Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

Vinca

(51,768 posts)

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

Sun Dec 4, 2016, 06:34 PM

Dec 2016

This was several years ago. I landed in the ER because I couldn't walk without a lightning bolt running the length of my body. It was just horrible. They gave me Demerol and it barely touched the pain. I ended up going home with enough prescriptions to start a drug business and a pair of crutches. Fortunately, a neurologist was able to see me right away and she put me on Gabapentin in addition to pain killers. It took a few weeks, but it finally did the trick. I ended up getting off the pain meds but staying on the Gabapentin for a couple of years. To this day, I have mild bouts of that pain. More of a nuisance than anything, but if it ever seems to be escalating again I'll head back to the neurologist. Good luck to you.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

15 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

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