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Flu & Shingles Vaccine at the same time
Aging Well | Last Active: Oct 23, 2021 | Replies (27)Comment receiving replies
@loribmt I have not heard of anti-viral pills. Do they not interfere with your immunosuppressants? It certainly sounds like something that would be valuable for those of us who are immunocompromised.
@fourof5zs Hopefully you have heard the end of your shingles. My husband's bout was very short-lived and not bad at all.
JK
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JK my husband got his meds today… the pharmacy was lacking in having a couple of them in stock yesterday. Last night he did not sleep well at all because of the pain. The meds should help him get better. He is having to do eyedrops… to help prevent the Shingles from entering his eye. He hates eyedrops. He has me put them in. .. oh when he picked the meds up the pharmacist said that Shingles is a very rare side effect of the vaccine.
Our dog has to have eyedrops daily and he growls and fusses (not viciously.. just displeasure) at me when it is time to do them. My husband jokingly did a growl at me before I put the drops in his eye. When I was through Ziggy (dog) jumped in his lap and leaned against him… I guess he was comforting my husband. Ziggy got lots of petting from my husband.
Take in the tiny joys of life as they come 😀🐩
ZeeGee
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I take Valacylovir. But there are other anti-viral meds on the market. It works to prevent herpes and shingles in immuno compromised people.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/valacyclovir-oral-route/description/drg-20066635
It was part of my artificial immune system while in recovery from my bone marrow transplant. That’s why I’m so grateful to finally be off ALL of them.
For over 2 years I’ve been on daily doses of penicillin, bactrim, an antifungal med, antiviral and tacrolimus~for those who don’t know the med, it’s an anti-inflammatory/anti rejection drug.
So for sure, the Valacyclovir can safely be taken with the immunosuppressive.
I’m finally off the tacro and my new immune system is up and running on its own now!! Fist pump!! (And after 27 childhood/teen/adult vaccinations over the past year, not including the 2 covid and a flu shot)
I do take the antiviral for a while yet even though I’ve had both shingrix shots, to be on the safe side. My transplant doctor said we’ll consider the next step in January when I see him again.