What is Shingles
Herpes zoster, colloquially known as shingles, is the reactivation of varicella zoster virus, leading to a crop of painful blisters over the area of a dermatome. It occurs very rar...
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Tuesday November 24, 2009
Painful Stories
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had a full on day at the hospital. Started off when I rang there to confirm everything found that I should have been in there by 11 not 1pm so rang Jackie & she was able to pick me up earlier.
I had visual evoked potentials first. That is eye tests where they connect wires to the head & you watch the red square in a TV screen & a checker board of black & white squares keep c...
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I woke this morning very painful & thought I was not going to be able to get up at all. Both sides were numb & I couldnt move arms or legs & head felt like it had a washing machine in it. My back was also very painful which other than after lumbar puncture is unusual but it felt like it was spasming. I managed to get right leg & arm moving a bit so draggd myself to kitchen to have...1 Recommendation2 Comments
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AM GOING THROUGH LOTS OF PAIN WITH SHINGLES AND FEEL NAUSEOUS ONLY HAD IT FOR 9 DAYS SYMPTOMS OF PAIN STARTED 9 DAYS AGO BUT FOR PAST HREE DAYS FEEL NAUSEOUS MUST TRY ALTERNATIVE THINGS.1 Recommendation2 Comments
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Boy do I hurt!! I hope this can be relieved somehow. I have to see the pain specilist for controling this pain and also someone who specializes in blood pressures. God help me!!2 Recommendations3 Comments
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Sharp pains today because of the weather and lung infection!!
Sunday, September 28, 2008 |
by: galed7956
Well the pain is in my upper arms and shoulders worse than the last couple of days. Maybe it's the weather because it's raining here today or maybe it just feels like hurting more than it did yesterday. I have to hang in there until Wed. when I pick up the Permobile or else I will lose that. I am busy betting rid of the gunk in my lungs and am doing everything I am ...1 Recommendation3 Comments -
Tangie is sick because I didn't get refills on her medicine.
Sunday, October 12, 2008 |
by: galed7956
I am upset right now because Tangie is going down hill because I didn't get her medicines for her and I just started noticing the difference in the last couple of days. She is very lethargic and verbal which means she is in pain. I have the cab company coming to pick up a check plus the other stuff they need to go to the store and pick up her stuff. We have a pet smart here ...1 Recommendation2 Comments -
I'm so sick right now I don't know what to do except sleep!!
Saturday, November 1, 2008 |
by: galed7956
Well I'm going to forget the two day in one journal because I don't remember what happened in those 2 days - guess it was exciting becaue right now I really don't care. I'm going to try to do this journal so that you all don't wonder what happened to me the last couple of days. Thursday I went to the Docs and they took a blood test at her office and then she told m...1 Recommendation3 Comments -
I am struggling at the moment with a few different "hurdles" being thrown at me. I got my blood test results last week & all ok except fasting sugar was 6.9 which is high. Dr is more concerned as diabetes is in my family (insulin dependant Mum & sister was but passed away at 20y.o. due to complications). I go for the glucose tolerance testing this Tuesday morning but wocnt know ...1 Recommendation3 Comments
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I promised myself that I would use this journal to document my time with illness. Most of the time I try to be positive because I believe in positive energy. Today I'm not feeling it and since I promised to document the truth, that is exactly what I will write today. I'm not feeling joy or happiness today. I even made it to the river yesterday, the rapids, that usu...1 Recommendation4 Comments
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I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE HECK THESE SPASMS CAME FROM BUT I AM ABOUT READY TO LOOSE MY MIND. SIX WEEKS AGO I WAS SITTING IN ART CLASS. I JUST ATE DINNER BEFORE I CAME AND THEN WE WERE LAUGHING AND TALKING AT CLASS AND BAM! THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO START SCREAMING. THE SPASMS WERE RIGHT OVER MY WIRES IN MY NECK. IT TAKES ABOUT THREE DAYS FOR EVERY THING TO SETTLE DOWN ONCE I GET ONE. I READ THAT ST...1 Recommendation2 Comments
