Got shingles 🙁

neil40

Just mild case but on anti viral’s for a week..Just what I wanted 😕

allan1954

neil40 ive had that and those tablets worked great

janny27

neil40
Awww that's not good, you have my full sympathy I've had it. Make sure you rest and take your time to get over it. Best wishes

basil1921

neil40 Bad luck.

auntpixie

neil40 sorry to hear about your illness. i hear it is quite painful. hope you get better soon.

leah244

neil40 all best friend things get better for you very soon

caro120

neil40

think i had that years and years ago, painful spots on tum and they say if it goes all the way round and meets up in middle you die! just old wives tale 🙂

think you get it if had chickenpox before?

dad had it and have heard of people actually getting it on eyeball but that is rare and would be so unlucky.

what sort of antivirals do people take? not heard of that.. wasn't around years ago probably...

can get tired with it and it can come back when run down like herpes /cold sore

frenchielove

neil40 oh that is a horrid, painful thing, I hope you recover for Christmas

pw6049

neil40 I've had shingles and the tablets the doctor gave me cured it

goofygirl

neil40
Ouch, hope you recover very soon

peterhall0012

neil40 bad that my wife has had it in the past

pamfletch

neil40 that’s not funny, get well soon.🤗

_kara_

neil40
Oh no! I hope you get better soon.
Apparently calamine lotion can really help with the itching, maybe worth a try?

trudy81

neil40

I've never had it, that's all you need before Christmas i hope you get better soon.

jackjohnjoseph

neil40 horrendous condition, I had it on my face 7 years ago and still suffer from PHN, as you got on the antivirals quick you should be up and running soon, just take it easy and relax

basil1921

neil40 I've always wondered what shingles are. Can you describe it?

darrenperfett

neil40 I had it a few years back, caught it straight after my umbilical hernia op, I was recovering from operation and less than a week later caught it, was painful, but I was given anti viral tablets like yourself which lessened the time I had shingles, I was also given anti depressant type tablets, not for depression, but these ones have a side effect which helped with the pain. A mate of mines sister has had shingles 2 or 3 times and every time she had it in her eye. Hope you get better soon.

brightstar55

neil40 how are you feeling now

andyxhill

Sorry to hear this, be aware they can take a while to shift

sega_nintendo

Oh that's horrible, hope you get better soon.

nefarius

Thank you for starting a new topic on the forum.
Hope you get well soon.

standardbearer

Had that a couple of years ago started with a tingle on the skin. suppose to go on one side as mine did.
Nasty later. If you dont catch it early then pills are no good.

tonicurtis1967

Sorry to hear that . My neighbour had them its awfull. At 70 they offer vaccinations for it

neil40

It’s not too bad .Just a stabbing pain in the back & of course the itchy rash.
could have been much worse

caro120

neil40

I don't remember itching, was more sore but it was a long time ago

from chickenpox isn't it, get flashbacks with mild symptoms?

just a few tummy spots but can vary person to person.. they used to say if it went all round and met in the middle that was serious, was probably parents idea of a joke..

I was quite young, don't remember feeling particularly ill with it.

neil40

It’s not good at all.Been knocked out spending most of the time in bed for 2 days which is not like me at all.

jo1946

neil40
so sorry it got worse. Hope you are better soon.