Shingles post nueralgia?
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I agree, Shingles is a form of Chicken Pox Virus, so I would think Benadryl or Calamine lotion would be best.
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Usually you can.  They would prefer not to perform a very invasive surgery like heart surgery while you had a severe outbreak of shingles, but they would do the surgery if it was an emergency.
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How big are the rashes (dime sized? palm sized?)? How long have you had them? Are they symetrical? Have you been exposed to anything recently that may have caused them, such as poison ivy or poison oak? Have you bitten by anything recently? Need a LOT more information before anyone could begin to guess at what it may be.\n\nThere are hundreds of different types of rashes, and many have multiple causes, so without better info it is very difficult to think of what it might be. It can run the gamut from cancerous lesions to hives. Sorry can't be of more help.
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I have a resident at the nursing home that I work in who is using it and has had very good luck with it.  \n\nShe has pain issues in rib area and low back and these have helped her\n\nwears them for 12 hours on and 12 hours off, we do cut the patch and apply to both areas.\n\nShe loves it and we have tried many pain medications for this pain\n\nwe first issued for pain from herpes zoster (shingles)  doctor thought we would try it as he felt nerve endings were where her pain was.\n\nNever hurts to try and it is much better than being addicted to a narcotic pain pill if it works for you\n\nforgot the web site check it out
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The answer is definitely yes, you can get them more than once, but those occasions are the exception.\n\nShingles is a viral infection of the nerve roots and is triggered by significant fatigue, stress, injuries and other reasons, and is actually just a reactivation of the chickenpox virus that lies dormant in people once they have recovered from chickenpox during their youth. \n\nFor adults that have not had chickenpox or had a very mild case (like i did), coming in contact with the chickenpox virus will most likely not trigger chickenpox, but rather shingles (like i got).\n\nWhether you had chickenpox as a child or chickenpox of shingles as an adult, the virus will always be in your system, but for the majority of people will just lie dormant after your recovery.
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Chickenpox, which can also lead to shingles. (Why your MD was recommending rest.)
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No, I don't believe so.  You can only have shingles after you've had the chicken pox virus.  I'd have it checked out immediately though.  There's so many things it could be!
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Have you ever had chicken pox?\n\nThe lump is possibly a swollen lymph node. The human body has several lymph nodes throughout the body, one location would be in the area directly underneath the arm.\n\n\nCheck the rest of your body.....not for other lumps, but for a small cluster of red bumps that look like blemishes. Check your back also. If you have both of these symptoms, it's possible that you have shingles. (Shingles is merely a recurrance of Chicken pox, which is very minor, and will most likely go away without complications.) If you 1. have had chicken pox in the past, 2. have a sore lump in your armpit, and 3. find a small cluster of blemishes (which may even look like small pimples, and may also flake slightly), than you may possibly have a minor case of shingles. \n\nAfter a person has chicken pox, the virus never actually goes completely away, it merely becomes dormant, and stays in the human body, usually located within the spinal column. When the virus re-activates, it culminates in the syptoms I mentioned above, and the cluster of bumps (which doesn't get to far from the spinal cord, which is why i said check your back) is actually a small outbreak of chicken pox. Again, just keep your eyes open, and if the symptoms get worse, have it checked out.
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Office of Disease Prevention\n\nSHINGLES (herpes zoster)\n \n\n\n(This material is provided for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical care. Direct specific questions to your medical provider.)\n\nWhat is shingles?\nShingles is a localized infection due to the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. It occurs only in people who have had chickenpox in the past and represents a reactivation of the dormant varicella virus. Why the virus reactivates in some individuals and not in others is unknown.\n\nWho gets shingles?\nThe disease is primarily seen in the elderly, but occasionally occurs in younger individuals. It affects both sexes and all races with equal frequency and occurs sporadically throughout the year.\n\nHow is shingles spread?\nA person must have already had chickenpox in the past to develop shingles. Contact with an infected individual does not cause another person's dormant virus to reactivate. However, the virus from a shingles patient may cause chickenpox in someone who has not had it before.\n\nWhat are the symptoms of shingles?\nThe first sign is often a tingling feeling on the skin, itchiness or a stabbing pain. After several days, a rash appears beginning as a band or patch of raised dots on the side of the trunk or face. It then develops into small, fluid-filled blisters which begin to dry out and crust over within a few days. When the rash is at its peak, symptoms can range from mild itching to extreme and intense pain. The rash and pain usually disappear within three to five weeks.\n\nHow soon after infection do symptoms appear?\nThe virus lies dormant in someone who has had chickenpox in the past. It can reactivate many years later.\n\nWhen and for how long is a person able to spread shingles?\nA person exposed to a patient with shingles will not get shingles but may get chickenpox. The virus is present at the site of the rash and is contagious for a week after the appearance of lesions (blisters).\n\nWhat are the complications associated with shingles?\nShingles is not usually dangerous to healthy individuals although it can cause great misery during an attack. Anyone with shingles on the upper half of their face, no matter how mild, should seek medical care at once. There is some danger that the virus could cause damage to the eye resulting in blindness. Complications are rare but may include partial facial paralysis (usually temporary), ear damage or encephalitis (inflammation of the brain).\n\nWhat is the treatment for shingles?\nMost cases of shingles resolve on their own without specific treatment. Two medications available for use by physicians in treating immunocompromised patients are vidarabine and acyclovir.\n\nWhat can be done to prevent the spread of shingles?\nChickenpox must be prevented in order to prevent shingles. A live attenuated viral vaccine against chickenpox was licensed in the U.S. in 1995 and is very effective (95% efficacy).\n\n \nChickenpox is an infection with a blistering rash, which is caused by the Varicella virus. This virus also causes shingles. \n\nCourse and Symptoms\nThe incubation period, the length of time from exposure to the virus to developing the condition, is two to three weeks. If someone in the house has chickenpox, the likelihood of someone else in the house catching it, who has not already had it, is as much as 90% ie 9 out of 10. \n\nChickenpox usually affects children and starts with a slightly raised temperature, and feeling under the weather, along with the development of red spots, mainly on the body and face. \n\nThe spots appear over a few days and progress from being red spots to forming blisters, which eventually burst, dry, and crust, ultimately to heal. The spots are very itchy, and if the child scratches and infects them they will leave scars. \n\nBy the time the spots have stopped forming and are dried over and the temperature has fallen back to normal, the child is no longer infectious. Usually
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I would go to the doctor if I were you because you could be at risk for a blood clot. I have banged my shin and it has never done what yours has.  It has been too long since you hit it for this type of reaction.  Please take yourself to a doctor just to be on the safe side.
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Prodromal stage (before the rash appears)\n\nPain, burning, tickling, tingling, or numbness develops in the area around the affected nerves several days before a rash begins. The discomfort occurs on a single side of the body, commonly on the chest or back, but it may occur on the abdomen, head, face, neck, or one arm or leg. \nFlu-like symptoms (usually without a fever), such as chills, stomachache, or diarrhea, may develop just before or along with the start of the rash. \nSwelling and tenderness of the lymph nodes may occur. \nActive stage (rash and blisters appear)\n\nJust type in Shingles is your search engine
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Oh, ya. It hurts so bad. For three straight years I had the shooting pains of TN and a burning sensation on the whole side of my face and head. Couldn't eat, sleep, wash my face or teeth on that side, the slightest breeze would be almost unbearable. Tegretol (an anti-convulsant) worked for me pretty well, however I would still have episodes. My doctor discovered a herpes virus next to my trigeminal nerve. He put me on Acyclovir a herpes medication and I have been pain free for several months now. I do not have herpes anywhere else in my body. I hope you have a doctor that is helpful and empathetic. Only go for the surgeries as a last resort.
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shingles,you must see a doctor as it is very nasty in the eye,my dad had it in his eye and the pain was so bad,go get some tablets before it gets a hold
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Shingles is the lay term for reactivation of the Varicella zooster virus which is the same virus that causes chicken pox.\nVaricella zooster virus, after infecting a host, remain dormant in the nerves (dorsal root ganglion)\ngiven opportunity, the virus reactivtes and causes pain and vesicular rash that occupy a patch of skin supplied by that specific nerve (a dermatome) and does not cross the midline.\ntreatment should at least include:\n1. symptomatic relief.\n2. antivirals if severe, or if at anatomical important sites (e.g. face, eye)\n3. mx of secondary bacterial infection, if present.\n4. discussion relating to possible cause of reactivation\n5. check for if the virus is affecting other organs, and manage accordingly
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anyone can get shingles my mate had it and hes like 20 its not about age  anyone can get it weather there 2 or 92
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For two years I had skin outbreaks on my upper back, both upper arms and upper chest and on the left side of my face. They were insanely itchy and ranged in size from a small spot to the size of a bread and butter plate. For two yrs this was diagnosed as shingles even though all the creams medications and treatments were not working. Ive recently now been diagnosed with Lupus. This skin irritation is Discoid Lupus. There is no cure and its horrible. Sometimes i will not go outside for weeks because the outbreaks look like some dreaded catchy disease and I can imagine what people would think. There could be many things this could be. Plz go see your doctor. Don't leave it n accept one opinion. It could be something quite serious and the earlier its diagnosed the quicker you can get the relevant treatment. Good Luck. Hope its just a minor little problem.
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Babies can get shingles, but only if they have previously had chicken pox, or the varicela vaccine (varicela-zoster is the virus that causes chicken pox and shingles, it is in the herpes family, but it is not herpes).  When someone has chicken pox or the vaccine, the virus does not die completely, but hides out inside of nerves in the spinal cord (the varicela vaccine is a live attenuated virus, meaning it is a virus that can infect but has some abnormality that makes it so you don't get sick).  When the person becomes immune suppressed, the virus can reemerge and cause infection along the dermatome (strip of skin) where the virus was originally contracted.  Was the vaccine given in the shoulder?  Or did your child get chicken pox in the past?  There is not a good treatment for shingles, but don't give aspirin as this can cause Reye's syndrome (fatty liver).