JoanMack

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worried about getting the shingles again.

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it took almost a year to get my shingles pain under control. i am 63 now and came down with the shingles june 2007. it was a horrible painful problem.do you have any thoughts? i have been worried about this and hope to discuss it with my doctor...
worried about getting shingles a second time!

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I just turned 63 and came down with the shingles june 2007 and had the pain until they gave me a tens unit in spril 2008. it is a good thing i didn't have to work as i would have lost my job. the medicine lyrica did help but made me exhausted and...
tens unit has been helpful

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on wednesday evening, i picked up the tens unit which i get to use on a trial basis for a month. i think it is really helping me. i put it on my back in the tailbone area. am also using the lidoderm patch in my groin area. the worst pain is in...
feel like the pain is making me nuts

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I use to be a very calm and tolerate person even through the first shingles pain...which lasted about 3 months. My post shingles pain has been worst than the initial pain was. I notice that I become very angry lately and it is easy for me to fly...
Very Scared and Nervous

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Notice my hands have been shaking at times from this post shingles pain. It is very erratic. Had trouble sleeping last night because of the fear. Had a spasm which lasted over a half hour. It was excruciating as I tried to explain to the nurse...

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worried about getting the shingles again.

worried about getting shingles a second time!

tens unit has been helpful

feel like the pain is making me nuts

Very Scared and Nervous