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My teenage grandson has shingles.

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Grandma70s Thu 22-Jan-26 23:07:22

My grandson is 16, almost 17. He has shingles. I didn’t realise someone so young could get it, but apparently he is not alone. It’s been horrible. He was ill for three weeks - vomiting, headache, exhaustion - before the rash appeared, and we are told țhat isn’t unusual. Nobody could make out what was wrong with him, so when the rash appeared, nasty as it is, it was almost a relief because it made a diagnosis possible. He is still very unwell and miserable. He has been prescribed antivirals so we hope that will help.

Has anyone else experience of shingles in one so young?

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SpringyChicken Mon 26-Jan-26 22:20:59

My son was about fourteen when he had shingles. He said it was painful around his arm pits, I saw the rash and took him to the doctor. The antibiotics cleared it up quickly.

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Janlara Sat 07-Feb-26 02:35:40

I had shingles when I was about 12. It was just a little, itchy rash on one side of my waist.
My mother took me to the doctor's straightaway (remember those days?) and after getting the diagnosis asked if I should stay off school. I was quite dismayed when the doctor said I was fine to go.
The next day one of my classmates wasn't at school, and I was even more aggrieved when I was told she was off with shingles.
The shingles had caused me no more than a slight itch and I had hoped it would protect me from getting it again much worse in later life.
I was most put out for a third time when I learnt it wouldn't 😏

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