Shingles Support Group
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 rarely in children and adults, but its incidence is high in the elderly (over 60), as well as in any age group of immunocompromised patients.
This is my story of going to see a Pain Management Doctor Had my appt. went to the doctor office it was a bad raining day; I went got there it was raining bad, went into their office and the girl said that the appt was cancel and someone was suppose to call me but I wasnt the only one there was 3 other patients didnt get that phone call.
By the way my brother takes me to the doctors cause I do not drive, but I wanted to said I call my brother back to come get me I hit my elbow on the door going out cut it was bleeding bad got a good bruises from it, get to my brother car, drop my pocket book in a puddle of water and when I get out of his car to go into my house I drop my keys in the street so my brother waiting to make sure I didnt fall, of course there was a bunch of cars waiting for him to leave.
Now the pain is no so bad I think I will wait until the pain is really bad again cause the dam insurance went up and it would cost me $50.00 to go see him. I dont have it to do that My boss cut everyones pay across the board. So I have no money.
I got my doctor to give me pain pills.
Does any one still gets little lumps where you had the rash? sometimes they itch real
bad
I still get the pins and needles in my scalp and my forehead then it starts to itch and then I try to get cool water and put on it seem to work most of the time
I cant stay out in the sun, the wind bothers my face.
joy
By the way my brother takes me to the doctors cause I do not drive, but I wanted to said I call my brother back to come get me I hit my elbow on the door going out cut it was bleeding bad got a good bruises from it, get to my brother car, drop my pocket book in a puddle of water and when I get out of his car to go into my house I drop my keys in the street so my brother waiting to make sure I didnt fall, of course there was a bunch of cars waiting for him to leave.
Now the pain is no so bad I think I will wait until the pain is really bad again cause the dam insurance went up and it would cost me $50.00 to go see him. I dont have it to do that My boss cut everyones pay across the board. So I have no money.
I got my doctor to give me pain pills.
Does any one still gets little lumps where you had the rash? sometimes they itch real
bad
I still get the pins and needles in my scalp and my forehead then it starts to itch and then I try to get cool water and put on it seem to work most of the time
I cant stay out in the sun, the wind bothers my face.
joy
I use stinging hot water instead of ice water to stop the itch burning that I have mostly in the morning. I think that it happens in the morning, because I touch the sheets in my sleep with the affected areas of my face. I am not using the hot wash cloth as much as I used to though. It is funny that the sun shining on my forehead will start the itch burn going, but stinging hot water will stop it. Maybe it's the UV rays aggravating the nerves. The wind still bothers me too, but less than it used to. I sure wish I could wear a hat. The hat band goes right across the worst area. In the middle of the winter, in northern Michigan, that can be a bite.
I don't think many get the little bumps like you do. Maybe someone will correct me on that. You had the shingles much worse then most, so maybe your in a league by yourself with those bumps.
A few months back I didn't think I was going to get any better with the "damn" nerve damage. Now this spring, I think I am improving just the littlest little bit. My mood is better because of that.
So you say your pain is not so bad. That is something at least. Maybe your mood will get good enough that someday you will be able to laugh at how your trip to the doctor went. Let's hope so.
i will picture a little pink glowy cloud following you....not a gray one.
take care and be nice to yourself..