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.
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.
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.
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.