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I just wanted to comment on this thread. I got a flu shot while at work in Oct 2006. I was healthy and I thought since it was free why not.
Before this; I never really never took part in getting a yearly flu shot.
I'm in my forties, and never gave shingles a thought.
In July of 2007, I returned from a two week vacation, and got back to work. A week back at work, and I felt like I was getting an earache or ear infection, so I went to the company doctor for help. I was informed that I had shingles and had to start antiviral meds.
In retrospect, after reading this thread, I thought maybe the flu shot in 2006 brought out the dormant chicken pox virus and it didn't affect me until later. I don't know for sure and the doctor told me that shingles are caused by stress, weather change, etc... But I still believe that flu shot had something to do with it.
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January 7, 2009 - 10:57pmI just wanted to comment on this thread. I got a flu shot while at work in Oct 2006. I was healthy and I thought since it was free why not.
Before this; I never really never took part in getting a yearly flu shot.
I'm in my forties, and never gave shingles a thought.
In July of 2007, I returned from a two week vacation, and got back to work. A week back at work, and I felt like I was getting an earache or ear infection, so I went to the company doctor for help. I was informed that I had shingles and had to start antiviral meds.
In retrospect, after reading this thread, I thought maybe the flu shot in 2006 brought out the dormant chicken pox virus and it didn't affect me until later. I don't know for sure and the doctor told me that shingles are caused by stress, weather change, etc... But I still believe that flu shot had something to do with it.
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