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Robina said:
Has anyone had shingles PHN? , I'm 73, it started 3 weeks ago and it's a nightmare.
Thing is ,I'm fit, so haven't been to the doctors for some years thus I was unaware
that for the over 70 s there is a free jab. I WOULD URGE people to get this jab,
post herpetic neuralgia is painfull. I've lost over a stone doing nothing and of course miss Ebikeing.
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My second Pfizer vaccination triggered shingles and De Puytrens syndrome. Shingles was identified and treated rapidly so was over and done with fairly quickly. The Depuytrens bump has stabilised and I hardly notice it now.

My COVID booster vaccination had no side effects and when I eventually got COVID I recovered without fuss at home.
 
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Robina said:
Has anyone had shingles PHN? , I'm 73, it started 3 weeks ago and it's a nightmare.
Thing is ,I'm fit, so haven't been to the doctors for some years thus I was unaware
that for the over 70 s there is a free jab. I WOULD URGE people to get this jab,
post herpetic neuralgia is painfull. I've lost over a stone doing nothing and of course miss Ebikeing.
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Yes.

Two AstraZeneca vaccines - no significant issues.
Mid-November Pfizer as booster - no significant issues at the time.
Early December - had some odd discomfort in my neck. Not bad enough to call pain. I went to GP to get examined in case it was related to my thyroid - as I take levothyroxine and the locations affected were similar to what I have previously felt.

Early January, one evening I started to feel an itchy neck. By the end of the evening I had felt a raised bump or two - and initially suspected some sort of insect bite.
Next day, it was clear I had a problem. Diagnosed as shingles on phone to GP, prescribed aciclovir and Zapain.
Rapidly got worse. Almost no sleep due to pain. After a few days, it looked really nasty - as if another infection was getting started. Saw GP and got antibiotic to address that.
Over a month before the rash really seemed to have resolved. But some of the pain continued - as it still does. Clothing near my neck was almost unbearable for ages.
Taking amitriptyline (25) at night. And Capsaicin cream up to four times a day. And CDB oil and balm. Now it is a continuing source of itch, occasional stabbing pain.

I agree - get a shingles vaccination if you can.

I knew it was unpleasant. Just had no idea how bad the impact - 24 hours a day. For weeks. Followed by seemingly never-ending lower level pain.

Now to get back to where I came in. I am suspicious that the Pfizer vaccine triggered it. I asked my GP and she did not dismiss it. Did do a Yellow Card report (which I encourage everyone to do if they have issues with a medicine).

There are sufficient mentions to make it appear possible - but too few to prove it.
 
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Yes.

Two AstraZeneca vaccines - no significant issues.
Mid-November Pfizer as booster - no significant issues at the time.
Early December - had some odd discomfort in my neck. Not bad enough to call pain. I went to GP to get examined in case it was related to my thyroid - as I take levothyroxine and the locations affected were similar to what I have previously felt.

Early January, one evening I started to feel an itchy neck. By the end of the evening I had felt a raised bump or two - and initially suspected some sort of insect bite.
Next day, it was clear I had a problem. Diagnosed as shingles on phone to GP, prescribed aciclovir and Zapain.
Rapidly got worse. Almost no sleep due to pain. After a few days, it looked really nasty - as if another infection was getting started. Saw GP and got antibiotic to address that.
Over a month before the rash really seemed to have resolved. But some of the pain continued - as it still does. Clothing near my neck was almost unbearable for ages.
Taking amitriptyline (25) at night. And Capsaicin cream up to four times a day. And CDB oil and balm. Now it is a continuing source of itch, occasional stabbing pain.

I agree - get a shingles vaccination if you can.

I knew it was unpleasant. Just had no idea how bad the impact - 24 hours a day. For weeks. Followed by seemingly never-ending lower level pain.

Now to get back to where I came in. I am suspicious that the Pfizer vaccine triggered it. I asked my GP and she did not dismiss it. Did do a Yellow Card report (which I encourage everyone to do if they have issues with a medicine).

There are sufficient mentions to make it appear possible - but too few to prove it.
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That sounds horrendous! Can you sue the government for intense physical suffering? The only reactions I had were with the first AZ vaccine shot (I later discovered that it was the Indian batch, the pre-approval version): a prolonged headache on the left side of my head lasting a few days, and a sudden fever which lasted a few minutes. A welcome side-effect was my Windows computer stopped crashing. I expect they'll be developing mRNA vaccines or treatments for herpes zoster, which might of course cause other unforseen side effects... Fears of widespread immune disorders as a result of covid vaccines, has so far been unjustified?

COVID-19 May Increase Your Risk for Shingles

www.aarp.org

If You Had COVID You May Be at Higher Risk for Shingles

A new study shows that adults age 50+ who had COVID-19 are 15 percent more likely to develop shingles within six months. But vaccines can protect you.
www.aarp.org www.aarp.org

I had no idea it was so popular:

Shingles: ‘One in three adults will develop shingles in their lifetime’

www.express.co.uk

Shingles: One in three will develop shingles - symptoms to spot

ALTHOUGH it's probably been years since you had chickenpox, the very same virus can trigger a different condition later in life - shingles. As one in three people develop shingles in their lifetime, it could be useful knowing the warning signs.
www.express.co.uk www.express.co.uk
 
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This health related news is very exciting - AI designs enzyme which breaks down plastic within hours or days :oops:

news.utexas.edu

Plastic-eating Enzyme Could Eliminate Billions of Tons of Landfill Waste

AUSTIN, Texas — An enzyme variant created by engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin can break down environment-throttling plastics
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Maybe they can use it to recycle the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

theoceancleanup.com

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch | The Ocean Cleanup

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is the largest accumulation of ocean plastic in the world and is located between Hawaii and California. Scientists of The Ocean Cleanup Foundation have conducted the most extensive analysis ever of this area.
theoceancleanup.com theoceancleanup.com
 
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Tomorrow then?

"This rate is expected to allow the BA.5 to go from currently being about 37% of all Covid-19 cases in Portugal to the being the dominant “alpha-dog” variant in the country by May 22, 2022"

www.forbes.com

European CDC Calls Omicron BA.4, BA.5 Covid-19 Variants Of Concern

The BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants may soon become the dominant versions of the Covid-19 coronavirus in Europe.
www.forbes.com www.forbes.com

news.sky.com

COVID-19 alert level in UK reduced - as Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 reclassified as variants of concern

Despite significant falls in overall COVID cases, two new sub-lineages of Omicron - BA.4 and BA.5 - have been reclassified as variants of concern. But so far there's no indication they are associated with new symptoms or more severe disease.
news.sky.com news.sky.com

www.medicalnewstoday.com

Omicron BA.4 and BA.5: What to know about the new variants

Two new Omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5, are spreading, and some countries have designated them as variants of concern. What do we know about them so far?
www.medicalnewstoday.com www.medicalnewstoday.com
 
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Your liver is ony three years old :oops:

www.cell.com

Retrospective Birth Dating of Cells in Humans

The generation of cells in the human body has been difficult to study, and our understanding of cell turnover is limited. Testing of nuclear weapons resulted in a dramatic global increase in the levels of the isotope 14C in the atmosphere, followed by an exponential decrease after 1963. We show...
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"Morgan Spurlock: Super Size Me documentary maker, who ate only McDonald's for a month, dies aged 53"
"Spurlock died from complications of cancer at the age of 53 in New York, his family confirmed in a statement."
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Morgan Spurlock: Super Size Me documentary maker, who ate only McDonald's for a month, dies aged 53

In 2004's Super Size Me, Morgan Spurlock ate an average of 5,000 calories a day, always took a "super-size" meal if offered and exercised less than normal to show the effects of fast food.
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www.dailymail.co.uk

Rare and 'unusual' cancers appear to be linked to Covid

Scientists believe that the coronavirus could drive increased rates of cancer, a connection they say is under-investigated. Viruses have been known to accelerate cancer since the 1960s.
www.dailymail.co.uk www.dailymail.co.uk

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Possible cancer-causing capacity of COVID-19: Is SARS-CoV-2 an oncogenic agent?

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has shown diverse life-threatening effects, most of which are considered short-term. In addition to its short-term effects, which has claimed many millions of lives since 2019, the long-term ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 
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www.health.harvard.edu

Genes protective during the Black Death may now be increasing autoimmune disorders - Harvard Health

Genes that helped people survive during the time of the Black Death are more likely to be found in people with autoimmune diseases alive today. Does this tell scientists anything about what ...
www.health.harvard.edu www.health.harvard.edu
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No, the autoimmune disease increase is fueled by the Covid vaccines. Dr Bossche is predicting an imminent catastrophe.

IgG4 and Dr. Bossche - Genome Sequencing Blog For Everyday People | Merogenomics Inc.

merogenomics.ca merogenomics.ca
 
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