[Misc] The Shingles bad news thread

[v8bha]

Its Daz mate. Used to be on here years ago

 

[shingle]

Had it when I was 10. All I remember was the itching and I still have the scars under my jaw.

 

[WATFORD zero]

Sounds dreadful. Hope you get well soon

 

[Sussexscots]

Hope you feel better soon. It's a ******* right enough. Took my wife a year to get over it. If you get it, you need Acyclovir asap. The wife's was initially misdiagnosed. She had to take Amitriptyline for the pain.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Its Daz mate. Used to be on here years ago

Ah! Hello mate!

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Hope you feel better soon. It's a ******* right enough. Took my wife a year to get over it. If you get it, you need Acyclovir asap. The wife's was initially misdiagnosed. She had to take Amitriptyline for the pain.

I was on anti vrals, they took me off them and I haven't bothered them since covid.

 

[Sussexscots]

I was on anti vrals, they took me off them and I haven't bothered them since covid.

I think there's a window of opportunity where if you get the right drug as soon as you notice the rash it reduces the term/severity of it.

Must be truly grim to have it in your eye. It's so much more debilitating than people imagine.

 

[AlastairWatts]

There is a vaccine for this which you can get privately, but it's somewhere close to £200, On the other hand it's free in the year of your 70th birthday. I thought that I was at risk of this with 10 grandchildren so I took the free offer!

 

[Sussex Nomad]

I think there's a window of opportunity where if you get the right drug as soon as you notice the rash it reduces the term/severity of it.

Must be truly grim to have it in your eye. It's so much more debilitating than people imagine.

The rash went in about two days, it's the after effects.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

There is a vaccine for this which you can get privately, but it's somewhere close to £200, On the other hand it's free in the year of your 70th birthday. I thought that I was at risk of this with 10 grandchildren so I took the free offer!

Sadly or happily, whatever way you see it, I'm only 55.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Had it when I was 10. All I remember was the itching and I still have the scars under my jaw.

Hence your username!

 

[lawros left foot]

The sooner you get anti virals, Zovirax, the easier it is to treat. If you get post shingles pain, then a nerve pain drug like Gabapentin is needed (it's a controlled drug)
I had it in February, for the second time, despite having had the vaccine 18 months ago. Unfortunately, the doctor told me that it gets worse as you get older.

I was prescribed Gabapentin for neuropathy. I hadn’t had any arrhythmia, due to another health problem,for18 months.
The night after I took the first dose I had 3 shocks from my ICD, and was in hospital for a week.
I was taken off the Gabapentin, but went on to have over 60 more arrythmia/ shocks/ cardiac arrests over the next 8 years.

 

[The Oldman]

Had shingles twice, once in my teens and then in my 50"s. Bothe times flipping painful. This year I became entitled to the shingles vaccine which does not prevent you getting it but if you do less severe.

So, 1 week after the jab my eczema flares up all over my body and 3 months later still suffering. Coincidence?

My heartfelt sympathy to all shingle and eczema sufferers.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

There is a vaccine for this which you can get privately, but it's somewhere close to £200, On the other hand it's free in the year of your 70th birthday. I thought that I was at risk of this with 10 grandchildren so I took the free offer!

I had it but still got another bout of shingles

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I was prescribed Gabapentin for neuropathy. I hadn’t had any arrhythmia, due to another health problem,for18 months.
The night after I took the first dose I had 3 shocks from my ICD, and was in hospital for a week.
I was taken off the Gabapentin, but went on to have over 60 more arrythmia/ shocks/ cardiac arrests over the next 8 years.

It didn't touch the pain in my shoulder with one tablet. I rang the surgery and they said I could take two three times a day.

 

[symyjym]

You would have been better off having Covid for a couple of weeks

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Had shingles twice, once in my teens and then in my 50"s. Bothe times flipping painful. This year I became entitled to the shingles vaccine which does not prevent you getting it but if you do less severe.

So, 1 week after the jab my eczema flares up all over my body and 3 months later still suffering. Coincidence?

My heartfelt sympathy to all shingle and eczema sufferers.

Thanks for that info, I was going to have the jab... I think you've put me off.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

You would have been better off having Covid for a couple of weeks

Pervesally I have thought that myself.

 

[sydney]

Mine was/is in my left eye mate, wish I'd got it elsewhere.

that's bad news buddy ....youre gonna need steroids to get rid.

 

[sydney]

that's bad news buddy ....youre gonna need steroids to get rid and /or maintain your eye.

my older brother has had it for quite a while now , he had to see a surgeon to get prescribed the right one , along with lyrica for the irritation.