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Shingles: New Hope for an Old Disease

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September 8, 2009

The San Francisco Library system had ordered this book, but I waited about three months before I finally gave it because the book never came in. I was glad to read this book since it was written by a medical person, and the viewpoints was very different from an author who shared his shingles experience. Many seniors that I talked to did not know there is a vaccine to prevent shingles. I end up having phase 2 of shingles. That is, I had numbness and a burning sensation in my upper right leg even though I had recovered from shingles. The book made me understand that there is a phase 2 and 3 which an elderly person can get. It is the most painful illness that I ever experience since it hits nerve endings. If you've had chicken pox as a child, I urge you to get the vaccine to prevent shingles. For anyone who has shingles now, this book is a MUST reading.

Nancie Gee

This book is a very thorough treatment of a terrible disease which has afficted and will continue to affict thousands of people. The clear warning is "get your shingles vaccine shot ASAP". If you are too late, this is very good information on what you can do to possibly relieve some of the pain, and what to expect down the road.