Shingles on face and in eye
Hi everybody. I have had shingles for about three weeks now and I am interested in chatting with folks who have experienced this. I have it on my forehead, in my hair toward my temple, in my eyebrow and on my eyelid, and in my eye. I have no vision problems, but my eye hurts and my eyelid droops.
The pain is bad when I talk, because when I get interested in a conversation, my eyebrow moves, my forehead moves, and ZING! I have burning and shooting pains. My hair hurts, too, and I can’t pull it back or style it.
Anyone else want to talk about their shingles pain?
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Yes I had Shingles like 2 months ago started on scalp went to my face close to my eye had it one time before I have been having problems since My eyes are red, irritated, itchy and burning and swollen. It can be very dangerous if it gets close to my eye. I have been to 2 eye doctors they keep giving me drops makes it worse, Then I finally got the vaccine
Hi @system28 – I’m so glad you’re finally able to get the Shingles vaccine! Do you have to return in a few months for the second dose?
My father also had shingles on his face last year, and it was so painful – he couldn’t sleep at all because he was just in constant pain. It started in his ear and creeped closer to his eye. Do the eye drops make your eyes feel even more irritated and itchy?
The only place i have pain is in my eyes going to doctor tomorrow i was lucky to get in. I had a really bad day today. I have never felt so weak
in my life I was too tired to just heat up some food and the headache was really painful then my vision was really blurry that freaked me out
Well I have had it for 2 mths doctor prescribed Valtrex he needs to take an anti-viral med. I have had so many problems, some
doctors are ridiculous. He needs to go to eye specialist ang get the vaccine I had it then I have to get the second one next week
Sounds like what I've got, but mine started 6 days ago.
I went to an eye doctor thinking I had something in my eye, nothing there, but the lid was very inflamed. Two days later, had the rash and the pain. Went back in, was told it was Shingles. Put me on antiviral medication and was told to watch my eye, if it started turning red. 2 days later, went back in since my eye was turning pink. Now on both antiviral and antibiotics. So far, it's not in the eye, but, they're a bit worried it might get that way.
My question is, can washing my hair or my face spread this???
Things I've read say no, but, the second doctor I saw told me no showers, someone else needs to wash my hair, and no washing my face.
Very confused as to what to do.
Thanks!
How are you doing now?