Probein

Eep, just got back from the doctors and turns out the rash I've got is Shingles!

Anyone ever had it? I've heard it can be quite painful.. How long does it last?

I'm currently on tablets that I've gotta take 5 times a day for the next 7 days! But there's a chance I'm too late and they won't work....

Anyway, just thought I'd see if anyone's ever had it and what to expect

mart360

Pain

real p*ssing off pain..

I had it as a kid, had awful liquid i had to paint on the spots, left a god awful taste in your mouth, and they itched like ****

good part was 6 weeks off school (quarantine )
I had yshooting pains down my nerves, that you cant do anything about...

you will feel crap

Mart



oh and if youve had it once, you can get it again


mart

Jamie

Upto 40 years have a nice christmas

Shingles virus - symptoms, treatment, link with chicken pox

Do not know never had it/them

Ian

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a bloke at work has had them, and he said they can be very painfull.

hope the pills work

andythejock01wrx

I had them as a kid (it usually affects oldies). Nasty rash, sore and scabby, but no more in my case. Lasted about 6 weeks.

My grandad caught it off me !

Scoob99

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I have had it twice, yes twice and I'm sorry to say it is very painful, you will feel like a bag of ****e for a few days but then you should start to pick up, Get well soon.
Cheers
Colin

MJW

I had a it a few years back - very painful & uncomfortable. Good luck !

slipstream_uk

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had it in the summer, the constant burning skin drove me up the wall

richie001

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never had it but my Dad has hope you get better soon

astraboy

Try dabbing it with TCP while a fan blows over the affected area. Worked wonders for me
astraboy.

PeteBrant

I had 4th & 5th cranial nerve shingles (i.e. following the nerve line going from the top of my head to my right eye) about 6 years ago, and it was pain like you would not beleive.

stevey

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had it twice first time when i was 7 which was awful to have at that age and the second time about 18 month ago on the left side of my nose which inturn surrounded my eye which i couldnt see out of for the first week until it calmed down abit

D-an-W

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I had it when I was younger, felt like I had been hit with a baseball bat with nails in (If that makes sense)...It's far better than the gall stones I had a few years later though

Hope you make a speedy recovery

J4CKO

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We have Pringles, a little bit tastier and not as contagious.

andythejock01wrx

Damn, it's obviously a common disease !

Luminous

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Had it twice now...last time was the worst.

The plus side is that the first time I just basically had persistent spots on my chest. They were not nice, but nothing that would ruin Christmas.

Second time was a pain. Had them on the inside of my eyelids and inside my mouth and throat. That kinda sucked

magepaster

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Just the way I felt when I had it three years ago.

Fuzz

Laughing my **** off

Abdabz

Off the docs in a min to get checked out for it... I am at the pre - rash stage, where i have the burning on the skin on one side of my manly chest which I have had for 3 days now... Expecting the rash any min. Have felt like doggy doo doo for 3 days - really tired - rough...
Hope I have caught it in time... Poodom... Just as the weather gets good again!

SiPie

Leslie

But very "moreish".

Sorry you have got that, I have not had it but have known people with it and it is not very nice.

Hope the tablets help and that it clears up soon.

Les