Trackrig wrote:
As sort of a side note, you can get shingles on / in your eyes and it can cause blindness if it happens there.
Bill
This.
You can get it in your ear and become deaf, too.
My dad had it when he was 70.... I remember it well because it was the first time I had EVER seen him down. He was a tough man but it put him in bed for a week. Before he started breaking out, he had a lot of pain in his chest and went to the ER thinking he was having a heart attack. ER finally suggested possibly pleurisy. The next morning he got up with a rash and it was obviously shingles.
I will turn 60 this year and will get a vaccination the next day!
One note: For 2 weeks after vaccination, you are contagious! You can give chickenpox to anyone who does not have immunities--either by vaccination or having chickenpox. So be especially careful around young children who may not have been vaccinated for chickenpox. Check on the vaccination status of your grandchildren!
