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Nerve pain after having shingles
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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I had shingles last year on one side of my face—on and in my nose, mouth and lower eye. The pain was awful and the itching was worse. No remedy worked at all, until I read about capsicum. Hubby bought me a tube of Capzasin quick relief gel for arthritis pain at the grocery. It was the best thing I tried for pain and especially the itch, not 100% relief but it certainly helped. Patches have the advantage of no hands application (it’s hard to wash off and very strong) but they’d probably need to cover the whole area. The Capzasin has a sponge applicator built into the tube for easy use.
If the pads are 8% and the gel is only 0.025%, I’d certainly give them a try, if he can bear the touch. My heart goes out to your husband. Shingles may not be fatal but it certainly affects our lives, sometimes for years. I hope he finds relief!
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3 ReactionsI just looked up Quetenza and am shocked at the $3000 price! You may want to try the under $9 Capzasin first….
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1 ReactionWell if are Willing to try this procedure, the doctor will first try to have our insurance pay, but with this amount, it will be tricky, that’s for sure.
Quetenza is 8%, very high dosed, the procedure can only be done at the doctors office, it can occur side effects like, burning pain and the doctor has to react immediately.
I don’t know, what to do…
Our neurologist in Naples, ( we are snow birds) was thinking to “ burn” this Nerv down, our doctor over here (Fairbanks) says way to dangerous 🤷♀️
Possibly GABAPENTIN TABLETS could help relieve some of the discomfort from SHINGLES. It is sometimes recommended by doctors for nerve pain from shingles. Side effects are not bad for a medication. Dizziness, Drowsiness, Fatigue. Most of us could handle so little side effects. I wish you luck and most of all some relief and comfort from this terrible culprit lying dormant from CHICKENPOX that attacks our bodies. I was feeling a lot of stress when it flared up in me. Above my left eye. Very dangerous I could have gone blind. Regards, Boomerang12