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Shingles very slow to clear

  • 27-11-2014 9:37am
    #1
    CJmasgrande
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 480 ✭✭


    Seven weeks ago I got shingles and it's still not clear!

    I am lucky in one sense that I had no pain but chronic itch on my back and still there.

    During this time I had visits to two different quacks/healers, 4 visits to GP, two doses of antibiotics for infection, several tablets for itch and medication for the virus and it's still itching with lumps spots still on my back.

    I have been off work for 5 weeks and very fed up at this stage.

    Just wanted to share my story as I think my shingles issue is slightly different than others as I had no pain yet anyway but lingering on for so long now very fed up.


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  • #2
    Stench Blossoms
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,390 ✭✭✭Stench Blossoms


    I had no pain either when I had mine and I also had chronic itching.

    But I found that I was actually only itching out of habit and that if I kept myself busy I didn't scratch.


  • #3
    CJmasgrande
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 480 ✭✭CJmasgrande


    Stench Blossoms wrote: »
    I had no pain either when I had mine and I also had chronic itching.

    But I found that I was actually only itching out of habit and that if I kept myself busy I didn't scratch.

    My itch really gets going in the evenings and all night and stops we sleeping :(


  • #4
    Stench Blossoms
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,390 ✭✭✭Stench Blossoms


    So you've established a habit. It's probably in your head.


  • #5
    CJmasgrande
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 480 ✭✭CJmasgrande


    Stench Blossoms wrote: »
    So you've established a habit. It's probably in your head.

    If you saw the state of my back you'd know its not in my head :(


  • #6
    JJayoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,589 ✭✭✭JJayoo


    My uncle had them in his eyes, absolute torture.


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  • #7
    Stench Blossoms
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,390 ✭✭✭Stench Blossoms


    CJmasgrande wrote: »
    If you saw the state of my back you'd know its not in my head :(

    It's probably in a state because you keep scratching. Vicious circle.
    JJayoo wrote: »
    My uncle had them in his eyes, absolute torture.

    Yeh I had them on my face and around my eye. It was gross.


  • #8
    JJayoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,589 ✭✭✭JJayoo


    He had them actually in his eyes, for about 3 months


  • #9
    atilladehun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,629 ✭✭✭atilladehun


    I got them when travelling in south america. After seeing several doctors who didn't speak English and couldn't figure it out I got one who had some broken English. I look back now and laugh when returned to the surgery with my results 'eh, you have Herpes' to which I replied 'I do not'. Eventually he was able to explain herpes zoster to me but it was still a shock.

    I was a good few weeks with nightmare pain in my back from about 2am - 9am. Couldn't sleep except for a few hours here and there. Haven't a clue as to what I took but considering you could buy valium and xanex by the bucket load without prescription it could have been anything.


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