Shingles Jab for over 70s

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22335511
Speaking as someone who has had shingles in the face and came close to losing an eye, I can only say this must be a great step forward. It is the most painful thing I have ever known. I literally sat in the dark crying for a week. I couldn't watch the television or have the light on. It made myeyes so sore.
16 years later I still occasionally feel the sensations from it. Although I know you can't catch Shingles from someone who has it I would still be too scared to go near anyone who has.

Someone i worked with had a very bad attack also. He went through agony, and still had a slight twitch on on eside of his face when the pain was over. He also had to have a small operation to block a tear duct in one eye, as he seemed to be continually crying . As you say SB, a big advance. I would question why not people a bit younger though. I just make it !!

From what I gather Mike the body's immune system is exppected to cope in younger people.

I wasn't meaning teenagers, but the guardian in an article today , said that it was a problem usually in the over 50s

I believe that's true Mike, I was 48 when I had it and really wouldn't want to meet it again.

You don't get Shingles if you have had the measles do you?

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You don't get Shingles if you have had the measles do you?

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SB

I'm no medical expert as I suffered very few childhood illnesses. I have never suffered from any illness in my life and I never had a bad day until they told me I was in danger of dying. Until then I hadn't seen a doctor since the age of 21 when I had a medical for my HGV licence so that was 37 years doctor free.

I knew it was one of those spotty things that turned to shingles, so if I have had chicken pox can I now catch Shingles? I know I never caught any of the childhood things of the kids when they were young and I'm sure they had all the usual things.

That's correct Phil, No Chicken pox No Shingles

If you can't catch Shingles from someone who has Shingles, then where do you catch it from?

As i gather volty, the bug is already there from the chicken pox, hiding in the body and then brought out by some stimulous. Its like cold sores, in fact i think the two viruses are related.

I was told that after a certain age chicken pox turns to shingles, it's like mumps no great problem for children but you don't want them as an adult.

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If you can't catch Shingles from someone who has Shingles, then where do you catch it from?

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Quote: phil wrote in post #12

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I was told that after a certain age chicken pox turns to shingles, it's like mumps no great problem for children but you don't want them as an adult.

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"complicsw" sounds nasty.