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rsvp | 12:24 Mon 09th Aug 2021 | Body & Soul
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Been offered one by GP - have had chemotherapy/radiotherapy, am very allergic to insect bites, have mild eczema plus a truly dreadful reaction to the first corona virus jab. Any thoughts on yes or no to the jab please.
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get it rsvp, the alternative is you getting Shingles which is the worst pain imaginable, believe me
Maybe check with your oncology team ?
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Thanks Bobbisox1 -
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never thought of that anneasquith - was a while back but good point.
I understand your reluctance .
My mother & sister had a bad experience with shingles so I went private & got the jab ahead of NHS time.
My arm was badly bruised but other than that, I was fine
When did you finish your chemotherapy and for what condition was it received?
I was due to have the shingles vaccination last winter on the basis of my age (70). I had oral and intravenous chemo about 8 months before. The nurse Practitioner asked me to check with my hospital if it was ok to give me the shingles jab as it is a "live" vaccine.

The hospitals response was that "live" vaccines shouldn't be administered until 12 months after the end of chemo treatment.
EdmundD is quite correct.
I've never had this vaccine before and got shingles a few years ago
Musictv..........that is quite a conundrum, isn't it ?
I've never been offered that jab, no idea why.
yes, my OH, on chemo, was told not to have a shingles jab but Covid and flu were okay
jno - same here Covid and flu OK but no shingles jab.
Barsel, try asking your chemist, some of them do the jab. You can have it any time and I think only need it once. They usually say ages 70-80.
People who have excessive local reactions or even systemic reactions to insect bites are nearly ALWAYS vitamin D deficient.

You're bound to have some bloods done soon given your recent past medical history so it wouldn't be unreasonable to ask them to do your vitamin D at the same time. That way you can optimise your levels if need be (75nmol/L or above). People with optimal levels tend to have far less bad reactions to all allergens or idiopathic reactions.
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Wow that's quite a cross section of replies and extremely informative so thank you all so much - I'm of the opinion it's a bit of a lottery particularly regarding past treatments, allergies and reactions which has given me food for thought. Will get all my questions written down and book a chat with my GP. Once again I'm very grateful for all the replies. Stay well
Bit late - but I had Shingles aged 68. Believe me, I went for my Shingles jab in the week following my 70th birthday. No way would I wish that disease on anybody - and my pain was alleviated by an 'only just in time' anti-viral jab. Get the vaccination if you love yourself at all, honestly.
^^^ N.B. Shingles vaccination is only available on the NHS for the O.70s and then there is a cut-off date.

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