I had the shingles shot about 2 years after TM hit. Have had no problems. My doc felt that with everything else going haywire, I did not need another complication. I have been fine. Janice
From: Dalton Garis Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 4:35 AM To: I.WHIDDETT ; mailto:[email protected] Subject: Re: [TMIC] Shingles vaccination 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
