shingles sucks, yo
They really do. Sorry man. I really hope you have valcyclovir or a similar tier anti retroviral in your system. Even with it, took me ages to begin to heal from it. The only good news is that you can totally prevent future flares by keeping valcyclovir at home. I usually take 2-3 doses a year when I feel the tingle pick up in my spine.
that’s exactly what ive been on! it’s wildly effective and yet, still so much pain, and so much fatigue. i was fortunate to have gone in the first day the rash appeared but it had already spread very, very quickly and it was almost too late to do much of anything. the nerve pain was easily the worst part of this, stopped me in my tracks for 3-4 days before it subsided to the “normal” pain.
Yup. That all tracks with my experience of it too. Glad you got it early. The healing process isn't fun. It will happen though. The nerve pain will subside, with time. Hard to judge the scale, because my own case got more developed than yours, so I won't speculate. For what its worth, extra hot showers and massage always helped me when I was recuperating. Extra hot showers and epsom salt soak/scrub.
idk if this is something you’ve done/tried but for, colloidal oatmeal baths have actually been incredible for the pain and for healing the sores from the rash! i have no idea how people in their 50s/60s/etc. manage through this one.
Never heard of that when it was relevant at the time. I'll keep that one tucked away for the nightmare scenario that it comes back. Yeah, I can't imagine getting it when I'm too old to ever have enough cellular turnover to heal properly from it. I'm already too familiar with fire that never goes out.
Sorry to year you've had this. I think I had a minor instance of this about seven years ago, and it was rough. Worth getting the vaccine.
yeah im wondering if I qualify now for that vaccine…definitely going to be a conversation with my primary care provider. Fortunately, when it comes to vaccines, I live in a state that’s allowing any persons to get the COVID vaccine… that is incredible that Alzheimer’s is the 2nd leading cause of death in Australia!!! not in a good way, but wow. I wouldn’t have guessed that.