@uncledrew Hi, I just read your comment that said ‘take valtrex’. What is valtrex and what does it do? Have you had shingles? My doctor says I can’t for now. Were you at a good place with your disease? I just further and found that valtrex Is a drug for shingles! But I enjoyed meeting you!

Been on it from the get-go, and within 72 hours of early symptoms and and ER diagnosis way sooner than my primary care would have even noticed! Oh, and Gabapentin, too, which, as far as I can tell, does nothing! Ditto for the Valtrex...one month later, still on both, and miserable, with creepy-crawling insanely itchy skin (and this is my face). Cannot go outside in the daylight...for a month now.