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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on May 2, 2017 10:56:11 GMT
Blisters.
And pain.
I saw a good doctor, I'm on antivirals. But gah!
Doc says, "You are kinda young for shingles. We usually see this in older or immune-compromised patients. Are you under a lot of stress?"
Bingo, Doc. Bingo.
Thanks for hearing me whine.
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Post by littlemama on May 2, 2017 11:00:07 GMT
Based on how my dh felt when he had them (around the age of 40), you have my permission to whine all you want. They are incredibly painful, but the antivirals help tremendously. DH had them on the back of his head, right at the hairline.
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Post by baslp on May 2, 2017 11:00:30 GMT
Hope it clears up quickly. I am 53 and just got my Shingles vaccine. This is something I do want. Take care.
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Post by moodyblue on May 2, 2017 11:02:40 GMT
Had them in my 40’s. Got the shingles vaccine a few months ago. I'd rather not ever have them again.
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Post by YooHoot on May 2, 2017 11:08:50 GMT
I had them 2 1/2 years ago. It wasn't the rash that was so bad (I caught it early because I knew what it might be). It was the drag ass, hit by a bus feeling I remember. I was SO exhausted. Literally worn out. You have my sympathy.
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on May 2, 2017 11:12:05 GMT
I had them in college on my face during finals.
You can whine away. They suck!
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Post by elaine on May 2, 2017 11:13:53 GMT
Feel free to whine! I had them on my face a 1 1/2 years ago and still have pain.
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Post by gar on May 2, 2017 11:23:26 GMT
Ouch! Hope the drugs help soon. My DD had shingles in her 20s!!
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Post by leannec on May 2, 2017 11:24:51 GMT
I had a "mild" case at about age 40 ... just at my bra-line which was lot's of fun  I'm 50 now so I think I'm going to get the vaccine soon ... I hope you feel better soon  |
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Post by lisae on May 2, 2017 11:28:22 GMT
Yes, you can whine! I had them at 38 and it was definitely stress.
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Post by beebee on May 2, 2017 11:48:15 GMT
I am so sorry! I have heard they are horrible.
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Post by brina on May 2, 2017 11:50:33 GMT
my son had them earlier this school year at the age of 16. I was out of town when they started and we assumed it was some infection from the pool or the mats around the pool so didn't get him to the doctor right away. I returned home and saw the rash and knew it was something else. By the time we saw the pediatrician it was too late for anti-vitals. Poor kid had to suffer on through.
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Post by rickmer on May 2, 2017 11:51:30 GMT
i feel for you. i got them 3 days before we went to disney when i was 43 in 2014. it was a pretty mild case but i caught it too late for antiviral meds.
worst spot was my underarm/that tendon in front of the armpit. it still drives me crazy by times and i often feel like an ape, scratch, scratch, scratching my armpit.
hope you are feeling better soon.
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Post by mikklynn on May 2, 2017 11:58:18 GMT
Whine away! I hope it resolves quickly.
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Post by eastcoastpea on May 2, 2017 11:58:22 GMT
I hope you feel better soon.
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Post by Julie W on May 2, 2017 12:00:51 GMT
Sending healing thoughts your way!
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Post by tracyarts on May 2, 2017 12:09:02 GMT
I had them last year at age 45. It's an awful disease and unfortunately I was too young for the vaccine to prevent it. Mine ran the length of the inside of my right arm, from armpit to wrist. Something that helped the pain temporarily was cool compresses with soft velour type face towels.
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Post by ScrapsontheRocks on May 2, 2017 12:13:56 GMT
Aaaaargh! How awful for you. Sending you commiserations and healing thoughts from over here.
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Post by wmninchrge on May 2, 2017 12:52:38 GMT
Getting the shingles shot does not prevent shingles - it (supposedly) just reduces the severity. My Mom had the shot and has been suffering with them since 2 weeks before Christmas. And if this is "less severe", I would hate to see severe.
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Post by craftykitten on May 2, 2017 12:52:42 GMT
Oh you poor thing. Age doesn't seem to be a factor....i had them a few weeks ago at 33. Aloe Vera gel really helped sooth mine. Hope you feel better soon.
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Post by scrappert on May 2, 2017 12:53:27 GMT
Oh Ouch! Whine away. Hope you get better fast and the pain goes away quickly!
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Post by psiluvu on May 2, 2017 12:55:11 GMT
Oh no. Hope you the pain is short lived and you feel better soon.
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Post by supersoda on May 2, 2017 12:56:08 GMT
Ugh, I'm sorry. I had them a couple of years ago--on my butt! That made sitting super fun. I was about 40 and, fortunately, it was a mild case.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2017 12:57:10 GMT
So sorry. Diseases suck! I wish I could get rid of them all.
I hope you feel better really quickly.
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Post by janeliz on May 2, 2017 13:01:47 GMT
Ouch. I'm so sorry. I know you're just miserable.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2017 13:16:54 GMT
Whine all you want...you are entitled! My friend got them a few years ago. I know she was in misery. I need to check out the vaccine as I'm 53. I don't want to get them! Hope you get better fast!
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Post by Anita on May 2, 2017 13:24:29 GMT
That is certainly whine-worthy. I hope you heal quickly!
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Post by zookeeper on May 2, 2017 13:33:43 GMT
I have had them twice in the last four years and I am only 48 years old! Stress is a big factor for shingles. Thankfully, both times we caught it before I actually broke out in blisters. I get my pain on my face and it feels like a sinus infection so I went to the doctor expecting a sinus infections remedy and left with anti-virals.
Shingles are so painful.....you whine all you want to. Nobody here will accuse you of being a baby!
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Post by wallyagain on May 2, 2017 13:45:53 GMT
Whine away. Just starting week 7 of shingles myself, living on pain meds. I have them along the bra line front to back. The rash is almost gone but the pain has always been more inside. My right arm just aches like the muscles in the back can't hold it up.
Hope yours goes away quickly. This is not fun.
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Post by lemondrop on May 2, 2017 13:50:00 GMT
I hope you feel better soon.
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