I’ve never had #chickenpox but after reading about the possible benefits of the #shingles vaccine re: #dementia (which my fathers side of the family has/had BIG TIME) I’ve had the first of my two shots recently.
Worth having.
#CDC "pauses" testing for #rabies, other serious #InfectiousDisease
#Disease tracking is also "temporarily" halted for #mpox, other common #viruses, eg #EpsteinBarr & #VaricellaZoster (the virus that causes #Chickenpox & #HerpesZoster).
Appointment with my doctor confirmed for tomorrow.
#Vaccination time for #Covid & #Shingles.
(I’ve never had #Chickenpox but I read the Shingles vax is a possible #dementia fix. Maybe? Or it might slow dementia)
So, I'm on #pregabalin for nerve pain caused by #chickenpox. Tonight, Mrs Wife is cooking a dish that uses half a bottle of cider. Can I drink the rest? Let's ask Dr Web:
https://www.primroselodge.com/help-guides/pregabalin-and-alcohol/
According to Primrose Lodge, I'll become an alcoholic and then fall into a coma and die. Nice. But, oh look, Primrose Lodge is a drying-out clinic. They have a service to sell. This is medicine as a money-spinner.
Let's ask the NHS:
Alcohol increases the sedative effects of Pregabalin, it is best not to drink alcohol when you start taking it and when increasing the dose.
Once settled on a steady dose, you may drink alcohol in moderation but it may make you more drowsy than normal.
That's a more moderate opinion from an authority I actually trust.
I'll let you know what happens. 🙂
It really depends on what condition the patient is suffering from. Right now, I'm recovering from #chickenpox, which is no fun in your sixties, and (at least in my case) has left me breathless and damaged my nerves in similar ways to #shingles. I can't do a normal day's work because my cognition and sleep cycle are muddled up by #pregabalin, a powerful drug prescribed to me to combat nerve pain so that I can sleep at night. But participating in work meetings and writing what code I can, when I can, is therapeutic in a way that sitting at home and concentrating on all my symptoms just wouldn't be.
Virus that 'remains dormant' and can 'reactivate' later alerted to by UKHSA
#OnThisDay NASA's #Discovery Program began as the NEAR #Shoemaker #Spacecraft lifts off (1996).
Happy Birthday Michael Jordan (1963) - considered as the #Greatest #Basketball player of all time.
Birth Anniversary of Michiaki Takahashi (1928) - inventor of the first #Chickenpox #Vaccine.
Discover the recovery timeline for chickenpox. Learn how many days it lasts in children versus adults, the stages of the rash, and when it’s safe to return to work or school.
https://onlinewellnesswiki.blogspot.com/2026/02/how-many-days-does-chickenpox-last-in.html
#Chickenpox #HealthTips #ParentingAdvice #Varicella #AdultHealth #RecoveryTimeline
John 
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