Cincy Caravan to DFR2013
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From: Northern KY
Good night, my experience was a walk in the park 
Best of luck with all of it. Once you're on the anti-virals as I recall it starts to subside in a few days, but a good 2-3 weeks until it's totaly clear (but every day is an improvement)
And they wanted us to get chicken pox as a child? I'm not so on board with that idea
Best of luck with all of it. Once you're on the anti-virals as I recall it starts to subside in a few days, but a good 2-3 weeks until it's totaly clear (but every day is an improvement)
And they wanted us to get chicken pox as a child? I'm not so on board with that idea
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From: 262 miles N of the Dragon
I had them about 12 years ago and all I got was some Tylenol 3 type crap... no anti-viral as I recall... chest. arms. neck...then...
Now it is my head, ear, jaw, neck but no rash... I had the pains before the last ridge run, but I thought it would go away (ear infection at worse) ... not so... no infection... not good... I did a course of steroids, no change... Getting sick about 2:00AM Thursday, Passed out, smashed my face on toilet lost front tooth and chipped the other (next project)... The Doctor started talking about checking for unexplained mass in head (something like that, a smooth way of saying brain tumor) got 3 different cat scans (mortgage the house)... no tumors... thank God!!!
The way I still feel, I would have believed the tumor route (my hair even hurts)... puts important parts of life into perspective real fast...
and shingle ain't so bad...
Got some anti-viral and some nerve type pain meds, but still in pain... This is the 1st 24 hours with meds, so at least I'm getting some
sleep...
Thanks to all of you for your thoughts and prayers... Having Good Family and Dear Friends pulling for you means everything when your on the dark and lonely road waiting for potentially life changing news.
What a great group of people and I'm proud to have you as our extended family and friends.
Jeff
Now it is my head, ear, jaw, neck but no rash... I had the pains before the last ridge run, but I thought it would go away (ear infection at worse) ... not so... no infection... not good... I did a course of steroids, no change... Getting sick about 2:00AM Thursday, Passed out, smashed my face on toilet lost front tooth and chipped the other (next project)... The Doctor started talking about checking for unexplained mass in head (something like that, a smooth way of saying brain tumor) got 3 different cat scans (mortgage the house)... no tumors... thank God!!!
The way I still feel, I would have believed the tumor route (my hair even hurts)... puts important parts of life into perspective real fast...
and shingle ain't so bad...
Got some anti-viral and some nerve type pain meds, but still in pain... This is the 1st 24 hours with meds, so at least I'm getting some
sleep...
Thanks to all of you for your thoughts and prayers... Having Good Family and Dear Friends pulling for you means everything when your on the dark and lonely road waiting for potentially life changing news.
What a great group of people and I'm proud to have you as our extended family and friends.
Jeff
Get better soon!
Thats from both of us!
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From: Northern KY
that said, i strongly recommend it, because that ish SUCKS!!! (just ask Jeff
). I didn't have the passing out problem, but it feels like really severe burns wherever you break out with it, and not much can be done for the pain (for example, my !legally prescribed! Vicotin wasn't enough to take the edge off for me to sleep, and it worked wonders when I had a broken hand with internal/external pins holding it together for 6 weeks)for me, it was a lot of stress that triggered it. so do what you can to manage that - way easier said than done!
this sure doesn't look like the normal musings of a car enthusiast forum does it?
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From: Here, naturally.
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From: Cincinnati, Ohio
I'm right behind ya Ken.....
Not ready to go thru the shingles route.... again ...!!!
Hang in there Jeff.....I really do know what you are going thru, my friend....
