Ugh, just been diagnosed with shingles, vaccine in one year?

Posted by sticksandbugs @sticksandbugs, 4 days ago

After two days of intense stabbing pain behind my right ear and a slight rash on the side of neck, I contacted my rheumatologist to see if I was developing some weird variant of GCA. Just as she got back to me, the rash developed blisters, and she thought it was more likely to be shingles than weird GCA. Family doctor confirmed, and now i have to take antivirals and pregabalin for 7 days, and hold the methotrexate until the rash is gone. I'm continuing with 40 mg prednisone daily.

Doctor said I should get the shingles vaccine in a year, but I see there is a lot of conversation about the vaccine exacerbating the PMR. Lots to think about

Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Support Group.

Hi @sticksandbugs, Have you checked out the other members talking about PMR and Shingles? Here's a search of Connect that lists the discussions and comments - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/discussions/?search=shingles%20and%20PMR

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