Shingles?!

mamasmaltz3

I got shingles when I was 32 and pregnant. If I became suspicious that I had them and the dr office was not going to be open within a few hours I would go to the ER. Maybe an overreaction but, it hurts like heck and the sooner you get treated for them with antivirals the better they work. My Mom has been in pain from shingles for the last several years due to nerve damage caused by the virus. I do not want to go through what she has been suffering, so you bet, I would be getting someplace as soon as that tingle started. And trust me, once you have felt it, you know what it is.

VitaBailey

OP, did you ever get a diagnosis?

MinnieInMaine

What a timely post...I was just diagnosed with Shingles today.

My symptoms are fairly atypical. Started with an itchy spot (Sunday or Monday) that I thought was just a dry skin and red from scratching so I put some lotion on it and switched to Bag Balm on the 2nd day figuring that'd be more healing. Yesterday it was still quite itchy and I had Hubs take a look - he thought it looked way worse and suggested I go see the doc. After noticing some spreading and experiencing some shooting pain last night, I fully agreed. Got in around noon today and walked out with an Rx for Valtrex.

Hadn't even considered it was Shingles until I called the doc's office and the clinic person asked about my symptoms and asked if I'd ever had Chicken Pox. Had a friend of mine look at the spot since her Hubs had Shingles a year or two ago and she didn't think it looked the same but I'm still in the early stages, not really blistering yet (thankfully) and the pain is still minimal. That was a real mind blower and I was kinda freaked out for a couple hours.

Bring on the meds and cortaid!