With that thought in mind, I sure wish I knew what exactly happened in or to my
body that made this happen - for all of us.
Janice
From: lynne myers
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 6:13 AM
To: tmic
Subject: Re: [TMIC] shingles
The way I understand it autoimmune disorders are caused when your immune
system responds to a virus but ends up attacking healthy body tissues as well.
--- On Sun, 3/14/10, Laura Beaudin <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Laura Beaudin <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [TMIC] shingles
To: "lynne myers" <[email protected]>
Cc: "tmic" <[email protected]>
Date: Sunday, March 14, 2010, 2:26 PM
How would your system over react? I'm usually the first to say no to
vaccines, but where shingles are concerned, doesn't this become a
quality of life issue? I'd probably risk another relapse over the idea
of getting shingles.
Laura
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On 14/03/2010 5:54 AM, lynne myers wrote:
> I have had Shingles twice since TM onset. Mine were only slightly
> painful and very itchy. My physicians will not give me the shingles
> vaccine, or any other vaccine for that matter.
> They fear it may make my immune system over react again.
> Lynne
>
> --- On *Sat, 3/13/10, bobby jim /<[email protected]>/* wrote:
>
>
> From: bobby jim <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [TMIC] shingles
> To: "Jan Hargrove" <[email protected]>, "Betty Shaffer"
> <[email protected]>, [email protected]
> Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010, 7:51 PM
>
> They now have shingles vaccines. I've had one already.
> BobbyJim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Jan Hargrove
>
<http://us.mc534.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>
>
> *To:* Betty Shaffer
>
<http://us.mc534.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>
> ; [email protected]
>
<http://us.mc534.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>
>
> *Sent:* Saturday, March 13, 2010 13:20
> *Subject:* Re: [TMIC] shingles
>
> I had shingles soon after the onset of tm........not
> uncommon........luckily
> for me, the shingles were on my upper legs and bottom which
> were still
> totally numb!!
> janh
>
>
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> *From:* Betty Shaffer <[email protected]
>
<http://us.mc534.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>>
> *To:* [email protected]
>
<http://us.mc534.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Sat, March 13, 2010 11:45:05 AM
> *Subject:* [TMIC] shingles
>
> Has anybody out there had shingles? If so, how did it affect
you?
> The doctor was puzzled, saying my rash looked like shingles,
> but the pain description didn't sound typical. I have jolts
> of pain rather thanm deep, constant pain. The rash is on my
> waist. I wonder if T.M. makes things different. My face is
> quite flushed.
> After consulting another doctor who confirmed shingles, the
> first one prescribed medication.
> Betty in Oregon
>
>