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Did anyone receive Glaxo Shingrix vaccine in June, July, August 2019?

Posted by tony18 @tony18, Jan 7 5:11pm

I am presently suffering from IgG4. After the Shingrix vaccine which I took on 08/08/2019, I experienced deterioration throughout my whole body, culminating in 2023 with a diagnosis of IgG4, an autoimmune disease. By this time, it had substantially affected both my kidneys and pancreas.

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Ingegerd Enscoe, Alumni Mentor | @astaingegerdm | Jan 10 8:03pm
In reply to @hopeful33250 "Hi @astaingegerdm I have found this conversation most interesting. I also had the Shingrix vaccinations in..." + (show)
@hopeful33250

Hi @astaingegerdm

I have found this conversation most interesting. I also had the Shingrix vaccinations in 2019. One year after the second vaccination I developed Shingles. My case was considered mild in that there was just a small lesion on the waistband area of my back, but the Shingles pain was very bad and lasted for over two weeks. I tried the regular pain meds that are usually prescribed but eventually had to resort to prednisone and gabapentin. in order to get enough pain relief so I could sleep through the night.

When I had the first two COVID vaccines, I had the same pain (without the lesions) and had to go back to the prednisone and gabapentin in order to get pain relief. Just wanted to add this comment to the discussion as I can certainly understand your reluctance to get the Shingrix vaccine.

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@hopeful33250
Teresa, I would think that the Shingrix shots would have done their job. So sorry to hear about the pain!
However, I realize that as we get older our immune system is not always strong- my own experience.
I’m afraid of getting Shingles but also afraid that I’ll get some other reaction.
Today I got my Covid booster- had to wait because I had Covid in August. I have had some GI reaction a couple of times- hope not now.

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Ingegerd Enscoe, Alumni Mentor | @astaingegerdm | Jan 10 8:13pm
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@busyyaya

Oh my gosh I have taken the new 2 dose vaccine & recently been trying to find out what has caused the pulmonary nodules found on lung CT after pneumonia that never responded to antibiotics- was not pneumonia. Pulmonologist has theories autoimmune induced
Now I’m wondering if this sparked the lung involvement which is pretty diffuse, too many to remove. Anyone have lung reaction?

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@busyyaya
I have experienced something similar but I have not taken Shingrix. However, I have had mild flare ups of autoimmune GI illness after Covid vaccines.
I have been followed for pulmonary nodules too- starting after I had flu and pneumonia. In addition to the nodules they report groundglass patches in the lungs, most likely inflammatory. I guess it’s because I have other inflammation in my body but nobody is sure of the reason.

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