Re: [CMLHope] Shingles Vaccine Zostavax

2014-12-11 Thread Peter
Thanks, Richard. That is very encouraging. Peter On Thursday, December 11, 2014 12:37:03 AM UTC-5, Richard H wrote: > > Hi, Peter. I had a shingles shot 2 years go and have had no problems. I > was and still am off TKI's. I am I the process of getting approved the > prescription approved, bu

Re: [CMLHope] Shingles Vaccine Zostavax

2014-12-10 Thread Richard H
Hi, Peter. I had a shingles shot 2 years go and have had no problems. I was and still am off TKI's. I am I the process of getting approved the prescription approved, but that has turned into a circus. Reading the posts every day. Richard H. Marty, Susan, Angie and Jeanie, thank you for your

Re: [CMLHope] Shingles Vaccine Zostavax

2014-12-10 Thread Peter
Marty, Susan, Angie and Jeanie, thank you for your input. It is greatly appreciated. I will wait until I meet with my Hematologist in January and pass this question by him. I'll let you know what he says. Thanks, Peter On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 4:03:15 PM UTC-5, wa2yyx wrote: > > Hi Pet

Re: [CMLHope] Shingles Vaccine Zostavax

2014-12-10 Thread Marty Gartenberg
Hi Peter, Just for your information. I recently had that vaccine and it had to be done in order for me to be on the kidney transplant list. I am listed at three different transplant hospitals in Florida, and only one had asked that I get it. Since I had a bone marrow transplant more then 25 years

Re: [CMLHope] Shingles Vaccine Zostavax

2014-12-10 Thread 'Susan Zimmerman' via CMLHope
end not having the shot. Blessings, Susan F. Zimmerman -Original Message- From: Pete Pabon To: cmlhope Sent: Wed, Dec 10, 2014 11:58 am Subject: RE: [CMLHope] Shingles Vaccine Zostavax What is your Drs. name To: cmlhope@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [CMLHope] Shingles Vacc

Re: [CMLHope] Shingles Vaccine Zostavax

2014-12-10 Thread Peter
Hi Jeanie. I'm doing ok; the Tasigna side effects seem to be fewer and further between (I have been an Tasi for almost three years). I hope it is still working, we will find out in early January. The question of whether or not to get Zostavax makes me mighty nervous. I could leave a message for

Re: [CMLHope] Shingles Vaccine Zostavax

2014-12-10 Thread ANGELYN ESDERS
' via CMLHope To: cmlhope@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2014 11:49 AM Subject: Re: [CMLHope] Shingles Vaccine Zostavax Hi Peter, Just last visit with my onc specialist named Jessica Altman who is on staff a Northwestern Univ. of Chicago, she clearly told me that CML patie

RE: [CMLHope] Shingles Vaccine Zostavax

2014-12-10 Thread Pete Pabon
What is your Drs. name To: cmlhope@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [CMLHope] Shingles Vaccine Zostavax From: cmlhope@googlegroups.com Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 11:49:58 -0500 Hi Peter, Just last visit with my onc specialist named Jessica Altman who is on staff a Northwestern Univ. of Chicago

Re: [CMLHope] Shingles Vaccine Zostavax

2014-12-10 Thread 'Susan Zimmerman' via CMLHope
Hi Peter, Just last visit with my onc specialist named Jessica Altman who is on staff a Northwestern Univ. of Chicago, she clearly told me that CML patients should NOT have the live virus for shingles. Thank you for all the articles which basically substantiate this claim. My doc (and Greeni

Re: [CMLHope] Shingles Vaccine Zostavax

2014-12-10 Thread 'Icandoallttc' via CMLHope
Wow! Thanks for that Peter. I had considered it. I get the big dose if flu vaccine every year. How are you? Blessings Jeanie🎅 Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 10, 2014, at 11:06 AM, Peter wrote: > > Hi everybody. > Has anyone here received the shingles vaccine Zostavax? > The question is wheth

Re: [CMLHope] Shingles

2010-05-09 Thread John Kuptz
May 08, 2010 11:06 PM Subject: RE: [CMLHope] Shingles I thought the standard treatment now was Valtrex. -Original Message- From: cmlhope@googlegroups.com [mailto:cmlh...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of pat2202...@yahoo.com Sent: May-08-10 1:26 AM To: CMLHope Subject: [CMLHope] Shin

RE: [CMLHope] Shingles

2010-05-08 Thread Tony Lanoue
I thought the standard treatment now was Valtrex. -Original Message- From: cmlhope@googlegroups.com [mailto:cmlh...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of pat2202...@yahoo.com Sent: May-08-10 1:26 AM To: CMLHope Subject: [CMLHope] Shingles Greetings Everyone, I'm writing in regard to shinges. I

Re: [CMLHope] Shingles

2010-05-06 Thread john barrons
I have had cml for ten and a half years. not on gleevec now but about 2 years ago I had shingles. I still get tingling at the spot where the infection was - Original Message - From: "Lee" To: "CMLHope" Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 10:28 AM Subject: [CMLHope] Shingles Good morning,

Re: [CMLHope] SHINGLES

2010-05-04 Thread Holly
I was told when I was first diagnosed in 2000 that my immune system was weakened. I think that at the time (pre gleevec) it was true. Remember, prognosis was3-5 years longevity without stem cell transplant 4 most folks. Thank God we live in the time we do. Sent from my iPhone On May 4, 2010,

Re: [CMLHope] Shingles vaccine

2010-05-02 Thread Martin Gartenberg
Hi Victoria, Not necessarily so. However, if your not sure then you should consult with your physician. You have to look at this in two ways. One, do not get the shot and be susceptible to the virus, or two take the shot and possibly become infected with the virus. Either way you should discuss th

Re: [CMLHope] shingles vaccine

2010-05-02 Thread Martin Gartenberg
Hi Nancy, Yes we are more at risk for the shingles also called Herpes Zoyster Virus. This is in the same category as the Chicken Pox, and I have already had the shingles on three separate occasions. The last of which I transmitted the Chicken Pox to my son because it is highly contagious and is ac

Re: [CMLHope] shingles shot

2010-04-27 Thread C.M. Houtz
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Re: [CMLHope] shingles shot

2010-04-27 Thread C.M. Houtz
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Re: [CMLHope] Shingles

2010-04-25 Thread ANGELYN ESDERS
My father had a severe case of shingles and found that the best topical ointment for his painful lesions was the gel from the aloe plant. My mother had several aloe plants and squeezed the gel fresh out of the leaves. He swore by it. Angie in Canada --- On Sun, 4/25/10, Lee wrote: From: Lee