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| Me as a roofer? |
| 06.02.06 (12:09 pm) [edit] |
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Consider me a roofer.... Doctor says I have shingles... Told me to stay in bed until the fever breaks. A friend said I was vitamin-deficient - told me about how people on ships for long times would get shingles. Told him he was a dumbass, that he was thinking of scurvy. LOL Saturday morning, post-fiesta, I took a long hot shower. When I got out, I looked like I had gotten in a fight with a red marker. They had literally exploded on me. All my chicken-pox exposed friends were out of town at camp except one, so I spent waaaaay too much quality time with Rebecca. She was one of those that it was best to spend small doses of time with. She amused herself by playing 'connect the chicken pox' on me - trying to spell out her name, designs, etc. There were times when I was pleading for "No more Rebecca, please!" So the mom took me to the Drive-in. Was pretty darn funny with her sitting in the car at the movie, her still wearing gloves and a mask... |
posted by: dstar (reply)
post date: 06.02.06 (11:29 am)
I had shingles once. Sure do feel sorry for you. Seems like I remember it taking forever to heal. Well, I guess that is all I have to say about that.
posted by: scubadiva (reply)
post date: 06.02.06 (1:39 pm)
Reply to: dstar
Between my ass peeling from a sunburn and the lovely remanants of the blisters, I'm a sight for the blind. Definitely not fun. I highly recommend some other viral infection over this. (Not that I want to try any others out to compare)
posted by: FinalyFree (reply)
post date: 06.02.06 (11:31 pm)
Ouch! Be careful and take care of yourself, I hear shingles can be nasty for adults. Funny you mention pox scars, I have a lovely one right between my eyes on the top of the bridge of my nose. It's amazing how many people I've encountered with the same scar!
posted by: scubadiva (reply)
post date: 06.03.06 (1:42 am)
Reply to: FinalyFree
It hurts. I turned down the pain meds the doc offered because I'm allergic to all the 'good' pain meds, Motrin 800 isn't worth waiting at the pharmacy. Last night was rough - and I have a high pain tolerance.
I think it's a pre-requisite to have one pox scar right between the eyes!
posted by: surrogate (reply)
post date: 06.03.06 (3:36 am)
Hope it doesn't last too long. Lousy deal. Wonder why they're called shingles?
posted by: rosietulips (reply)
post date: 06.03.06 (11:03 am)
Reply to: FinalyFree
I have a chicken pox scar there, too!
posted by: rosietulips (reply)
post date: 06.03.06 (11:07 am)
I got the chicken pox when I was seven, and I don't remember much about them...I do have some scarring on my right boob to remind me that I got them at some point! How long do shingles last?? Are they really uncomfortable?? Are you feverish?? What is going on??
posted by: scubadiva (reply)
post date: 06.03.06 (11:18 am)
Reply to: rosietulips
From what I've read, the duration and severity depends on how quickly the individual is put on antiviral medication. (Like 2 visits to the ER a 10 and 7 days ago...) Says it can last up to a month with aftereffects of pain lasting indefinitely. It says to avoid peanuts and chocolate - safe there since I hate chocolate and no penises, oppps, I meant peanuts in the house. (I still have a sense of humor)
Consistently running a fever of 100.5 on Tylenol. It hurts - can't get comfortable. It's a deep stabbing/shooting pain. Hard to describe. Nighttime seems to be the worst.
posted by: scubadiva (reply)
post date: 06.03.06 (11:21 am)
Reply to: surrogate
I'm chock full of information from reading up on it.
" The name shingles is believed to come from the Latin word "cingulum," which means belt or girdle, because shingles typically has a belt-like appearance."
Anything else I can look up on ask (dot)com for you?
posted by: FinalyFree (reply)
post date: 06.04.06 (5:08 am)
Reply to: scubadiva
I too have become very sensitive to any pain meds. I've been allergic to Morephine for a good many years and anything else that will work for 'real' pain makes me "speed" so bad it's easier to deal with the pain.
posted by: scubadiva (reply)
post date: 06.04.06 (10:55 am)
Reply to: FinalyFree
Darvocet, Percocet make me itch like crazy. Codeine makes me break out in hives and my throat started closing up. Morphine makes me itch but I'm in a such a fog that I don't care. Ditto with demerol and vicodin.
Geesh, I sound like a junkie. But I've had 8 bad sprained ankles and a bunch of surgeries, so I'm sorta familar with the routine...
posted by: FinalyFree (reply)
post date: 06.05.06 (12:16 pm)
Reply to: scubadiva
I think the 'itching' is pretty typical for all those 'codone' drugs, or that's what a nurse friend told me once. I have that prob too but also can't sleep and just feel like crap. I dunno how people become addicted to them, they obviously get a much better high than we do, huh?
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