• BoxOfFeet@lemmy.world
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      28 days ago

      I did not get the chicken pox vaccine. My wife, born one year after me, did. I got chicken pox. All I remember was being ready itchy. No scars. A few years ago, got shingles. Noticed it too late to get pre-emptive meds. Stupid chicken pox. I wanted to cut my arm off. There was no relief. Arm and hand scarred. And it took a long time for all the feeling to come back to my fingers.

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      27 days ago

      Now your body is primed for shingles, which was one of the most miserable experiences of my life. Painful blisters leading to permanent nerve damage.