Hi, I posted last fall about getting shingles 5 days after a flu shot. A healthy 41 year old mom who is NOT getting any flu vaccine this fall!! I've been following this website out of curiosity because it's the only place I don't get 'mocked' for my theory of the flu shot and shingles being related. Last fall my doctor gave me a condescending look and said, "That's an entirely different virus, dear..." Friends who are nurses and PA's don't believe me either. Very frustrating!! Now with the SWINE flu vaccine soon available, I am wondering what will happen to people? I am so wary of both vaccines that I don't think I am immunizing my children this year either (ages 5, 8 & 11). I hope that's the right decision...but my trust in vaccines and the CDC has been shaken.
My severe pain from shingles lasted a month. Gradually it decreased but I still (1 year later) have occasional itching/tingling on my trunk where the shingles were, and now I have a small bump/knot under my skin in that area that is still excruciating if I touch it too hard.
The link between Guillain-Barre symdrome and shingles (both nerve inflammations) is right in front of the CDC's eyes...I can't believe they continue to ignore all of the cases reported on the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting. I urge anyone who has contracted shingles soon after the flu shot to report it to the CDC: http://vaers.hhs.gov/ I never received an answer after I reported mine but that doesn't surprise me.
Thanks for this website...it has confirmed that I'm not a hypochondriac! Amy :-)
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Hi, I posted last fall about getting shingles 5 days after a flu shot. A healthy 41 year old mom who is NOT getting any flu vaccine this fall!! I've been following this website out of curiosity because it's the only place I don't get 'mocked' for my theory of the flu shot and shingles being related. Last fall my doctor gave me a condescending look and said, "That's an entirely different virus, dear..." Friends who are nurses and PA's don't believe me either. Very frustrating!! Now with the SWINE flu vaccine soon available, I am wondering what will happen to people? I am so wary of both vaccines that I don't think I am immunizing my children this year either (ages 5, 8 & 11). I hope that's the right decision...but my trust in vaccines and the CDC has been shaken.
A link to a very interesting article:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1206807/Swine-flu-jab-link-killer-nerve-disease-Leaked-letter-reveals-concern-neurologists-25-deaths-America.html
My severe pain from shingles lasted a month. Gradually it decreased but I still (1 year later) have occasional itching/tingling on my trunk where the shingles were, and now I have a small bump/knot under my skin in that area that is still excruciating if I touch it too hard.
The link between Guillain-Barre symdrome and shingles (both nerve inflammations) is right in front of the CDC's eyes...I can't believe they continue to ignore all of the cases reported on the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting. I urge anyone who has contracted shingles soon after the flu shot to report it to the CDC: http://vaers.hhs.gov/ I never received an answer after I reported mine but that doesn't surprise me.
Thanks for this website...it has confirmed that I'm not a hypochondriac! Amy :-)
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