I messed up! ...and had the Shingles Vaccination

[Guest guest]

What are the risk of a person (me) who takes both methotrexate (15 yrs) and

Enbrel (10 yrs), receiving the live shingles vaccination?

I am an active participant in my medical care, and I really messed up this

week. I work in an office of about fifteen people and recently four of them

have had shingles. I know it is not contagious, but I thought it odd and

decided I should get the vaccination. Normally, I would have done my

research on the subject and known it was a live vaccine. I have always

known that I live vaccines are a no-no, and wouldn't have requested it.

I know that my GP should have caught this, but he knows how I am and that I

come in armed with a great deal of knowledge. It is my fault; I should have

known better, or at the very least I should have done my own research,

and/or waited until next week when I travel to see my rheumatologist.

And besides that, my arm hurts!

I hope everyone is having a pain free day.

Becky