Anybody have intercostal nerve damage (neuropathy)?

yes and lots of water helps those thick secretions get loose from your chest

try a muscle relaxor flexeril if you can get a script

I have shingles and i'm approaching 6 weeks. I already have sensory neuropathy in hands and feet r/t chemo 10 years age. Now finished taxol for new breast ca last spring and will be on perjeda and herceptin til summer so my immunity is down. Problem is with shingles...now I have stabbing and shooting pains mid abdomen and chest. At same time especially if i sit down and eat I get gastritis and intermttent generalized abdominal pain rated 6 on 0-10 scale. It's like a tight band on my chest too. Also if i sit or stand for awhile my torso gets weak amd i have to lay down so it really sucks

@sudie46 Did you use a spirometer or go for respiratory therapy?

@sudie46 im trying to avoid medication if at all possible. I do have a topical prescription from the neurologist which I use sparingly. I also use DMSO topically a few times a week.

@sudie46 i get that tight band accreoss my chest at times also. It restricts my breathing.

@sudie46 Did you use a spirometer or go for respiratory therapy?

@carolynhughes75
So sorry to hear that. Mine has only been 13 months and I am having difficulty dealing with it emotionally. Mine is probably not as severe. O can get by with one Tylenol every 6 hours, but I also have the complications that come with it, like the muscle atrophy and psuedohernia along with muscle tightening accross my jest that effects my breathing. I continue to search for something that might help, but haven't found much yet.

@johnt54 what is DMSO?

@johnt54
I would be interested if you find anything that works. My pain management NP, gave me a script for Journavx. I have only taken a few so far. But unfortunately those few pills haven't made any difference in my pain.