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Shingles pain is the worst thing EVER!!

Posted by hollyrayne @hollyrayne, Jul 25 5:43am

Returned from vacation to end up in ER with what I thought was gallbladder pain. It was so intense. 8-9 out of 10. Scans showed clean. They told me it was soft tissue/muscular. No one mentioned shingles. 2 days later the rash was full-blown. RUQ rib cage to back extending down to stomach area.
I am on fire. Went to family dr 4 days later. He said "oh my I am so sorry " and prescribed valacyclovir (which gives me horrible side effects/flu-like symptoms) and gabapentin (which does kill the fire a bit). This is the worst thing. I had a horrible case of chickenpox when I was 8. It was inside and out. I hope I can clear this sooner rather than later. Day 8 from first onset of pain. Any thoughts on calming the pain?

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bajjerfan | @bajjerfan | 3 days ago
In reply to @charliesophiedaisyro "I like the idea of the medical tape. . ." + (show)
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I like the idea of the medical tape. . .

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Is that the same as paper tape? I used some from the doc's office to hold some gauze pads in place. It was on my abdominal area about belt high. When I took the tape off it left a big red shedding spot about the size of a quarter that took a couple of months to heal.

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tillymack | @tillymack | 3 days ago
In reply to @hollyrayne "UPDATE:I am now 2wks plus from the onset of pain. I am fairly much stabbed over..." + (show)
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UPDATE:I am now 2wks plus from the onset of pain. I am fairly much stabbed over but the pain is still there. It gets worse at night. Today I went to urgent care bc my Dr didn't get back to me. They prescribed Prednisone and said to apply hydrocortisone cream. I do feel better now. Hopefully it will be over soon.

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@hollyrayne I've never had shingles but thought patients would be treated with valacyclovir until symptoms subside...?

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hollyrayne | @hollyrayne | 3 days ago
In reply to @tillymack "@hollyrayne I've never had shingles but thought patients would be treated with valacyclovir until symptoms subside...?" + (show)
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@hollyrayne I've never had shingles but thought patients would be treated with valacyclovir until symptoms subside...?

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I was given the valacyclovir, but not within the recommended 72 hrs of my symptoms beginning which is when it's most effective. Additionally, if you scroll back up, I mention that the side effects (headache, nausea, stomach pain, etc.) made me discontinue it.

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