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Shingles
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Get pain pills. As strong as they give you.
Then get the vaccine when it passes.
I had for like 6 weeks week.
It hurt my skin, my muscles and my bones.
I had sores on my dick.
Yes, you can get shingles on your dick
Then get the vaccine when it passes.
I had for like 6 weeks week.
It hurt my skin, my muscles and my bones.
I had sores on my dick.
Yes, you can get shingles on your dick
Damn, sorry to hear you got it. I found calamine helped a lot but putting it on was not a pleasant experience. I just took a ton of advil but they said use whatever works best for me, wouldn't prescribe anything else. I also took Benadryl every night to sleep because I couldn't fall asleep without it.
I noticed blisters above my eye and scalp on Sat afternoon. there was one on my eyelid which concerned me the most. I thought it was cold sore blisters (which I've never had anywhere but my bottom lip, so freaked me out) so I actually took a 4mg course of valcyclivir Sat-Sun. Went to dermatologist Mon morning and she said right away Shingles and gave me the Rx for a 7-day course of valcyclovir and said it probably helped that I took some right away. Because of the one on the left eyelid (which is covered by the fold when eye is open), she referred me to an ophthalmologist, and he did some tests and said it is not affecting the eye, and doesn't look like it would.
It never got worse than Sun/Mon and seems to be going down with some scabbing already. Thanks for the heads up about the scarring.
Might sounds strange, but the ones in my scalp/hairline is where I noticed little red bumps last week- right around where I had a contusion from getting hit in the head by the rail of my board last Tuesday. I didn't think much of it at the time, but had minor concussion symptoms like headache and sensitivity to light (so I went to urgent care clinic at Scripps) and noticed the red bumps Wed and Thurs. In hindsight, I should've seen the dermatologist then and maybe could've nipped it in the bud before the blisters on my face emerged.
But I wonder if the trauma of the contusion could've triggered the shingles??
They say it's usually some sort of stress. For me I had a crazy stressful couple months in the beginning of winter but life was pretty good when it happened and I hadn't had any particular stressful events recently. I get the impression that they don't fully understand what causes it.
You did better than me. I felt the nerve pain and thought I tweaked my neck working out so I went to the chiro and didn't end up getting the anti-viral till about a week in. Hopefully getting it pretty early does the trick for you!
I definitely had a headache and sensitivity you're describing almost the whole time. I don't know if it was just from the nerves firing on my head or what.
You did better than me. I felt the nerve pain and thought I tweaked my neck working out so I went to the chiro and didn't end up getting the anti-viral till about a week in. Hopefully getting it pretty early does the trick for you!
I definitely had a headache and sensitivity you're describing almost the whole time. I don't know if it was just from the nerves firing on my head or what.
it sounded like you were out of commish for a couple weeks.
did you wait until everything was completely clear before you went out in the sun / got back in the water?
Yeah, mine was on the long side unfortunately. I waited until everything was scabbed over and I was feeling better. I definitely lost a few scabs in the ocean but I just moisturized the sh!t out of the areas (mostly my neck). The only good thing in regards to surfing is I didn't have fomo because I felt like such ass that I didn't care at all that there were waves. haha
They told me to take Tylenol for pain.
The anti viral didn't seem to work on me.
After I went to the dr, it actually got worse.
I called at called BS on using Tylenol.
They gave me 6 norcos and some gaba penton.
It was 6 weeks of hell.
it hurt to lie on it. I had on back and front.
The anti viral didn't seem to work on me.
After I went to the dr, it actually got worse.
I called at called BS on using Tylenol.
They gave me 6 norcos and some gaba penton.
It was 6 weeks of hell.
it hurt to lie on it. I had on back and front.
Oh that sounds awful. Compared to that, I’ll take a couple bumps on the forehead. Mine definitely has gone down with the valcyclovir. The weather is so nice this week that I’m jonesing to surf, but I don’t think the sun is good for the blisters so I’ll try to be cautious and wait a few more days.
oeste858 --> Did you have the older shingles vaccine (or not at all)? You don't have to answer.
Asking only because I know a earlier vaccine (Zoster was the brand name?) was replaced in the USA with Shingrix brand vaccine. For me, first Shingrix shot was walk in a slightly scare forest, 2nd was was a walk in a forest full of monsters and me nursing a ghastly hangover and covered in delicious savory sauce.
Asking only because I know a earlier vaccine (Zoster was the brand name?) was replaced in the USA with Shingrix brand vaccine. For me, first Shingrix shot was walk in a slightly scare forest, 2nd was was a walk in a forest full of monsters and me nursing a ghastly hangover and covered in delicious savory sauce.
Jeez. I hadn’t had a vaccine.
Ironically, I had asked my GP at my physical back in August about the shingles vax, but he said I don't need it til age 50. D'oh!
I know a few other guys in they're 30's-40's who've gotten it, and it sounds like mine is a comparatively mild case.
Yea when I was like 6 or 7.
that’s correct- only if you’ve had chicken pox. I can’t give someone shingles, but can give them chicken pox if they haven’t had it or been vaxxed for chicken pox.
I am also procrastinating my first colonoscopy recommended at my last GP physical. Sounds awful
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Still a bit of nerve pain but less every day and not too bad just annoying. blisters are drying/dried now, so skin/scalp is flaky and itchy. Hoping to get back out in the water (and sunlight) by end of week. May have to wear a kook hat