My surgery date is May 2, 2018 and for April Fool’s Day I got shingles. I had my final pre-op appointment today and the doctor said as long as my shingles get better or stay the same I am still on for surgery. Here’s to good sleep and stress-reduction so this dang rash heals!

Boy did Mother Nature and that virus do a number,on you and April Fools Day no less. Hey I really do sympathize, it is a miserable painful thing to have. I took care of a gentleman with it in one of my nursing home jobs.And my PCP insisted I have the shingles shot, only,1 drug store in my town of 20,000 people had it. It is kept frozen , they only reconstitute it right before it is administered. Then you,have to sit there for at least a half hour waiting to make sure you don't have any reaction. I didn't but it sure makes your arm sore. I went to,my high school,class reunion with a sore swollen upper left arm. Had to,have it there because I have a plate in my right,upper arm,under the deltoid muscle.[emoji39]

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Will cross my fingers for you!

Shingles is awful. One of my boys got shingles when he was six. It was horrible. (It was a reaction to the chicken pox vaccination.) Good luck to you!

14 hours ago, RapidFirePickle said:

My surgery date is May 2, 2018 and for April Fool’s Day I got shingles. I had my final pre-op appointment today and the doctor said as long as my shingles get better or stay the same I am still on for surgery. Here’s to good sleep and stress-reduction so this dang rash heals!

I got shingles for the first time after my surgery while I was still in the hospital. Chances are the stress will cause it anyway.