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On a happier note, if you live in Canada and are turning 60, you can open or switch your bank account to a seniors checking account which has no monthly fees and no transaction fees. My mother has had one of these free accounts for many years. The only fee she pays is to buy checks.
These senior accounts are starting to be phased out by the 5 big Canadian banks so I'd suggest switching as soon as you can so you'll be grandfathered in. TD Canada Trust used to offer the free accounts not so long ago (I have one and it's still free) but I checked just now and their web site only offers discounted seniors' accounts. However, Scotiabank and CIBC still offer the free accounts.
If you already have a checking account with Scotiabank or CIBC, I think switching just means they change what they call the account and they stop charging fees. Your bank account number wouldn't change and you continue to use the same checks. I opened a free CIBC account last summer and just keep a small balance in it.
I had shingles in 2009. The saving grace was two things: Valtrex and Gabapentin. Without the gaba I'd have probably lost it. The problem was having it start on the eye. I had it for two days before getting to the eye doctor because I thought I just had something in my eye. The blisters that popped out on my forehead were the first real indication.
It started on my left eyeball, worked it's up way my forehead from halfway above my nose and to the nape, then the end of my nose. I have scarring on my eye, forehead, and nose. During that Mrs. Tek is pretty certain I had at least one episode of Transient ischemic attack because after it was all over I had lost most of the ability to do even simple math. And I was a math wiz my whole life.There were other problems but that was the most obvious.
You do not want shingles. Get the shot if you can. Mrs. Tek got hers earlier this year.
Very good to remind people about the shingles shot. What are some other things we should remind people to do by age 60?
For example, let's say someone is 58-59 and about to lose his job (so he'll have a big change in his insurance). He's going to a doctor to take care of as many things as possible before the insurance goes up--what are some things he should have done? Let's start a list:
1. Shingles shot
2. Definitely colonoscopy if you've been putting it off
Unfortunately those of us in the 60+ year range are very likely to be carrying the shingles virus. When it becomes active, watch out! You can even get it in your eyes, and when I heard that I was out the door to the pharmacist!
If you've ever had chicken pox you absolutely do carry the virus for shingles.
Very good to remind people about the shingles shot. What are some other things we should remind people to do by age 60?
For example, let's say someone is 58-59 and about to lose his job (so he'll have a big change in his insurance). He's going to a doctor to take care of as many things as possible before the insurance goes up--what are some things he should have done? Let's start a list:
1. Shingles shot
2. Definitely colonoscopy if you've been putting it off
"Can I give our long-term care residents zoster [shingles], injectable influenza, and pneumococcal vaccines on the same day?
Yes. Here are the general rules: (1) all vaccines used for routine vaccination in the United States can be given on the same day; (2) an inactivated vaccine can be administered either on the same day as or at any time before or after another inactivated or a live vaccine; and (3) any 2 LIVE vaccines that are not given on the same day must be spaced at least 4 weeks apart. Zostavax is a live, attenuated vaccine; injectable trivalent influenza vaccine (TIV) and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV) are inactivated vaccines. Therefore, these 3 vaccines can be given on the same day or at any time before or after each other. They cannot, however, be given in the same syringe."
Does the zoster vaccine cause shingles?
No, there is no evidence that it can at this time; however, the varicella (chickenpox) vaccine sometimes causes a shingles episode. The risk of shingles following vaccination with chickenpox vaccine appears to be less than that following infection with the chickenpox virus. The majority of cases of shingles following chickenpox vaccination have been mild and have not been associated with serious complications. Can a person who has received the vaccine infect others with this virus?
No. It is safe to be around infants and young children, pregnant women, or people with weakened immune systems after you get the shingles vaccine. Transmission of the chickenpox virus from a person who has received the shingles vaccine has never been documented. Some people who get the shingles vaccine will develop a chickenpox-like rash near the place where they were vaccinated. As a precaution, this rash should be covered until it disappears.
Sounds like the answer is no. I had the shingles vaccine last winter and had absolutely no reaction at all to it. I don't know about getting all the other vaccinations though. This illness really scares me so I place a high priority on preventing it.
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