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AllyCat

(16,031 posts)
24. I have permanent nerve damage in my face and ear from shingles
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 12:30 AM
Jul 2020

Super painful. Was on multiple medications for 8 months to control the pain enough so I could work and sleep. Was unable to get a vaccine due to shortage. After I got it AGAIN this past winter, they finally made the series available to me.

Cannot imagine what COVID is doing to people.

This is a superb article, full of interesting facts. Definitely worth reading. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2020 #1
I have increased my exercise time by 25% at140 Jul 2020 #2
Keep up the good work. oswaldactedalone Jul 2020 #5
I mean good grief... qazplm135 Jul 2020 #7
Please please try your best to keep it up at140 Jul 2020 #19
I'm 225 so I can't get any fatter qazplm135 Jul 2020 #39
You will be surprised of the regenerative powers our bodies have at140 Jul 2020 #46
Again just retired from the military qazplm135 Jul 2020 #47
for people without the treadmill running around the couch might help certainot Jul 2020 #29
Lots of neurological and vascular damage... BigmanPigman Jul 2020 #3
That's.... BGBD Jul 2020 #34
Actuarial science qazplm135 Jul 2020 #40
Dayum! I'm sure glad I'm masking and distancing and sanitizing and hand-washing! I don't want abqtommy Jul 2020 #4
we wash our produce with soap and hot water and wipe down all containers with wipes yellowdogintexas Jul 2020 #27
Yup, I do that too. So far so good! abqtommy Jul 2020 #42
Luckily 99% of cases are harmless D_Master81 Jul 2020 #6
It is true that a significant percent of those who get it PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #17
IMO your best chance to rebound back to good health from a covid attack is... at140 Jul 2020 #20
At the risk of being argumentative, PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #28
there was some paper floating around that tied it to roundup weed killer certainot Jul 2020 #30
There was a medical professional on 2naSalit Jul 2020 #32
Asymptomatic people having lung damage? PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #33
Here's the video I watched. 2naSalit Jul 2020 #36
Thank you for that. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #38
That would be the take-home message 2naSalit Jul 2020 #44
Wow, that's some bad shit RainCaster Jul 2020 #8
Scary AF. Covid isn't the flu. It's a vascular disease. SoonerPride Jul 2020 #9
are there any long term effects for asymptomatics or those with mild symptoms? AlexSFCA Jul 2020 #10
Largely unknown, but highly possible. lastlib Jul 2020 #12
Measles? I thought it was chicken pox? captain queeg Jul 2020 #13
You are correct - it is the chicken pox. n/t Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #16
There may be a connection to both lastlib Jul 2020 #18
no confusion Kali Jul 2020 #25
I have permanent nerve damage in my face and ear from shingles AllyCat Jul 2020 #24
So you can get shingles and then get the immunization and prevent another episode? captain queeg Jul 2020 #41
That is the thinking. Since this vaccine has only been out a few years AllyCat Jul 2020 #48
We have known for decades the connection between chicken pox and shingles. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #35
Yes. Shingles definitely on the rise. AllyCat Jul 2020 #49
Even polio shanti Jul 2020 #51
The more I read about this beast, the worse it looks. lastlib Jul 2020 #11
This is some nasty stuff. I'm going to keep doing what I've done since early March, The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2020 #14
That's kind of where we are, too. calimary Jul 2020 #45
Kicking for visibility! Niagara Jul 2020 #15
Thank you nt dmr Jul 2020 #52
Kick grantcart Jul 2020 #21
Kick Hekate Jul 2020 #22
KNR and bokmarking for later. niyad Jul 2020 #23
Kick yortsed snacilbuper Jul 2020 #26
It is this macro-analysis and new micro findings about COVID 19 that make this a novel coronavirus lambchopp59 Jul 2020 #31
Wish I could but there's a paywall Sugarcoated Jul 2020 #37
Please see #15 Niagara Jul 2020 #43
Thank you, Niagara! Sugarcoated Jul 2020 #50
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