Re: O.T. --- Refused 2nd Shingrix Injection --- O.T.

On 2024-12-17 1:19 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:

I had an eye doctor appointment Monday afternoon and
after leaving his office I went to Walmart to pick
up a few things.  I thought this would be a good time
to get my second Shingrix injection as I was one week
from it being two months since my first injection
which was 10-22-2024.
 
If this injection produced the same side effects as
the first one, I was prepared to be over them well
before Christmas.  But they rejected me as even I
was within a week of it being two months the pharmacist
said nope, too early.  After first injection the second
one should be administered 2-6 months later.
 
Well phooey, it looks like I'll be ringing in the new
year with my second jab.  I'll head back on Monday,
January 30 for the last injection.  Hopefully, the
side effects will only last a day and a half like
the first time.

 
I dreaded going back for my second Shingrix because the first one had
hurt so much. I can't say that I suffered any illness after the shot,
just the pain. I have had varying degrees of tenderness after shots
in the past, but nothing as painful as that or as long lasting. There
was some pain up to a week or two before the second shot. I was not
looking forward to it but the  fear of contracting shingles
outweighed my concerns about the pain. As it turned out, the shot was
painless. I felt nothing when I was injected and there was no pain
afterwards.  That was about 4 years ago. I have not contracted
shingles so I will consider it to have been the right move.