Uggh.reasonably certain that I'm getting a case of the shingles

had it about 15 years ago...had a lesion on my lower left back/waistline area about the size and shape of a half dollar beside a quarter. Started out as a couple of small, extremely itchy bumps. Over the next few days it grew in size and became this nasty itchy/painful/burning all at the same time mass of pustules. The skin on my body anywhere within about a foot of the lesions was painful to touch.

Woke up this morning with a couple of bumps in the same general area, but the other side of my back. Already hurts more than a couple little bumps should and starting to get that burning sensation.

Freakin awesome...
[Post edited by JoesterVT at 04/28/2022 1:33PM]

Posted: 04/28/2022 at 1:32PM

Uggh.reasonably certain that I'm getting a case of the shingles -- JoesterVT 04/28/2022 1:32PM

Fortunately,I had -- VTUD 04/28/2022 6:42PM

Get diagnosed today and get the anti-viral script! -- EDGEMAN 04/28/2022 3:31PM

Is that the script from King Lear, Act I, Scene 4? ** -- PhotoHokieNC 04/28/2022 4:06PM

I feel for you. Been thru that and the neuropathy lasted àbout 6 months. -- AZHokie59 04/28/2022 2:12PM

My doc said no minimum age for Shingrix but your insurance may have one ** -- pburg_hokie 04/28/2022 2:50PM

My insurance picked up 100% of the cost of the shots -- EDGEMAN 04/28/2022 3:37PM

My insurance paid it 100% too, but it was a complete PITA to get Shingrix -- Tafkam Hokie 04/28/2022 4:25PM

Wow, I just walked up to the Costco pharmacy counter to get it. -- EDGEMAN 04/28/2022 4:32PM

I had some general, mild neuropathly for about 6 months after the last go.. -- JoesterVT 04/28/2022 2:13PM

Amputate ** -- Brown Water 04/28/2022 1:57PM

I'd have to amputate right around the belly button. Which half to keep? ** -- JoesterVT 04/28/2022 2:07PM

Ugh, - anything they can do? -- FfxStationHokie 04/28/2022 1:36PM

Valtrex is supposed to lessen severity and duration if started early. -- JoesterVT 04/28/2022 1:43PM

I would go now. ** -- EDGEMAN 04/28/2022 3:38PM

Sitting in the lobby ** -- JoesterVT 04/28/2022 4:06PM

A course of Valtrex (valacyclovir). ** -- VToncologyNurse 04/28/2022 1:41PM

That's what they prescribed for me. It works, but... -- EDGEMAN 04/28/2022 3:33PM

Uggh.reasonably certain that I'm getting a case of the shingles

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