It occurs to me that intake of CS for other purposes may have  killed the
virus -- especially if we are 10-year some-time  users.
Anybody here actually gotten shingles? Thanks for any  information.
At almost 77, having had chickenpox, I am  interested in opinions and
information .  Vaccine is my lowest choice  anyway, and without Rx 
coverage, it's about
$200.  Judy Down  Maine

Hi Judy, I have not had shingles myself but a friend  got them & the Dr. 
prescriptions worked but only for a short time & they  came back with a 
vengeance...   I offered some CS to her as I had just  read that it helped.... 
{ I 
was fairly new to CS then & I was making it  with 4 nine volt batteries }  
She said she would try anything--- this is  now going on  3 yrs now & she 
has not had a reoccurrence .  She  took it orally & applied it to the 
shingles.. Also used the  " Brooks  Mix "  topically   {{ Brooks Mix is--75% 
CS---10% DMSO & 15%  glycerin....Lois