I have Shingles!!!!

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kingricefan

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Metal roofs are not conductive to good cell phone reception. Just sayin'.
 

RichardX

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The pain is almost as bad as when I was getting chemo. I am on antiviral meds. Anyone else ever had it?

I had it once and had to go into work in 100+ temps. Pretty awful but there is something worse. Kidney stones. Ugh. I one last year and was begging for death. The medical community is amazingly unadvanced for kidney stones for which the apparent treatment involves "toughing it out" until they pass. The only thing that alleviated the suffering was to pace the floor day and night for several days. You can't lay down or rest from the pain. Agony.
 

kingricefan

All-being, keeper of Space, Time & Dimension.
Jul 11, 2006
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Spokane, WA
I had it once and had to go into work in 100+ temps. Pretty awful but there is something worse. Kidney stones. Ugh. I one last year and was begging for death. The medical community is amazingly unadvanced for kidney stones for which the apparent treatment involves "toughing it out" until they pass. The only thing that alleviated the suffering was to pace the floor day and night for several days. You can't lay down or rest from the pain. Agony.
Passing a stone has been said by several females that I know that it is worse than giving birth. I think this is the worst sentence I have ever typed out......:(
 

ghost19

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I had it once and had to go into work in 100+ temps. Pretty awful but there is something worse. Kidney stones. Ugh. I one last year and was begging for death. The medical community is amazingly unadvanced for kidney stones for which the apparent treatment involves "toughing it out" until they pass. The only thing that alleviated the suffering was to pace the floor day and night for several days. You can't lay down or rest from the pain. Agony.

Do they at least dope you up while you're toughing it out? Because that sounds like it would suck on a monumental scale trying to do that sober...
 

Neesy

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May 24, 2012
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I am frigging Job!!!!! That poor biblical character was afflicted so much. Now, I have hives. They come all over me in big red patches. My lips swell up and my chest hurts. Hab mercy!!!!!!!!!!!!
Holey Moley! What's next? a sucking chest wound?

Sending healing vibes your way - sounds like you need to be put in the hospital for some rest and recuperation ((((Staro))))
p.s. Hope that it gets better ASAP!
 

staropeace

Richard Bachman's love child
Nov 28, 2006
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Any idea why? Contact hives? Reaction to meds? Stress? Benadryl will help the first two
I have no idea why I get this....nothing different like new meds or anything else. I had it so bad once the ambulance had to come get me. My throat started to close and my blood pressure suddenly dropped really low. If I am no better tomorrow, I shall drop by the docs.