and thought I mentioned that in my post. I don't take an aspirin unless I'm in some kind of terrible pain and I try to avoid antibiotics until I'm convinced I'm at death's door with a flu. I ask my dentist to give me the least dose of pain shot for minor dental work..(and get the big stare as he fills his syringe..not believing me).
But...SHINGLES....is something not to be messed with. I couldn't believe how bad it could be considering I'm pretty pain resistant. What I was told by the Urgent Care guy was that anyone who had Chicken Pox is vulnerable but that it tends to show up when a person is under stress or has a medical condition that might make them vulnerable to having lower resistance particularly for the over 50 population. I was in good health but was dealing with a family member's death at the time.
Remember we all live longer these days and the after effects of Chicken Pox Virus live forever in our bodies ...So, it stands to reason that as we live longer we will be more vulnerable to a flare up later on in life given that most of us will be faced with some extreme stress as we age and others of us will have chronic conditions being treated with meds that weren't available for earlier generations who would have died Before SHINGLES had a chance to strike when we were more vulnerable.
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