Lin-Manuel Miranda quarantined from son after shingles diagnosis
NEW YORK — Lin-Manuel Miranda thought he had a migraine. It turns out the Broadway star really had shingles.
Miranda tweeted on Thursday that he had been diagnosed with shingles, saying he it caught early and that he had been quarantined from his 8-week-old son.
The Associated Press had reported that he also said on Twitter his ophthalmologist had blurred his eyes and that he was wearing a mask during treatment. But Miranda tweeted Friday that his mask reference and accompanying “Phantom of the Opera” gif were a joke, and his blurred eyes a part of his medical exam. He tweeted, “Sorry. I’m fine. Not wearing a mask.”
Miranda said he was staying with parents nearby.
The 38-year-old wrote the book, music and lyrics and starred in the Broadway smash “Hamilton.”
Hey, cool story
This isn't a migraine, it's shingles!
Caught it early, quarantined away from the baby,
in a Phantom mask til further notice https://t.co/LkH8PvhRWh— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) April 5, 2018
Footage of me yesterday when I found out pic.twitter.com/03ItZgNrkv
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) April 5, 2018
Ophthalmologist has blurred my eyes good
Watch for great typos on this rwitrer fded all day— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) April 5, 2018
Things This Article Taught Me:
I can’t post jokes anywhere NEAR my health status, cuz they’ll be printed as fact. Sorry.
I’m fine. Not wearing a mask.
My eyes are fine, they were just dilated for the checkup, which is routine.
Staying at my folks’ house, up the street. https://t.co/HlhmnTqTMD— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) April 6, 2018
