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Nerve pain after having shingles

Posted by rainerhans @rainerhans, Jun 27, 2024

My husband still suffers from nerve pain after 3 years of having shingles.
It’s concentrated on his leg down to his foot.
The pain is constantly there, you can’t even touch the skin, that hurts very bad.
We did all kind of pain management, not a help at all.
Now our doctor told us about Qutenza therapy for post shingles nerve pain.
(Capsaicin 8%)) pads
Does anybody experienced this therapy?
Thank you in advance .

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bobrogers | @bobrogers | Mar 15 11:42am
In reply to @1977lizzy "I'm 82 also. I have severe itching & some pain around one eye, forehead & scalp...." + (show)
@1977lizzy

I'm 82 also. I have severe itching & some pain around one eye, forehead & scalp. I take Gabapentin & use frozen gel compresses to sleep. I was hospitalized almost a week with shingles 13 years ago. One neurologist told me to not get the vaccine so I didn't. More recently several docs urged me to get the vaccine which I have done. My understanding is my post-herpetic neuralgia will never go away and it has not changed a bit in 13 years. I saw an anesthesiologist-pain specialist who after some testing prescribed a compound cream I use several times a day on my eyelid. It contains gabapentin & lidocaine plus several more drugs. It helps me get through the day without digging at my eye. There are also several rx pills that help with itching.

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It just sucks getting older can’t keep up with all of my health issues get one taken care of another pops up good luck to all may GOD bless us all

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