Comments on: Shingles http://www.badspiderbites.com/shingles/ Easily identify spider bites and view pictures of what spiders can do. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:00:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Amanda http://www.badspiderbites.com/shingles/comment-page-3/#comment-32554 Amanda Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:38:21 +0000 http://www.badspiderbites.com/shingles.php#comment-32554 Hello. About 5 days ago i was having a sharp pain on my right side by my rib cage.. that went away after 3 days of dealing with that. Now Whenever i touch that spot or wear my bra its so sensitive there. Its really tender & i dont know what it could be. I also have what feels like to be a muscle pain right under my shoulder blade on the same side. People are telling me it sounds like shingle symptoms, but i dont have a rash or anything else. Any Advice? thanks. Hello. About 5 days ago i was having a sharp pain on my right side by my rib cage.. that went away after 3 days of dealing with that. Now Whenever i touch that spot or wear my bra its so sensitive there. Its really tender & i dont know what it could be. I also have what feels like to be a muscle pain right under my shoulder blade on the same side. People are telling me it sounds like shingle symptoms, but i dont have a rash or anything else. Any Advice? thanks.

]]> By: Yolanda http://www.badspiderbites.com/shingles/comment-page-3/#comment-32521 Yolanda Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:01:18 +0000 http://www.badspiderbites.com/shingles.php#comment-32521 I have been getting what I thought were bug bites but now know them as shingles for over 8 years. I got my first bought on my stomach. But then after that I would get them on my thighs and my bottom. It is the most painful in that area because I work a desk job and it is hard to sit with that. Mine come when I am stressed. Which has been a lot lately. I am going to have to go back to my doctor for meds because this is too much for me to deal with. I have been getting what I thought were bug bites but now know them as shingles for over 8 years. I got my first bought on my stomach. But then after that I would get them on my thighs and my bottom. It is the most painful in that area because I work a desk job and it is hard to sit with that. Mine come when I am stressed. Which has been a lot lately. I am going to have to go back to my doctor for meds because this is too much for me to deal with.

]]> By: Laurel http://www.badspiderbites.com/shingles/comment-page-3/#comment-32462 Laurel Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:43:36 +0000 http://www.badspiderbites.com/shingles.php#comment-32462 I care for a 86 year old lady who was diagnosed with shingles 2 years ago. The rash and pain is gone (has been since about 3 weeks into it) BUT she ITCHES like crazy! It is enough to wake her from sleep, the doctors have prescribed a topical steroid cream but I really don't think it works, she still itches very bad. I find a lot on pain and shingles but really nothing about itch. Since the only symptom she has is the itch, I have a hard time understanding the shingles diagnose. what do you think? Any advise would be great THANKS! I care for a 86 year old lady who was diagnosed with shingles 2 years ago. The rash and pain is gone (has been since about 3 weeks into it) BUT she ITCHES like crazy! It is enough to wake her from sleep, the doctors have prescribed a topical steroid cream but I really don’t think it works, she still itches very bad. I find a lot on pain and shingles but really nothing about itch. Since the only symptom she has is the itch, I have a hard time understanding the shingles diagnose.
what do you think?

Any advise would be great
THANKS!

]]> By: Michelle http://www.badspiderbites.com/shingles/comment-page-3/#comment-32367 Michelle Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:14:57 +0000 http://www.badspiderbites.com/shingles.php#comment-32367 I'm 40 and was diagnosed with shingles on Oct. 22nd. 3 days prior to that I woke up with my right arm feeling so sore, I thought I had just slept on it wrong. Also, my skin hurt to the touch almost as I were getting the flu. The next day I found a small rash on my neck that continued to swell and get bigger and redder. That rash continued down my right arm. I started Zovirax on Oct. 22nd. along with 800mg of Motrin every 8 hrs. which has helped immensely. The rash is decreasing in size and not as swollen. The medicine is drying it up and it is going away. Hopefully the pain will go away with it. <img src="http://www.badspiderbites.com/images/michelle-neckbites-1.jpg" alt="shingles" /> I’m 40 and was diagnosed with shingles on Oct. 22nd. 3 days prior to that I woke up with my right arm feeling so sore, I thought I had just slept on it wrong. Also, my skin hurt to the touch almost as I were getting the flu. The next day I found a small rash on my neck that continued to swell and get bigger and redder. That rash continued down my right arm.

I started Zovirax on Oct. 22nd. along with 800mg of Motrin every 8 hrs. which has helped immensely. The rash is decreasing in size and not as swollen. The medicine is drying it up and it is going away. Hopefully the pain will go away with it.

shingles

]]> By: jennifer http://www.badspiderbites.com/shingles/comment-page-3/#comment-32366 jennifer Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:01:29 +0000 http://www.badspiderbites.com/shingles.php#comment-32366 Hi Everyone, I'm not sure what exactly this skin irritant is, but i've had it for over 3 months and i'm tired of it . All your help will be wonderful. I hope is isn't shingles... Hi Everyone,
I’m not sure what exactly this skin irritant is, but i’ve had it for over 3 months and i’m tired of it . All your help will be wonderful. I hope is isn’t shingles…

]]> By: Vanessa http://www.badspiderbites.com/shingles/comment-page-3/#comment-32338 Vanessa Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:46:48 +0000 http://www.badspiderbites.com/shingles.php#comment-32338 My pain began in my mouth, horrible sores that hurt so bad that I got headaches for days. It actually felt like I had an infected tooth. I started to get a horrible pain in my neck, literally. It feels like I have a bad case of whip lash. I now have huge bite like sores on the back of my neck and into my hairline. Could this be shingles? Makes a lot of sense after reading some of these cases. My heart goes out to all, it feels horrible. My pain began in my mouth, horrible sores that hurt so bad that I got headaches for days. It actually felt like I had an infected tooth. I started to get a horrible pain in my neck, literally. It feels like I have a bad case of whip lash. I now have huge bite like sores on the back of my neck and into my hairline. Could this be shingles? Makes a lot of sense after reading some of these cases. My heart goes out to all, it feels horrible.

]]> By: Sarah Eguia http://www.badspiderbites.com/shingles/comment-page-3/#comment-32287 Sarah Eguia Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:14:00 +0000 http://www.badspiderbites.com/shingles.php#comment-32287 I woke up one morning and felt my eye lid a bit funny...so i touched and and it kinda felt like a scrape, i look and i had about 6 tiny blisters over my eye lid...its been a few days and its gotten a little bigger and now i have headaches and i cant feel the right side of my face. Im worried , i don't know what it could be..anybody know? <img src="http://www.badspiderbites.com/images/sarita-eyebite-1.jpg" alt="bite on eye lid" /> I woke up one morning and felt my eye lid a bit funny…so i touched and and it kinda felt like a scrape, i look and i had about 6 tiny blisters over my eye lid…its been a few days and its gotten a little bigger and now i have headaches and i cant feel the right side of my face. Im worried , i don’t know what it could be..anybody know?

bite on eye lid

]]> By: R. Cannon http://www.badspiderbites.com/shingles/comment-page-3/#comment-32284 R. Cannon Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:06:03 +0000 http://www.badspiderbites.com/shingles.php#comment-32284 I wanted to post a response to #7 above. . .yes you can get shingles multiple times in your life. I am currently 24 years old, female, and I am in the beginning stages of an outbreak of shingles. This will be the third time I will be getting them. I am completely healthy, have no medical problems at all, and there is no explanation as to why I have them AGAIN! It is just a mixture of stress which you may not even realize your body is under. I am a college student and everyone around me is sick so for the past few weeks my body has been boosting my immune system so much as not to get sick that it finally gave up and shingles came about. I had them once when I was seventeen on my arm, once when I was 20 on my back, and now at 24 on my arm again. There is no rhyme or reason as to why it occurs but if you catch it early, I have found that Valtrex an antivirul helps A LOT to shorten the duration of the blisters. Hope this was helpful! I wanted to post a response to #7 above. . .yes you can get shingles multiple times in your life. I am currently 24 years old, female, and I am in the beginning stages of an outbreak of shingles. This will be the third time I will be getting them. I am completely healthy, have no medical problems at all, and there is no explanation as to why I have them AGAIN! It is just a mixture of stress which you may not even realize your body is under.

I am a college student and everyone around me is sick so for the past few weeks my body has been boosting my immune system so much as not to get sick that it finally gave up and shingles came about. I had them once when I was seventeen on my arm, once when I was 20 on my back, and now at 24 on my arm again. There is no rhyme or reason as to why it occurs but if you catch it early, I have found that Valtrex an antivirul helps A LOT to shorten the duration of the blisters. Hope this was helpful!

]]> By: andrea http://www.badspiderbites.com/shingles/comment-page-3/#comment-32170 andrea Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:48:16 +0000 http://www.badspiderbites.com/shingles.php#comment-32170 Jessie 16mths, never had Chicken pox but could this be Shingles? No symptoms and localized. xxx Jessie 16mths, never had Chicken pox but could this be Shingles?
No symptoms and localized.
xxx

]]> By: Jelena http://www.badspiderbites.com/shingles/comment-page-3/#comment-32062 Jelena Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:00:33 +0000 http://www.badspiderbites.com/shingles.php#comment-32062 My grandpa developed shingles many years ago, and my mom recently started to. Both were able to avoid the severe pain and most of the blistering by going to a good chiropractor. I know it sounds nuts, but if you find a good one that knows how to deal with the problem, it works, or at least it did for both of them. I'm not any kind of medical professional, but I see no reason why anybody should have to suffer through this horrible thing when something may help it. If it works, I'm glad I could help, if not, at least I tried. My grandpa developed shingles many years ago, and my mom recently started to. Both were able to avoid the severe pain and most of the blistering by going to a good chiropractor. I know it sounds nuts, but if you find a good one that knows how to deal with the problem, it works, or at least it did for both of them. I’m not any kind of medical professional, but I see no reason why anybody should have to suffer through this horrible thing when something may help it. If it works, I’m glad I could help, if not, at least I tried.

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