Emerging from hibernation to echo this. My dad has beat cancer twice, had two knee reconstructions, heart surgery, and a lot more. He said shingles was hands-down the worst thing he's ever experienced.
As soon as he said that, I got vaccinated. It wasn't subsidised. It cost a lot. I did not care.
As soon as he said that, I got vaccinated. It wasn't subsidised. It cost a lot. I did not care.
My mom had actual shingles and it was agony AND the medications to treat it made her lose touch with reality. Like. We thought she’d had some kind of serious brain injury or event.
You don’t want shingles.
You don’t want shingles.
for what it's worth, i had the shingles vaccine last year and had zero side effects.
i had the actual shingles like 15 years ago and it was awful. i was always terrified of it coming back (the chicken pox virus can be reactivated randomly your whole life)
i had the actual shingles like 15 years ago and it was awful. i was always terrified of it coming back (the chicken pox virus can be reactivated randomly your whole life)
December 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Emerging from hibernation to echo this. My dad has beat cancer twice, had two knee reconstructions, heart surgery, and a lot more. He said shingles was hands-down the worst thing he's ever experienced.
As soon as he said that, I got vaccinated. It wasn't subsidised. It cost a lot. I did not care.
As soon as he said that, I got vaccinated. It wasn't subsidised. It cost a lot. I did not care.