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I have shingles and am astounded at how painful it is. Anyone else?

Posted by greyjen @greyjen, Jul 30 2:20am

I’ve had shingles for two and a half weeks. The spots/blisters/scabs are bad enough but the stomach discomfort is next level. My stomach is swollen on the left side and extremely tender to the touch. I would love to know if this is a common experience and a short-lived condition?

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greyjen | @greyjen | Jul 31 11:09am
In reply to @mothermary1 "I had Shingles in my groin and it was uncomfortable but I didn’t suffer severe pain...." + (show)
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I had Shingles in my groin and it was uncomfortable but I didn’t suffer severe pain. I have never been vaccinated. I’m 70 now and I think I was 66 when I got it.
My PCP wanted to see me. He verified for my health chart. I would call about your stomach issue to be sure this is part of shingles. They might want to check you out. Best of luck.

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I’m going to see my doctor tomorrow and will check with him that my symptoms are normal. Thanks for your concern.

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greyjen | @greyjen | Jul 31 11:18am

Yes. I moved house recently and think that, because of my age, the move caused stress? I have a largish area on my stomach that feels numb to the touch (as though I’ve had a dental injection into my stomach wall). The scabs are all coming off now and the pain hasn’t been too bad today. It wakes me at night though, so I do take the pills prescribed by my doctor to get me through the night.

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pschulte | @pschulte | Jul 31 5:53pm

I was two days short of getting my Shingles shot. I had gotten the flu and the Pneumonia shot. Then I had gotten a rash in my eye and on my face. Honestly, my husband and I didn't know what it was. He took me to the ER 3 times, and we sat for 10 hours. Finally, on the 3rd visit someone figured out what it was. I ended up in the hospital because the infection when into my brain through my eye and I did not even know who I was (encephalitis) I have Rheumatoid Arthritis, so I make sure I get certain vaccines. Now I have constant nerve pain and cannot see out of my right eye. I was told that you need antiviral medication within 72 hours to not get nerve pain. I have had nerve pain since November. I am hoping I will not be permanent. Shingles are horrible.

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greyjen | @greyjen | Aug 1 2:42am
In reply to @pschulte "I was two days short of getting my Shingles shot. I had gotten the flu and..." + (show)
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I was two days short of getting my Shingles shot. I had gotten the flu and the Pneumonia shot. Then I had gotten a rash in my eye and on my face. Honestly, my husband and I didn't know what it was. He took me to the ER 3 times, and we sat for 10 hours. Finally, on the 3rd visit someone figured out what it was. I ended up in the hospital because the infection when into my brain through my eye and I did not even know who I was (encephalitis) I have Rheumatoid Arthritis, so I make sure I get certain vaccines. Now I have constant nerve pain and cannot see out of my right eye. I was told that you need antiviral medication within 72 hours to not get nerve pain. I have had nerve pain since November. I am hoping I will not be permanent. Shingles are horrible.

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Oh my word. Shingles really is an awful thing. It starts off disguised as something else and by the time it is diagnosed it’s often past that initial (and vital) 48 hour window. I do hope that you regain your sight to your right eye.

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riflemanz64 | @riflemanz64 | Aug 1 5:26am

My 69 year old neighbor never got the vaccine and he got shingles and from the shingles he got a rare infection that went to his brain and killed him in 5 days. His sister told me she was always on him to get vaccinated but he never listened to her.

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dkelban | @dkelban | Aug 1 8:55am
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Thank you all. At least I now know that shingles will be with me for some time, that I can expect pain and discomfort, and that at my age (79) I should be grateful that I've never had shingles before! Here's to better health going forward.

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At least you could use a laugh: at age 14 when I got it, YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHERE THE TRASH STARTED....YEAH, THERE. Wait, it gets better: guess what this horny 14 year old got for a doctor: a young , beautiful female doctor. I had to pull down my pants to tell her"it started here". Life is cruel. True story.

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greyjen | @greyjen | Aug 1 10:03am

Ha ha. Life is cruel sometimes.

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Joanne Narna | @mothermary1 | Aug 2 4:50am
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I’m going to see my doctor tomorrow and will check with him that my symptoms are normal. Thanks for your concern.

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How did your visit go.

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britchic | @britchic | Aug 3 8:48am

Internal shingles are awful especially when it takes 2 weeks before the dr suddenly realizes that’s what it could be.

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kobe2026 | @kobe2026 | Aug 3 1:01pm
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Internal shingles are awful especially when it takes 2 weeks before the dr suddenly realizes that’s what it could be.

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never knew there was internal shingles

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