Diet? & availability of HZ/su vaccine

This may sound bad / lazy but I'm not prepared to change my diet unless I can get some guarantee of aleviation of shingles. I just like food  

Yes I hope to feel better soon but I consider myself very lucky considering what others are going through so musn't grumble

If there was any chance it would get rid of Shingles I'd change my diet but I don't see any evidence to support this but I felt I had to ask in case there was someone for whom it had worked.

Don't they already have the shingles vaccine? Thank you!

They do, BUT a new one is on its way called Shingrix. It I has tested 97% effective compared to the 53% efficacy of the current vaccine.

It's helping me!!

No absolute reason, however stress seems to play a part. Also how long and severe your first outbreak also seems to matter. My first outbreak lasted 3 months. The first 6 weeks was the blisters, itching and pain. It started on my lower back, went around my waist till my bellybutton and up about another inch or so. The worst was the internal pain. My stomach felt like I had been kicked by a horse, as well as by back. After 6 weeks when the rash had subsided, the pain and fatigue lingered for the next 6 weeks. Then 9 months later I had my second outbreak. This time started with extreme fatigue, then a small loonie size blisters by my last vertebra above my butt. Ten months later.....now....I have had my third outbreak. Same fatigue, same spot. The first outbreak happened a few weeks after my right knee replacement. The second after a minor surgery on my left knee. Even though I really didn't think I was under any stress, perhaps I was internally, not too sure. This last time was 6 weeks after a minor fender bender while I was out of the country. I eat really well and take lots of Lysine. I feel this is helping, but I certainly want to find answers as well. I am really hoping that this new vaccine they are talking about is ready in the next year or so. Hope you find some answers. Best Wishes

A lot of people point to stress but show me someone who doesn't have stress. Stress is just an easy answer for even the common cold or any illness for that matter!

Don't they already have the shingles vaccine, or is this something different?

I have had about 6 episodes since last January! My PA now thinks it is just Herpes Simplex virus and not Shingles, so I had two blisters sampled on Saturday to see if she is correct. I get burning electric pain in my face and palate on the right side, then for the first time 3 weeks ago it was also painful from the tip of my nose towards the corner of my eye and I had a puffy watery eye. I was on 3 grams daily of Valacyclovir for a week and Prednisone. Off the Meds for 10 days and I got the burning pain on the right side of my face and palate again! A day later I had what looked like a spider bite on my left shoulder and leg, the following day and extra spot on the same leg and two days later a lesion on my right hip! Also very tired. I'm very stressed at work, which might keep triggering it. I will find out on Tuesday if it is Shingles or H. Simplex. I feel for you, I've tried Lysine etc.., but it is still recurring. It's frustrating for sure, but not knowing exactly what's wrong is worse.

I have had what might be Shingles after two colonoscopies- so maybe the a anesthesia triggers it?? I had two of this week's blisters tested to see if it really is Shingles or Herpes Simplex as the PA I see thinks, she's puzzled that it recurs so often!

I am so sorry, I too know how frusterating this is!! I asked my dr if he could check to make sure these are shingles his reply was...he knows by looking at them...I am thinking about seeing a different dr...Does anyone know what kind of dr I would go to, also I am seeing on here there are different types of shingles..very confused...I have been trying to research this .. everything I am reading says it is uncommon to get these back again..as I said I have been struggling with these for over a year!!!