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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

redstatebluegirl

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6. Really nasty! Had them last year was in bed for 2 days.

Reply to mfcorey1 (Original post)

Tue May 24, 2016, 11:59 AM

May 2016

Doctor gave me patches, told me to take cool showers (they were on my scalp). I have never had anything like that before. I got a Shingles vaccine after they went away and have not had a recurrence. I had to wait until I was over 60 to get my insurance to pay for it but boy was it worth it!

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Has anyone ever had shingles? How did you tolerate it? [View all] mfcorey1 Apr 2016 OP

I did. I had lidocaine patches and some vicodin. ohheckyeah Apr 2016 #1

Were the patches by prescription? mfcorey1 Apr 2016 #2

Yes. They ohheckyeah Apr 2016 #3

I had shingles last September. Punkingal Apr 2016 #4

Me also last fall PennyK May 2016 #5

Really nasty! Had them last year was in bed for 2 days. redstatebluegirl May 2016 #6

Yes, been there, done that.. souledout2JC Oct 2016 #7

2 years ago I got blisters, saw doctor same day, began anti-virus meds that night, gone in days. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2016 #8

That is the same way mine ended. I immediately started meds and things never got really severe. mfcorey1 Oct 2016 #9

I also went screaming on down to my doc's office when the blisters appeared -- Nay Jul 2017 #15

I had a very bad case this past year and then developed post herpetic neuralgia. Nothing worked CTyankee Nov 2016 #10

I had that after a bout of shingles, too. The worst pain I've ever experienced in my life. Vinca Dec 2016 #11

Yeah, I had gabapinton but that was way back. Maybe it will work this year but my pain management CTyankee Dec 2016 #12

I had the shingles last year & they recurred not long after that CountAllVotes Dec 2016 #13

Damn that chicken pox of our youth. Vinca Dec 2016 #14