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Post by charleneanne on Jun 26, 2014 15:11:24 GMT -5
my doctor made me come in for a "well" check yesterday before writing the renewal on my blood pressure meds. Inconvenient but ok BUT then he said I needed a whooping cough shot! Especially at MY AGE, it was important to have it and there is a mild epidemic of whooping cough in our area this year. So I said dangit OK. Went to the drugstore where we get a lot of our "special" inoculations like Shingles and whooping cough eitehr free or much less expensive by prescription. Shot was a piece of cake but he said that my arm would be pretty sore today. HE WASN'T KIDDING. Just stretching my arm out to reach for something hurts like heck. Good thing I am not doing yard work today. It would kill me. ugh So again I say to you, "Getting Old Is Not For Sissies".
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Post by blbabe1234 on Jun 26, 2014 15:15:07 GMT -5
Ouch is right! Hope you feel better tomorrow!
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Post by croppinmama on Jun 26, 2014 15:52:52 GMT -5
I need to get a shingles shot. I know 3 people who got shingles and it is not fun. I keep forgetting, maybe I should see if CVS has it.
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Post by blbabe1234 on Jun 26, 2014 15:54:17 GMT -5
I need to get a shingles shot. I know 3 people who got shingles and it is not fun. I keep forgetting, maybe I should see if CVS has it. My grannie had it a couple of months ago. And a few years ago, a friend of mine's DH got it. And he was only 30! Yikes! |
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Post by croppinmama on Jun 26, 2014 15:56:30 GMT -5
I need to get a shingles shot. I know 3 people who got shingles and it is not fun. I keep forgetting, maybe I should see if CVS has it. My grannie had it a couple of months ago. And a few years ago, a friend of mine's DH got it. And he was only 30! Yikes! It's so painful and my hairdresser got it in her eye. My aunt had it under her arm. I had the chicken pox so I know I'm a candidate. |
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Post by shutterbug on Jun 26, 2014 15:57:54 GMT -5
Charleneanne, Sorry you are hurting. Hope tomorrow is better.
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Post by shutterbug on Jun 26, 2014 15:59:18 GMT -5
My grannie had it a couple of months ago. And a few years ago, a friend of mine's DH got it. And he was only 30! Yikes! It's so painful and my hairdresser got it in her eye. My aunt had it under her arm. I had the chicken pox so I know I'm a candidate. My mom had them and they are NO fun. I was quite young when she had them but I do remember her being in so m;uch pain. |
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Post by ratgirl on Jun 26, 2014 17:04:49 GMT -5
Yikes! Sorry about the pain! At least your arm won't be coughing and hacking, though.  You can get shingles IN YOUR EYE?!?! That sounds terrible! |
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Post by debamas on Jun 26, 2014 17:08:08 GMT -5
Oh dear, sorry you are so sore but I surely wouldn't want anyone getting whooping cough. I've not really thought about it but do know I need to get the shingles shot too. I've heard how bad that can be. Hope that arm feels better quickly.
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Post by suewho372 on Jun 26, 2014 17:28:34 GMT -5
Yes our Walgreens does both of the shots for the 2 things mentioned. I had chicken pox so I really should get one too. Sorry your arm is so sore!
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Post by emmapaige5 on Jun 26, 2014 17:31:23 GMT -5
I got my Zostavax shot a few years ago and my Pneumovaz vaccine about a month ago but haven't gotten the the Whooping Cough vaccine yet (isn't it also for Tetanus and Diphtheria too). However my 97 year old mom (I'm NOT saying you are that old.....LOL)got one a few weeks ago and she had reactions to it. She is much better now. I hope you feel better soon!!
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Post by wheeliegirl on Jun 26, 2014 18:26:50 GMT -5
Hope your arm feels better soon!
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Post by charleneanne on Jun 26, 2014 18:57:06 GMT -5
My DH and I both had the shingles shot back a year ago and it was no problem. And again if done in dr.'s office, health insurance demanded 200.00 co pay each but our clever dr. wrote a prescription for that one too and it was FREE given at the drugstore by the pharmacist. This whooping cough shot would cost co-pay of 75.00 at dr.'s office and only cost co-pay of 20.00 at the pharmacy.
and yeah not quite 97 yet. lol
LADIES young or old(er), get those shots. Trust me it is better to be safe than sorry.
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Post by sdwhru on Jun 26, 2014 22:55:44 GMT -5
hope you feel better tomorrow
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Post by thenonna on Jun 26, 2014 23:13:19 GMT -5
My grannie had it a couple of months ago. And a few years ago, a friend of mine's DH got it. And he was only 30! Yikes! It's so painful and my hairdresser got it in her eye. My aunt had it under her arm. I had the chicken pox so I know I'm a candidate. My cousin got them several years ago in her head and spine... messed up her brain and back to a point that she's just a wee bit off and can't even work anymore. She was in her 30s. |
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