for general info;
2nd #shingrix dose on friday pm. monday experiencing very, very ouchy pain that almost has me convinced i’ve got crohn’s disease.
paracetamol didn’t touch it. mersyndol (paracetamol w codeine) tonight has dialed it down from 9 to 6, but i still can’t sleep
i’m guessing (as an older person) that the sites of previous injuries/ trauma are vulnerable to viruses/ anti-viral vaccines.
first covid shot into my right arm was a mistake as a rotator cuff repair about 7 years before very close to injection site. after a few weeks developed dreadful nerve pain took about 3 months to settle.
since then have had all injections in other arm. covid/ flu/ shingrix to date seems to cause old injuries to get a BIT whiney, but nothing debilitating like this.
i guess if you live long enough and are blessed with a reasonable access to health system as i have been, there will be lots of stuff that can flare up 🙄 - just hoping this isn’t going to linger for months.
still not regretting the decision. i’ve seen other people suffer with shingles, and it’s awful,
Cost me $564 AUD - didn’t know the australian government has finally made it free (and of course the chemist didn’t tell me when i went for 2nd dose)
link in case you are over 65 in oz, and considering getting shingrix - it is the “non-live” shingles vaccine.
@maudenificent I have all jabs in my left arm due to lymphedema in my right. Second #shingrix made me throw up for 24 hours; something chemo never did. @Avonan
@maudenificent My husband had “mild discomfort” with the 2nd dose. So yes, YMMV.
Doing very well. Finally got off Letrozole 2 months ago. That’s been amazing by itself! @Avonan
@AlliFlowers @Avonan
thank you for your reply, it’s “comforting” to know reactions are extreme for others - not something i understood from the usual product cautions.
i’d heard the 2nd dose was bad, but was more expecting to be ill than in pain. still, now that i’ve decided i know what’s happening it’s less distressing.
lymphedema? so you’ve been in a breast cancer journey? hope you are keeping well 💐