Please don't be a guinea pig for any of our sakes. I'm sure one doctor will say, of course, you should get the shingles shot. Another will say, absolutely not. I always ask my doctors if they and their families have had the vaccines. I spent nine years fearing the flu shot, but had one this year to help protect my family and had no reaction at all.
Patti - Michigan On Apr 30, 2013, at 5:35 AM, Dalton Garis <[email protected]> wrote: > It might be that, > > A better question is whether having TM and taking all these medications > actually suppresses or even eliminates the threat from Shingles. Because on > this side of the Pond we also are getting bombarded with advertisements > advising seniors to get the inoculation. > > Shingles is another auto-immune disease in the Herpes-Simplex family, is that > right? And TM is also an auto-immune disease similar to MS, correct? Then, > accordingly, perhaps getting the Shingles vaccine might even suppress some TM > symptoms, rather than risking an aggravation of symptoms. That would depend, > of course, on how the vaccine actually worked to achieve the desired result. > > I will use myself as a test, if you all would like, and see what happens, if > you can wait a month or so for any possible developments. I am retired and > spend my days writing and some lecturing and have only domestic-type chores, > so the risk of a life-degrading event, even were a flair-up to occur, is > rather limited. > > Dalton > > Dalton Garis > Flushing, Queens > New York, USA > Mobile: 718-838-0437 > > From: "I.WHIDDETT" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, 30 January 2013 2:52 AM > To: "<[email protected]>" <[email protected]> > Subject: [TMIC] Shingles vaccination > Resent-From: <[email protected]> > Resent-Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:52:16 -0700 (PDT) > > From September this year, UK over 70s are to be offered shingles vaccination. > Does anyone have an opinion as to safety or otherwise, please? Past > experience tells me my neurologist will give his usual helpful 'your choice' > advice! > > Iris > > Sent from my iPad >
