Topic: anybody have shingles before? (Read 5495 times)

crx2fast · « **on:** December 14, 2009, 11:57:54 PM »

well so i have shingles. anyone who dosent know about its a kinda rash. you are prone to getting it if you have ever had chicken pox, its kinda a adult version of it. so anyway its been like 3 weeks for me now, i have it on my scalp. been to the doctor twice and have to go back tomorrow.
the pain is horrible, last week it was so bad that i couldnt sleep at all, was up for nearly 50 hours, can only sleep an hour or so at a time, and it makes it so much worse cause its on my head. i cant even put my head down on a pillow cause i just feel the pain even more. it feels like someone is taking an ice pick and is just crapping it against my head 24/7. and it was all the way down to my neck last week so i couldnt even move my neck at all. i just feel pist off all the time. i cant work at all cause of the meds/non sleep i get.
lately its been getting alot better. but still am not up for working at all. anybody ever have this? i heard it can last months and even years, and do damage to your nerves the rest of your life. i hope to god this dosent happen to me.

anyway just a rant. of course this happens around the favorite time of year for me... christmas, my birthday and new years. just my luck i guess

arsenio · « **Reply #1 on:** December 15, 2009, 12:02:49 AM »

its herpies.

highroller54 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 15, 2009, 12:15:21 AM »

I here that shit sucks, hope it gets better soon for you

keelay · « **Reply #3 on:** December 15, 2009, 12:15:58 AM »

pain killers FTW

HiProfile · « **Reply #4 on:** December 15, 2009, 03:05:29 AM »

I TOLD you it was a bad idea, some people never learn...

My grandpa had shingles 5 years ago, he's 88 now. He was in constant pain all over for several weeks. But unlike you he's a WW2 vet and more badass than even JD. This may sound LOL, but I shit you not - he started re-roofing his house while he still had shingles! True pun aside, he said it was far worse than the 2 times he got shot in Germany.

Urban Indian · « **Reply #5 on:** December 15, 2009, 05:31:47 AM »

your grandpa is a BAMF

Joseph Davis · « **Reply #6 on:** December 15, 2009, 10:17:08 AM »

Quote from: HiProfile on December 15, 2009, 03:05:29 AM

I TOLD you it was a bad idea, some people never learn...

I'm with you. I think Noel motor boated an unclean woman. Shit happens, it sucks, but now you know to shine a flashlight down there before you dive in.

Quote from: HiProfile on December 15, 2009, 03:05:29 AM

My grandpa had shingles 5 years ago, he's 88 now. He was in constant pain all over for several weeks. But unlike you he's a WW2 vet and more badass than even JD. This may sound LOL, but I shit you not - he started re-roofing his house while he still had shingles! True pun aside, he said it was far worse than the 2 times he got shot in Germany.

Heh.

In all seriousness, the vets who aren't sketchy are usually the best people. They really know what difficulty is, and have no problems with putting in a stress free day of hard work.

92CXyD · « **Reply #7 on:** December 15, 2009, 02:22:53 PM »

I always thought shingles is what they put on roofs to help keep the weather coming through the top of your house. ;D

Teg2boo · « **Reply #8 on:** December 15, 2009, 02:52:09 PM »

Google define:shingles

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herpes zoster: eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia

Herpes zoster (or simply zoster), commonly known as shingles, is a viral disease characterized by a painful skin rash with blisters in a limited ...

(informal) herpes zoster

shingle - building material used as siding or roofing
shingle - coarse beach gravel of small waterworn stones and pebbles (or a stretch of shore covered with such gravel)
shingle - cover with shingles; "shingle a roof"
shingle - a small signboard outside the office of a lawyer or doctor, e.g.

98redcavz24 · « **Reply #9 on:** December 15, 2009, 02:56:49 PM »

Damn...Get well soon Noel

arsenio · « **Reply #10 on:** December 15, 2009, 04:55:04 PM »

do you happen to have "shingles" on your lips, and ding-dong also?

crx2fast · « **Reply #11 on:** December 15, 2009, 05:59:04 PM »

shit i got back from the doctors this morning. told me i cant work at all this week too. this shit sucks. been up for 24 hours so far today.. josh isnt the only one on valtrex haha

brine04 · « **Reply #12 on:** December 15, 2009, 07:07:34 PM »

Kind of off topic but you can put your old avatar up. It's classic RHMT.

5thgenlx · « **Reply #13 on:** December 15, 2009, 09:53:27 PM »

my aunts had it for many years. you live with it. it comes and goes

Cooljnateman · « **Reply #14 on:** December 15, 2009, 11:46:52 PM »

o had chicken pox on my 18th birthday this year i was loookin GROSSSS shit sucked i can just imagine shingles fuck that, i feel your pain, i used aveeno baths or something, idk if they helped but i used em

Sinister · « **Reply #15 on:** December 15, 2009, 11:58:40 PM »

I had shingles from my neck down a few years back. Not a fun time. Stay in a cold environment and take all the pain pills you can get

salesmonkey · « **Reply #16 on:** December 16, 2009, 02:44:54 PM »

Quote from: HiProfile on December 15, 2009, 03:05:29 AM

I TOLD you it was a bad idea, some people never learn...

My grandpa had shingles 5 years ago, he's 88 now. He was in constant pain all over for several weeks. But unlike you he's a WW2 vet and more badass than even JD. This may sound LOL, but I shit you not - he started re-roofing his house while he still had shingles! True pun aside, he said it was far worse than the 2 times he got shot in Germany.

i thought you were talking about my grandpa for a moment haha. mine also got shingles about 5 years ago when he went up to canada to visit some of his kids. hes 94 now. i could go on forever about how badass and hard core my grandpa is but i dont want to make everyones gramps seem like losers.

HiProfile · « **Reply #17 on:** December 16, 2009, 09:01:09 PM »

No shit, my grampa is somethin else. He just got over limphoma and needs his knees replaced, and for the first time in his life asked someone else to fix his car (me ;D). He was also the "golden glove" boxing champ the army (dunno how many ppl that covered), and a few years ago he actually knocked some teenager out who wouldn't get off his car in the parking lot. It sucks because his 1940's Ford is soooo close to done. He and I got the flathead he rebuilt working, looks something like this: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/1940_Ford_Truck_1940.jpg

Yeah, most old vets are the real deal. They went through a lot when you think about it. Nothing like adults now adays.

CSaddict · « **Reply #18 on:** December 16, 2009, 10:15:01 PM »

Holy shit Noel that sucks!!!

Passenger · « **Reply #19 on:** December 16, 2009, 11:12:19 PM »

Geez how the heck do you get this? Sounds terrible, hope you get better soon.

Joseph Davis · « **Reply #20 on:** December 17, 2009, 04:57:16 AM »

Quote from: n/a michael on December 17, 2009, 03:38:32 AM

Quote from: 92CXyD on December 15, 2009, 02:22:53 PM
I always thought shingles is what they put on roofs to help keep the weather coming through the top of your house. ;D
around here we call them tarps

You keep setting yourself up for it, don't you?

Joseph Davis · « **Reply #21 on:** December 17, 2009, 05:15:12 AM »

Antizing

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