Shingles!

DaveHo
DaveHo Posts: 3,500
in The Clubhouse
And I'm not talking about my roof...

Left side of my head/face feels/looks like I took a head first plunge into some poison oak, etc. I look like a leper. Went to the doc once I realized it wasn't going away on its own and got some meds. Eye doc says it's good I got on it right away. It's in my eye also but should clear up. So far the pain and itching isn't too bad, but I hear the after affects can be worse. Yay, me!👎
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  • newbie308
    newbie308 Posts: 767
    That sucks a whole lot of big hairy hanging things! Hope you feel better soon!
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  • jbreezy5
    jbreezy5 Posts: 1,141
    Sorry to hear! Praying for a quick and reduced-pain recovery.
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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,431
    edited August 2022
    I had a mild case once I think. I took Lysine 1000 mg 2x per day and it seemed to help. Also, there is the Shingrix vaccine but I don't know how long after a bout you need to wait. Try to avoid foods high in L-Arginine like nuts.
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,574
    That sucks man. Hope you get better soon
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  • aprazer402
    aprazer402 Posts: 3,144
    Get well Dave, you'll be okay!
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,114
    Hang in there, wishing you a speedy Recovery.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,469
    Yikes!!! Hoping for a speedy recovery.
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,367
    Man I felt your pain... about 30 years ago. I had shingles when I was in college all around my torso. I have some lasting nerve damage from it that flares up when I get sick or over stressed. Sometimes migraines trigger it.

    Take good care. Glad they have good meds now.
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,933
    Hope you feel better soon Dave.
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  • Hermitism
    Hermitism Posts: 4,259
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,210
    I have had a fear of getting shingles, had chickpox when I was about 15, it sucked..

    Hope you're feeling better..
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,994
    I have never known anyone who had shingles before but I have heard that it is very painful and a huge disruption to daily life. So sorry to hear of this, Dave. Best wishes for the least painful and fastest recovery possible.

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  • Jimbo18
    Jimbo18 Posts: 2,334
    My youngest sister had shingles. She said it was terrible and took a couple months to clear up. I have since gotten the vaccine.
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,046
    This reminds me to get the vaccination....today! From what I know this can take you out of action for awhile.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,952
    My in-laws got the shingles vaccine....still got the shingles, go figure.
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,849
    Shingles suck............ the vaccine is done in 2 shots prayers for a speedy recovery
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  • BlueBirdMusic
    BlueBirdMusic Posts: 2,264
    Stress can cause shingles to appear. Shingles can also reappear over the years.

    I had shingles in 1997 when my father died, and the pain, etc was awful. I missed more than a week of work. My mother had them at the same time. Because of my mother's age, she never got over the residual pain called post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN). PHN is long-term nerve pain in the area where the rash first appeared.

    One of my coworkers had shingles mainly on his face and eye during the same year, and he required plastic surgery regarding the eye. His father was suffering with heart trouble and required open heart surgery.

    I've had the first vaccine but not the second one; the second one was initially in short supply when introduced. The second shot usually has quite a few painful side effects according to friends and relatives that have received it.

    I have my yearly physical next week, and I know my doctor will suggest the second vaccine. The second vaccine is much more effective than the first shot, up to 91%.

    I will get the second vaccine after thinking about the past.

    Your doctor or pharmacist can give you Shingrix as a shot in your upper arm. Until the second shot became available, the shot was not available except at a pharmacy.
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  • Milito
    Milito Posts: 1,958
    Hope you have a quick recovery!
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    Stress trigger it. Reducing stress keeps them away. Yes I have had them.
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,194
    My wife had a mild case a couple of months ago (didn’t even know it shingles at the time) and now she’s have some odd things going on with her body. Not sure if it’s related or just coincidence, but she’s now seeing a cardiologist so hopefully we can get some answers. Her doctor
    told her that COVID sometimes manifests itself as shingles.

    Best of luck for a full recovery.
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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,120
    Prayers for a quick recovery ....
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,141
    engtaz wrote: »
    Stress trigger it. Reducing stress keeps them away. Yes, I have had them.

    Sorry about you getting shingles. I've heard it's painful and life-changing for a while or a lot longer. My Father-in-law got it on his face and tongue for a month I think. He lived too far away for us to visit and he had plenty of people around him to take care of all his needs. He was about 80 to 85 at that time. Poor man. :'(

    Stress? Watching the MSM and our leaders and their family members and their cohorts up in DC since the golden staircase, my whole body should've been covered with it for the past 6 years. :s I must not have the Chicken Pox virus in me or something else good thank God.
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  • tophatjohnny
    tophatjohnny Posts: 4,182
    Sorry you are dealing with this Dave and praying this morning that this clears up quickly and you don’t suffer anymore from it!

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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    Best wishes for you Dave. My thoughts and prayers are with ya!
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,806
    Been there, done that, except on my back, not my face.

    Made doing anything but sitting still excruciating.

    Hope you heal up soon and make sure the doc looks out for Bell's palsy.
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,574
    Best remedy: watch something on PBS with David Attenborough. Avoid the news at all costs.
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  • DaveHo
    DaveHo Posts: 3,500
    Thanks for all the well wishes. Much appreciated! To follow up, things seem to be getting better. Luckily my vision has been okay as the area affected is on the upper part of the cornea out of direct line of sight. I have a third visit with the eye doc tomorrow to check if things have cleared. Most of the lesions are on my scalp resulting in a burning sensation now. It's more annoying than painful. I'm typically not one to rush off to the doctor. Glad I did this time and got on the antiviral medication fast!
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,933
    Thanks for the update, hope you continue to improve day by day.
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    Great news Dave, but I gotta tell ya, I feel for ya! Tough dude, you are!
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  • mrloren
    mrloren Posts: 2,461
    Had the Shingles 20 years ago in my 30's on the right side of my face and eye. I didn't go to the doctor for over a week thinking it was just a rash or allergic reaction. The pain was bad, real bad. I almost lost my right eye from it.

    Doctor gave me some meds and told me to just rest. Took over a month to clear up. The headaches were on and off for a few years. I still have a droop in my right eye, I also get a sandy feeling in my eye and tearing. Doctors said it's a side affect I'll have for the rest of my life.
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