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.
Hello, My daughter is 26. She just got shingles 2 days back. She had chikenpox when she was 3. So no vaccine was given to her becasue she had it as disease already. I have three questions. Appreciate sharing your feedback.
1. Upon reading online, I do understand about this virus that it may reappear later in life. Why this happened to my daughter such early?How can she deal with pain and this time without much panic ?
2. I am in Mid-50s. I donot remember that I took Chickpox vaccine or dissease when I was child. what is the risk factor to me ?
3. Since we are leaving in the same home, it is really difficult to avoid complete isolation. How can I avoid possible infection.? Does it spread by touch ??
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It's going to get hotter here with Thursday being the hottest. It's noon and 75f feels more like 80 or more.I've been cleaning up the deck in this morning and cleaning the windows outside. Then I cut up a pallet in half, I've decided to call it quits now because I went a bit light headed. Joanne, some drugs we take have an effect on us in the heat, I know a couple of mine do, maybe yours...
Any age can get shingles. I worked with a woman who's 5 yo son had them and really bad. She said all he could do was cry.
If you never had chicken pox, you are not at risk as far as I know. But you can get chicken pox at any age. Just watch for any sores that pop up and itch badly.
I used burn jel on Mom but she was alergic. Ice bags help lessen the pain. There are drugs by Rx.
The worst usually last 3 weeks. It will "remind" her with nerve pain from time to time. The episode is different length for different people. I have known some who were ok in a week but Mom still suffers 8 years later. Mom was ok for a long time then the pain was triggered by another nerve injury.
Take vitamins for skin and nerve health!!!!! Very important.
Take care and hugs to you both.
The way I thought about it is a co-worker was telling me about her dads issue. As soon as I saw the rash across my waist I just knew it. And the doc was so great to let me come in right away.
It was days away from my 50th B-day party at the ranch.
I so hope that your dear daughter did not have much pain. I had no idea that any age could get shingles. That was a new one for me. But we can get a shot to not get it again.
Hugs and blessing to you and yours.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aciclovir