i have shingles, has anyone else had it and how long did it last for?

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and did you find it very painful? my leg is killing me, have 9 blisters on my upper leg. got tablets to take from the doctor and a week off.

had the rash since thurs night but they looked like insect bites, so did not give myself a fighting chance to have tablets before pain developed, oops, thanks to everyone who answered except for Chick and David F who both need to get a life.

Answer 1

I had shingles in my groin area. It was a very painful two weeks of my life. Don't believe anyone that tells you that you can only catch it once tho as I had it twice, both times all I got from the Dr was painkillers and a do-nut cushion to sit on. I hope your not in too much pain. take care and have plenty nice hot baths.

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Answer 3

Most people who suffer from shingles are in their 5th+ decades of life, but I have seen 14 year olds with it, and a typical presentation of 20-somethings stressed out at university. One episode of shingles does not guarantee any immunity. The rash usually occurs along a dermatome (follows the path of a nerve on one side) and typically on the trunk. Your rash is infectious to someone never exposed to the herpes zoster virus before (very young, for example). The treatment seems appropriate. The worst sequelae are permanent nerve damage where you can develop neuropathic pain, like a permanent toothache at the site of the rash. The antivirals help if started within 72 hours of appearance of the rash. As an aside, your doctor should have gone over all of this, even without you having to ask her.

Answer 4

I haven't had it - but the pain you feel is known as post herpetic neuralgia - its the nerves that you feel the pain in

shingles comes from the varicella zoster virus - which you first get in the form of chicken pox- usually after an episode of chicken pox your immune system overcomes chickenpox but sometimes, at a later date, the virus then reactivates as shingles

there can be various episodes, no pain etc it is commonly thought that shingles happens in the elderly or people who are run down.

therefore all you can really do is rest and make sure you are eating healthily

also remember that the rash is contagious if someone touches the actual blisters ( not that they would!) they can catch chicken pox if they have not had it before

Answer 5

I have had shingles It was horrible. It last about two weeks. You cannot give anyone else shingles but you can give them chicken pox. They are both caused by the same virus and no one gets shingles until after they have had chicken pox.

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takes anywhere from a week to a month or two. if you are in a lot of pain, you may want a second opinion - as shingles can occasionally cause nerve damage. a good website for info is dermnet new zealand - google it. just dont go looking around too much in there - you'll get a bad case of the heebie-jeebies:)

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i have shingles, has anyone else had it and how long did it last for?
and did you find it very painful? my leg is killing me, have 9 blisters on my upper leg. got tablets to take from the doctor and a week off.

Answer 8

Shingles is caused by the same virus as the chicken pox one so I guess the incubation period is two weeks just like chicken pox. I can only sympathise my son had it when he was six years old and he was in a lot of pain.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

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