Bless your heart -- shingles are awful!!! Had chicken pox when I was a baby and shingles when I was 12. I can still remember how much it hurt... :cry: :cry:

Take it easy, rest as much as you can, and get well soon! :-)

I've got nothing to suggest, sorry.
You take care of yourself. ((hugs))

Please take the shingles seriously!!! You can get permanant nerve damage, my Aunt has had it. There is a new drug that helps with nerve pain, Lyrica. The Dr. gave it to me for fibromyagia, but I had too many side affects from it to stay on it. Try to read up on it if you can. The nerve pain can easily last 6 months.

I hope that you have a nice mild case.... Feel better!

Poor thing! Hope everything gets better!

Hope you are feeling better soon.. I also had the shingles when I was about 12, got me out of school for two weeks :lol: that was the only good thing ..LOL take care of yourself
Sharon

Bless your heart, Miranda!! I hope you are feeling better soon.

Oh Miranda....what luck :roll: Well..as they say, the good new is that you now know what the problem is...the bad news is what the problem is!! Take good care of yourself...hope they leave soon! Hugs!

Sending big hugs your way, Miranda, and hoping
you feel better real soon......(I thought only old
people got shingles...guess not!)

Oh goodness. I had them at age 24--but not a terrible case. There was a round spot on my back. It's so strange how it hurts all the way to the front--but only on half the body. I'm 48 now and haven't gotten them again--yet.

Now I've heard they are contagious. I was a waitress at the time I had them and the doc said since my spot was covered with a shirt, it was okay to go to work. But when the blisters pop--the fluid is contagious. A teacher had them last year and was told the same thing. It's worse to be near any woman who's pregnant.

Good luck.... it's no fun at all. :(

Aww, I sure hope you feel better soon. I had shingles on my legs in 5th grade, right before my sister's wedding. Not fun. I still have minor scarring from them.

I don't have any advice, but I'll pray that you heal fast and dont have the pain anymore. (((Hugs)))