Nasty

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Jorgie replied on Sun, Jul 19 2009 9:03 PM

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Yes, to a certain point it does. I sat in a tub for about 30 minutes again tinight.

Please tel you SIL it does make a big difference when you catch it early.

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Jorgie replied on Sun, Aug 2 2009 8:49 AM

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Uff Da!

4 weeks and it's still not over, but much improved. It reaaly zaps my strength.

jorgie

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Spirit replied on Sun, Aug 2 2009 5:08 PM

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All of those generalized infections seem to knock the stuffing right out of us.  Rest as much as you can. 

Spirit

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Jorgie replied on Wed, Aug 5 2009 9:07 PM

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Saw the Doctor again today, amnd he put me back on one more week of Valtrex.

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Jorgie replied on Thu, Aug 6 2009 2:15 PM

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OUCH!!!!!!

I went to the Cub Pharmacy to get my Valtrex and found out I am now in the beloved "donut hole". The Valtrex would cost me over $200.00. Fortunatly the Pharmacist knows of a generic so she will get the OK from my Doctor.

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Jorgie replied on Thu, Aug 6 2009 5:14 PM

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The Valtrex ix what whas pushing me into the "donut hole". The generic cost me $3.00

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VOW replied on Mon, Aug 17 2009 1:02 AM

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Ugh, I had shingles more than several years ago.  The bumps appeared on part of my forehead, and Hubster said I looked like a half-breed Romulan.  I saw the dr before the bumps erupted into blisters, and got a prescription for Zovirax.  I never did get the full, weeping sores, so I missed out on the extreme pain and burning and itching that usually goes with shingles.

The FATIGUE was what clobbered me.  I stayed home from work for a week, and took several naps a day!

Baking soda in the bathwater helps, as does the colloidal oatmeal stuff called "Aveeno."  And if you get the actual weeping blisters, good old calamine is extremely helpful

Shingles--UGH!  Hope your second prescription of Valtrex finally does the trick!

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Jorgie replied on Mon, Aug 17 2009 11:36 AM

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Since my shingles are where I sit, It might take a little longer. Things are improving quite a bit and I'm now on over the counter stuff.

I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.

Fortunately it hasn't seemed to effect my Diabetes.

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tylersydney replied on Tue, Aug 18 2009 10:23 PM

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Just had anti- shingles shot a few days ago..ins paid for it....($250).I just paid $20 for injection..

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I have known forks with horror stories about it..

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Dee replied on Tue, Aug 18 2009 11:58 PM

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I just had my shingles shot too!  No complications so far, so good.  Dee

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Jorgie replied on Wed, Aug 19 2009 11:47 AM

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Unfortunately I didn't hear about the shot until it was too late. My Wife got it though.

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Jorgie replied on Mon, Aug 24 2009 2:55 PM

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Finally, it's about 90% over. The Doctor said that once you've had it you can't get it again. What a relief that is!

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tylersydney replied on Wed, Aug 26 2009 1:15 AM

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My insurance paid for the shot (about $250) but not the $20 injection fee.... at a Walgreen's mini-clinic.

I had it last week with no side effects. It is heat sensitive and has too be injected within 30 mins pf being thawed... ....(it is stored frozen) so..in the AZ heat...no way to get it safely to my Drs. office...

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Dee replied on Wed, Aug 26 2009 1:43 PM

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My nurse made me sign a paper stating that I would pay the fee for the shot, $200 if my insurance did not pay.  I got my EOB yesterday, they paid $178 for it and I owed $0 copay. I would have gladly paid for that shot if they had not after seeing my DH suffer with the pain and burning six years after his attack of shingles.  He is on the maximum dosage of Lyrica for the pain and it does nothing for it most days.  He has insomnia all the time too.  Anyone on the fence about recieving this shot should be aware of possible complications, but I have seen first hand how it wrecks your health if you do get a really bad case.  Dee

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tylersydney replied on Thu, Aug 27 2009 1:09 AM

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Glad you got it..

At what age to they usually start these shots?