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Apr 05, 2011 09:39

So I got my second chicken pox shot yesterday ($91 for each dose wtf), and they threw in a free polio shot as well. Free is cool, and if I go overseas I guess I'll have a head start! Anyway, my arm hurts like hell, and it's all red and raised up where the shots were. This happened when I got the first shot, so I'm not worried, but it's still a ( Read more... )

omg it's real life

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oik April 5 2011, 22:06:18 UTC

shocked youve never had chicken pox

sarshin April 6 2011, 18:53:57 UTC

I had it as a kid, actually! So I was pretty shocked when the lab results said I had no immunity to it.

oik April 7 2011, 02:07:42 UTC

Was it mild? I've heard if you have had a mild case you can get it again. Also, does the vaccine protect you from shingles as well?

sarshin April 7 2011, 13:07:42 UTC

That was probably the case since it's the only thing my mother, the nurses, and I can figure.

I don't think it protects against shingles, but you might want to call someone up about that. I know they do administer a separate shingles vaccine...

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sarshin April 6 2011, 18:54:49 UTC

I...DK. It should? It depends I guess if you've developed immunity to it. It gets bad in adults apparently so if you haven't had it, and if you haven't had the shot, then you could get it.