Thursday, September 29, 2011
Shingles
This is what shingles looks like: It looks and feels like a burn. It doesn't itch like chicken pox, but it is very tender to the touch.....even clothes/sleeves irritate it. It affects only one side of the body, so my right side is perfectly normal. It is starting to crawl around to the back now.
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Now you know why I wouldn't let Norris take me out to dinner for a while after his shingles set on - he didn't even go at least yours isn't on your face!
Yet.........LOL. It is crawling up my arm and around my back now. And there is a spot on my collar bone.
Sherrye! You have shingles? Oh my, I'm so sorry to hear that. I really really hope that it doesn't get too bad for you, b/c I think it's different for different people (right?). My grandfather got it summer a year ago and is still recovering from it (he's much older than you, though!). It was scary. Let me know how you're doing!!
Fran, I seem to have caught it early on, so the antiviral (and other) meds are working their magic. The normal recovery time is 3-5 weeks, but it can last for months or a year(s) in some people, depending on their immune systems.
There is a vaccine for it but you can't have it for a year after an episode. The reason I never got one was I thought I had never had chicken pox. Oh well, who knew. I'm doing fine!!
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