CassieMay 20

Today is my three year anniversary from the date I got Shingles. My hip, knee and abdominal muscles on my right side are still fucked up from the nerve damage it caused.

I'm finally, as of about a month ago, down to a one 75mg pill a day of my nerve pain medication, after a high of 300mg a day for a long time.

Go get your shingles shot if you're eligible (ie 50+ or immunocompromised) and have had the chicken pox. Do it.

Show threadGutterPoetry
@casseagull My father, in the UK, had shingles in his early 30's. He had it 'zapped' because it was on his face and was told that it was spreading and could have compromised his sight. I wonder if this is an immune issue which affect the neurodiverse community more often?
May 20 at 6:23pmWeb
Show threadCassieMay 20

@GutterPoetry There's a not terrible chance. Mine seemed to have been brought on after a period of prolonged stress (a long bout of food poisoning and then some life stuff).

They've also discovered through an experiment in Wales that receiving the vaccine lowers the risk/rate of dementia, which also seems to have a high rate of correlation with neurodiversity (untreated ADHD specifically).