#PSA If you are over 50 and had #Chickenpox as a child PLEASE strongly consider getting the #Shingles #vaccine. I'm being vulnerable and sharing what happened to me so that it doesn't happen to others! #health #wellbeing
https://www.briangreen.net/bfgreen/2023/1/shingles-and-why-you-should-get-the-vaccine
@bfgreen This happened to my mother, along with months of excruciating pain. As soon as I was eligible, I got my two shots. To be honest, I felt AWFUL after each shot. But it was NOTHING in comparison to what she described.
Of note: even if you DID NOT have the chicken pox, you need to get the vaccines. My mother never had it, but was exposed when all 3 of us got it simultaneously as kids. She thought she was safe. She wasn't.
@BlueStateBabe I can attest to the pain. I’ve broken several bones in my life but nothing compared to the nerve pain from shingles - I almost lost my eye and am left with permanent nerve damage and pain. It’s no joke!
@bfgreen I'm so sorry to hear this. I "met" another person on Twitter who has had recurring shingles problems with her eyes. And of course the stress of the pandemic, etc. only made it worse. This is something they never mentioned to even our parents back when we had chickenpox.