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My daughter has been diagnoised with shingles. It started as a rash on her back and now has moved to her chest. The blistering rash is approximatley 6x4 on her back! She is on megadoses of antivirals and now on Lortab for the pain. Even taking 10/500 Lortab she still has break through pain. Due to her age this is the max dosage for her. It knocks her out so bad! Now it is starting to itch. Any suggestions on dealing with the itch and the added pain. She is just miserable!!! It rips my heart out when she is screaming "Mommy make it stop!" Because it is inflamation of the nerves any touch, even the slightest on her hand hurts her. All I can do is attempt to comfort her verbally. I feel helpless We need help

2007-08-21 07:36:57 · 2 answers · asked by leigh 2 in Health Diseases & Conditions Skin Conditions

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I feel so sorry for your daughter! I have had shingles and they are definitely not pleasant. A few other things you can try for pain relief are:
cool wet compresses to the area
soaking in a tub of lukewarm water
calamine lotion

If the doctor didn't order any creams or products for the rash, contact him and see if he can prescribe one with lidocaine. They even make a lidocaine patch. Lidocaine is a topical anesthetic so it will numb the area solving the itching and helping with the pain.

I hope your daughter feels better soon!

2007-08-21 17:39:01 · answer #1 · answered by ilse72 7 · 6 0

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2016-05-09 17:37:48 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

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