My onc said he had seen a few cases of shingles on chemo its because your immune system has dropped thus triggering off the virus which we have lying dormant in our body after having chicken poxs.
Taking chemo with shingles.
Use in 2017 does not use a live form of the virus and may be safe for people with weakened immune systems including those receiving chemotherapy the.
Shingrix vaccine for compromised immune systems if you re an adult over age 50 receiving chemotherapy for cancer you can now take steps to cut your risk for shingles a painful infection caused by the same virus as the chicken pox.
The sooner that you get on valtrex the less likely you are to experience postherpetic neuralgia.
Do hope you get it sorted chemo is bad enough without that on top.
I had shingles right before i was diagnosed in 2009.
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There are many stressors that can cause a shingles outbreak including chemo stress cancer broken bones etc.
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A shingles vaccine approved for u s.
The most important thing about shingles is to catch it early.