, I was exhausted walking ten feet, I had fire crackers > going off under the shin on both sides and once in a while a cherry bomb. > My skin was like that of a Snow Bird that sat in the sun for twelve hours > on his first day in Sarasota. Now, just much pain in each arm pit and a > fire cracker, once in while. New pills. > > Why this story. If you had chicken pox and are sixty year old or older there > is a shot that just about guarantees you will not have to go through the hell > of Shingles. I never heard of the shot until I was well into the exercise and > if I had, maybe I would have ignored the opportunity. That would have been > a very bad decision and would have saved the Tax Payers lots of money. > > Google Shingles and if you are old consider the shot. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MDSTMARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
I had shingles & when they cleared up my wife & I went to Walgreens, filled out a form & got the shot. It is free if you are on Medicare. Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Flygare" <bobantiques1@live.com> To: <mdstmary@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 10:48 AM Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] Maybe in YOUR genes too > > Thanks for the input--I have been thinking about getting the shot--but I > can't remember if i had chicken pox or not. I was told that the shots are > only 50% efective. anyone know any more about the shots? > > > >> From: dec405@comcast.net >> To: MDSTMARY-L@rootsweb.com >> Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2013 11:11:40 -0500 >> Subject: [MDSTMARY] Maybe in YOUR genes too >> >> I have Shingles, I am old and Shingles have been in me since Christmas. >> Most unpleasant, I was exhausted walking ten feet, I had fire crackers >> going off under the shin on both sides and once in a while a cherry bomb. >> My skin was like that of a Snow Bird that sat in the sun for twelve hours >> on his first day in Sarasota. Now, just much pain in each arm pit and a >> fire cracker, once in while. New pills. >> >> Why this story. If you had chicken pox and are sixty year old or older >> there >> is a shot that just about guarantees you will not have to go through the >> hell >> of Shingles. I never heard of the shot until I was well into the exercise >> and >> if I had, maybe I would have ignored the opportunity. That would have >> been >> a very bad decision and would have saved the Tax Payers lots of money. >> >> Google Shingles and if you are old consider the shot. >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MDSTMARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDSTMARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message