Cassie4d ago

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 threadJohn Francis 🇨đŸ‡ĻđŸĻĢ🍁4d ago
@casseagull I play old man hockey with some players that are Conservative and tend towards antivax but they all get their shongles shit. One fellow got the shongles at 49 and he was fried for 6 months before he could return and drag himself around the ice is slow motion.
Show threadCassie4d ago
@johnefrancis Glad that even the antivax curious don't fuck with shingles.
Show threadMarielle Quinton4d ago
@casseagull @johnefrancis You can get the shingles vax at 50, but it's not free, right? (Guess who turns 50 in a few weeks)
Show threadCassie4d ago
@mariellequinton @johnefrancis Yes that's right, though if you have insurance often the insurance will cover it.
Show threadThe Doctor4d ago
@casseagull @mariellequinton @johnefrancis Really, really good insurance will.
Show threadAuntie Mame4d ago
@drwho @casseagull @mariellequinton @johnefrancis my BCBS ins covered it 100%. It better for $900/mo premium.
Show threadMarielle Quinton
@ymasumac @drwho @casseagull @johnefrancis Canadian health insurance is quite a bit different (drugs being the only thing you have to pay for here, generally)
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