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12. 1st one was on right side of nose near the eye which..

Reply to True Dough (Reply #4)

Sun Sep 29, 2024, 07:12 PM

Sep 2024

Really got my docs attention and I had daily visits to the eye doc for a few days.
Second was on the right side forehead.
This one is several smallish spots on my right shoulder.
All three times it was caught fairly early and treated with valcyclovir so I did not get hit as hard as my dad did on his 2 boughts with it
Seems to run in my family. Sister has had it 3 times as well.

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Shingles for the 3rd time. [View all] yourout Sep 2024 OP

I used Lavender oil on my husband and he said it helped with the pain quite a bit. flying_wahini Sep 2024 #1

very sorry and thank you for your post Tetrachloride Sep 2024 #2

Yikes!! My doctor prescribed and anti-viral medication surfered Sep 2024 #3

Wow. Terrible luck indeed! True Dough Sep 2024 #4

1st one was on right side of nose near the eye which.. yourout Sep 2024 #12

So it seems to consistently True Dough Sep 2024 #13

Shinges is the worst pain I experienced, I had it on one side of my face, including my eye, Was on a AAA Christmas trip debm55 Sep 2024 #5

Tell me about it! Laffy Kat Oct 2024 #20

I am sorry you are suffering. SamKnause Sep 2024 #6

Welcome to the worst club in the world. catbyte Sep 2024 #7

I also got it for a second time birdographer Sep 2024 #8

Did you all have chickenpox as kids, or not? Easterncedar Sep 2024 #9

AFAIK, the only way to get shingles is if you have had chicken pox. wnylib Oct 2024 #18

I am told I had it asymptomatically as a kid Easterncedar Oct 2024 #19

I don't know what it means in your case regarding shingles. wnylib Oct 2024 #21

Thanks. It's such a miserable thing! Easterncedar Oct 2024 #22

it's rare, but because the vaccine is a live virus - you can get shingles from the chickenpox vaccine womanofthehills Oct 2024 #36

That should be illegal. milestogo Sep 2024 #10

so sorry! Phentex Sep 2024 #11

I'm sorry you have it again, I know Luciferous Sep 2024 #14

I feel ya. LudwigPastorius Sep 2024 #15

Sorry! HeartsCanHope Sep 2024 #16

I'm so sorry, yourout! Niagara Sep 2024 #17

How are you feeling now? Niagara Oct 2024 #23

All better. Was very mild case. yourout Oct 2024 #24

That's wonderful news! Niagara Oct 2024 #25

I feel for you... ultralite001 Oct 2024 #26

Hope you get better soon. Also, you should not go to Vegas or buy a lottery ticket. surfered Oct 2024 #27

I'm sorry. I've heard it's really painful ms liberty Oct 2024 #28

I only remember my grandma having them, and they looked horrible.....ugh. a kennedy Oct 2024 #31

I never had chicken pox but I went ahead and got it because ms liberty Oct 2024 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Oct 2024 #34

Oh yourout.......so sorry for you...... a kennedy Oct 2024 #29

The pain has inspired you to write an excellent verse! MLAA Oct 2024 #30

Ugh!!! I'm so sorry you are gong through this again! sdfernando Oct 2024 #32

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