Ken asks…
Can you have Shingles without the pain??
I went to the rudest doctor ever on Tuesday regarding a red, bumpy, slightly itchy rash on my lower back/upper butt area. Long story short he told me to go home and look up my symptoms on the internet to see if they match Shingles and go from there. Umm… shouldn’t he be diagnosing me, not the internet? F#$%
Anyway so that’s what I did and my symptoms DO match shingles only I don’t have the extreme pain I keep reading and hearing about from anyone who knows anything about shingles.
He gave me Valtrex (omg) which is also used for Herpes Zoster AKA Shingles… but honestly don’t you think a doctor shouldn’t give you meds til he knows what the problem is???
Sorry to rant but my real question is: Can I still have shingles and not experience the pain and if so is it really bad that I can’t get to a doctor for 2 more days, making it nearly a week that I’ve seen the bumps? (They say get treatment w/in 3 days of seeing the bumps otherwise it’s harder to cure.)
admin answers:
I was diagnosed with Shingles, but I don’t have any pain – just ANNOYING ITCHING!! AHH!!
I did some online research, and it appears you can have shingles without pain – it all depends. Some people have mild itching and some people have “oh my god it hurts really bad” symptoms.
I would seek a 2nd opinion from another doctor ASAP for the reasons you mentioned above, it’s harder to treat shingles after 72 hours.
(I was prescribed Valtrex too, now everyone at Walgreens probably thinks I have genital herpes since I’m only 30 and shingles occurs mostly in older people. Great.)
Sandra asks…
Ladies…Do you find that you get inferior medical treatment compared to your spouse?
It seems to be consistent that when my wife has a medical problem, the doctors (this has happened with several) tend to downplay it and don’t give her medication (shingles is just one example) or referral to a specialist (numbness in the legs and shooting back pain.)
But when I see the doctor with the same symptoms I get sympathy, ample medication and referrals to specialists.
Many women that we know have voiced the same complaint.
What gives?
admin answers:
I presented to the doctor several times with complaints and was ignored. So I went to another and was ignored again. Then I went to another. Ignored again. When my condition got so bad that it was observable to any passerby on the street, someone finally paid attention and diagnosed my condition, which turned out to be chronic and serious. Another time I went to the doctor after surgery and told him I was feeling very sick. He ignored me. By the end of the day I was in so much pain I went to the emergency room and was admitted to the hospital for three days. When I was in the hospital, I noticed that I was treated much better and more respectfully when my husband was in the room. If he wasn’t there, I was told things like, “Why can’t you just be quiet and figure out that this is the way it is.” I ended up filing complaints, and the hospital gave me a five dollar gift certificate to the gift shop. I hate doctors. And you know what doesn’t make sense, is that I get treated poorly by young and old doctors, so whatever training they’re getting has not improved over the years apparently. Of course now they know that I actually have a medical condition, so they treat me better because I have good health insurance and I’m worth money to them. Bastards.
Helen asks…
i don’t know if this will work but i have found L_LYSIN to be very helpful for all types of Herpes symptoms.?
i bought L-Lysin from a health store it is an amino acid it has stopped the breakouts of cold sores if i take it at the earliest signs of it like itching ,burning etc. (Herpes type one) and helps the pain of cold sores. You may consult your doctor but it seems to work with me and few other people have told me the same. it may be worth trying for other types of post herpetic symptoms but it is not a treatment for the outbreak of shingles or any other types of herpes it seems to stop the outbreak if taken early enough but does not cure or treat the disease.
admin answers:
Doesn’t work for post herpetic syndrome.
Actually, people have been using L-Lysine for cold sores, genital herpes since the ’80s with mixed results. Pretty well documented on medical/home remedy sites since then.
Not really news.
Lisa asks…
I was told 32 years ago I had herpes simplex, and my treatment was simple?
My Mom had shingles, and I started getting symptoms at 22 years old. I know it comes from Chicken Pox. When I had the “belt” come on, I soaked balls of cotton in Rubbing Alcohol(Isopropyl) and taped them on to the sores. The waist sores stopped, but I then started geting them just above my knee. So I gave them the same treatment. I haven’t had an attack now anywhere in 12 years. All the drugs being hawked can’t do what Rubbing Alcohol can do!!!!! I have two brothers that are Doctors, and they can’t explain. Can anyone ??!!!
admin answers:
Alcohol is a disinfectant so i can see how it would be good for breakouts. It also would dry up the sores faster than putting a cream on them. Good for you to have done that. Bettyk
Betty asks…
Have you ever had shingles (the disease)?
If so, what types of treatments helped with the pain? My husband has it and the Morphine is too strong and Motrin is not strong enough. He’s losing a lot of sleep.
Are there any known wholistic treatments that don’t just use pain medications to treat the symptoms?
admin answers:
Your husband can take cayenne (capsium) for the pain and it also helps to heal the sores cased by the shingles. You can find it in a capsule or tablet.
Look for more info. In a book thats called Prescription for Nutritional Healing by Jame F. Balch, M.D. And Phyllis A Balch. C.N.C. It’s a great book.
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