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Originally Posted by tomjbud
My wife had heart surgery on December 24th. In early January, while still in the hospital, she got the shingles internally and almost died. She had a complete respiratory collapse and had to be placed on a ventilator. The doctors did not think she would make it, but she did rally and is now home. She is still on oxygen, has facial paralysis (Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome caused by shingles), but she is recovering slowly. Ironically, she had the shingles vaccine in November. It is not 100% effective. We thank God every day that she survived this ordeal, and we look forward to the day that we can finally get down to TV.
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Oh, my heavens. May God bless you both.
My mild case of shingles isn't even worth talking about after your story, tomjbud. My aunt had shingles on her face a few years back and it blinded her in one eye. My brother had a very severe case several years ago and still, to this day, has major relapses.