Anyone ever had shingles?
I thought I pulled a muscle in my stomach which has turned out to be full blown shingles. :omg: OMG it hurts!
It is an adult version of the virus that causes chickenpox and it effects your nerves. :'( Sometimes, the pain in the area where the shingles occurred may last for months or even years.
So sorry to hear about your shingles. From what I hear it is incredibly painful, and one of the reasons they vaccinate young children against chicken pox now is to prevent shingles in adulthood. I worked with a man that had shingles in his eye, he was laid up for quite a while. I hope you're feeling better soon 🙂
I have no medical background, but shingles is a virus that starts from chicken poxs which sits dormant in your body and is thought to come out from stress. 😮 It effects your nervous system normally in a specific area, mine was on my lower back - left side. I had red marks at each nerve ending from my spin around to my belly button. I had a few bumps on the spine... thought it was bug bites.
I've heard of lesions and other things but didn't have it. The discomfort/pain went through several stages with a week and a half hurting like hell. :-[ I have gotten much better over the last week, thanks!
The funny part... if there is one? When I went to pickup meds, there was a brochure says '60 or older... shingles isn't that far away' - I just turned 40. :-
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