Anyone Had the Shingles Jab? Oh dear, confession time!
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Had mine yesterday morning. By the afternoon i had all 5 of the reactions stated on the nhs website. Headache, chills, fever, tiredness and aching. I thought i had been suddenly struck with flu and i also felt nauseous.
I have never had such a bad reaction to any jab.
It was the first that hurt too, felt 4 jabs of the needle and now i have a perfectly round bruise just bigger than a 10p with a rough surface. Not looking forward to the second one!
Anyone else had this vaccination?
Did you have to pay for it? My dad was going on about it but doesn't know how to go about it
No I've never had the shingles vaccine, got enough crap in my body already, what with the flu jab ect...
I’m only 42 so technically not eligible to have the jab, but I keep getting shingles: once in 2022, twice last year and now I’ve got it again. Taking some antiviral drugs at the moment.
Had some blood tests on Wednesday so I’m awaiting the results to see if my body is deficient in something. The doctor said if there’s nothing obvious then she’ll put me forward to get the jab.
I’ll definitely have it even with the possible side affects as I’m fed up of getting reoccurring shingles!
snoogans888 I bet you are. My granddaughter is in similar situation as she gets recurring shingles around her eye and if not treated can lose sight. Started in her teens.
Don't anyone be put off by my experience, as you say having shingles is far worse than a day of discomfort.
Lynibis oh my goodness around her eye must be awful! Mine is on my bum so I count myself very lucky that it’s not on my face. Has your granddaughter had the vaccine?
snoogans888 no, but she is on some sort of medication and hasn't had it for a few months. She just had a baby in October so hoping that will make a difference, though I can't see why it would.
Lynibis glad the medication seems to be working for her.
Unfortunately for me I think having a child weakened my body as I never had shingles before having her!
Fingers crossed your granddaughter doesn’t get anymore flare ups 
snoogans888 thank you. All good and parents and baby seem good and healthy, he's 3 months and looks 6 lol.
Both my parents had the shingles vaccine, mum was ok swelling to the area and sore if touched, a bit of an achy head but all in all ok. But she’s had shingles 3 times once years ago then 2021 and 2022 but she had to be over 12 months clear to get the vaccine.
Dad well he was ill in bed for 3-4 days with high temperature aches and pains. Swelling and raised in the area but once it hit day 5 he was fine and he’s never had shingles.
Gonna be honest, ain't had those jibby jabbies since I was a teen.
I am going to do a breast scan (the left one has something odd) to make sure I don't have the c-word curse. I'm not sure I'd go through the recovery so I'd instead make a bucket list and do it all instead.
I hope it's nothing life threatening. I like my life, thanks.
PhilipMarc sorry to hear you're worried about your health, think positive.
Shingles jabs are only for 70 years and over.
PhilipMarc keep positive- i have had the c word on and off since 2011 and my sense of humour is still as stupid as it has always been!
Lynibis I’m not 70 and I’m getting my jab in February as I’m deemed vulnerable,as in same context as covid & flu is given to certain folk 
had so many jabs in my life,I’m not phased by yet another,I’ve been lucky with no reactions
smallbike1961 yes I mentioned above that those who have certain conditions can get it earlier. I too am used to many jabs and have never reacted before, just wish I had been warned as I very nearly phoned 111.
I feel such a stupid idiot and I wasn't going to say anything, but in the interests of honesty and giving you all a good laugh....here goes.
When I got the jab the nurse was slightly behind me and the one instructing was at my side. Therefore the needle went in beyond my field of vision. It was only when I went to the mirror and saw the perfectly round bruise that I wrote my topic. By now you will have guessed. Next morning it itched and when I scratched a small round plaster fell away!!! I hadn't even been aware she had put one on, what a plonker I am!
Had shingles a good few years ago was so ill with it never again would I want to go through that I would have the jab in a heart beat
I had the shingles jab at the same time I had my 5th covid jab. I felt really awful for about three days. Definitely not having anymore covid jabs.
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