Shingles Support Site

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This site should tell you all you need to know.

Http://www.pesticide.org/RoofMoss.html

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Personally, yes, i would go. Your choice completely though. The doctor can prescribe you an antiviral that helps. Ive never had them around my eyes or even on my face, but i do get them on my abdomen and chest. As for complications with the eyes, many numerous things can happen, are you willing to take that chance? As for it being a virus and running its course, it is a virus, and it ran its course as chickenpox when you were a child probably, but something has reactivated it for you. Go to the doc, get the meds to make life a little easier and best of luck to you!

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Wait! It does NOT mean you need a new roof. Maybe its just the high humidity causing the wood to bleed color and moisture through the stucco. Dont jump to conclusions. Did you go into the attic to look for drips during the rain? . You might try turning on a sprinkler set on the roof and after a half hour go up in the attic and look for drips. It’s definitly a moisture problem but there can be several possible reasons for that moisture. Also just laying up there in that area of the attic with the lights off for 20 minutes or half an hour during daylight when the suns on the roof may reveal any possible holes in the roof. Remember it depends on the angle of the sun on the slope of the roof so WHEN you go to look may be important. If you find a light leak … Push a nail up through it to reveal from the outside exactly where the leak is which needs fixing. Often such leaks have a single point of entry or a systematic problem like the ridgecap of the house. Just getting up there with some roofing sealer and addressing the areas where the shingles show damage may help while looking for loose nails which also should be tarred
The stains themselves can be covered with a good stain sealer but thats just a coverup IF you do have a leak you do not want to ignore it. That you have more than one stain suggest its condensation or a larger leak than just one pin hole.

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If you have drip edge running up the rake of your roof, leave the shingles alone. You won’t have any trouble. If you were doing the roof over again, you would leave about a 1/4″ overhang at the most.

Builder for 40 years.

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My mother was told the same thing about my shingles – it was caused by stress. She felt terribly guilty that she had done something or not noticed something that had caused me such stress that I got Shingles. It wasn’t until years later when I casually discussed with a doctor some recurrent symptoms that I had. Painful tingling up one side on the back of my leg and then down the other side over several days, always going away on its own.) He explained this was a side effect from the Shingles I had as a child. He also told me that Shingles is not caused by stress! It is caused by a virus – the chicken pox virus, which I’m sure your daughter had previously. Don’t worry about stress!

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Your parents should take you to a doctor. That sucks that you’ve had shingles when you’re just 12; I thought only older people got those.

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Shingles (herpes zoster) is an outbreak of rash or blisters on the skin. Here is a helpful link.

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It’s an itchy, sometimes painful rash that develops on one side of your body… Usually but not always on your chest or abdomen.

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Coping with the pain of shingles can cause depression.

For about one in five people who develop shingles, the pain continues in the same spot long after the blisters have cleared. This condition is known as postherpetic neuralgia.

When you have postherpetic neuralgia, damaged nerve fibers send confused and exaggerated messages of pain from your skin to your brain. This leaves the affected area of skin sensitive to even the slightest touch. For some people, the brush of clothing or a breeze can be excruciatingly painful.

Pain medication, antidepressants or anticonvulsant medications may help provide relief until the pain subsides.

Shingles can also lead to other complications, including inflammation of the brain (encephalitis) and other neurological problems. If shingles occurs on your face, it can cause hearing problems and temporary or permanent blindness. Loss of facial movement (paralysis) is possible as well. If blisters aren’t properly treated, bacterial skin infections are another potential problem.

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-Pain, burning, tingling, numbness or extreme sensitivity in a certain part of your body
-A red rash that begins a few days after the pain
-Fluid-filled blisters that break open and crust over
-Itching
-Fever and chills
-Headache
-Upset stomach or abdominal pain

Typically, the shingles rash occurs on only one side of your body. This is an important sign to help diagnose shingles. It may appear, for example, as a band of blisters that wraps from the middle of your back around one side of your chest to your breastbone, following the path of the nerve where the virus had been inactive. Sometimes, the shingles rash occurs around one eye or on one side of the neck or face.

Pain is usually the first symptom of shingles. For some, it can be intense, with just the slightest touch causing severe pain. Sometimes the pain can be mistaken for other problems or diseases, such as kidney stones, gallstones or appendicitis, depending on its location. Some people experience the pain without the rash, which makes diagnosing shingles more difficult.

Although the shingles rash may resemble chickenpox, the virus typically causes more pain and less itching the second time around.

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My father-in-law had shingles very badly. They were on his leg. I hate to tell you this, but 4 years later he’s still feeling some symptoms of them. He lost a lot of the “feeling” in his leg, like a nerve damage issue. They are a very bad virus that can leave lasting effects. I wouldn’t be surprised that you still have an itchy rash. But I would contact your doctor if it is bothering you. They may be able to give you a cream to use – they did for my father in law.

Good luck!

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I have shingles right now for the first time! And i feel for your hubby!! Cus i know how bad it hurts!! But i do shower,…it doesnt seem to bother it much when the shower hits it,..just make sure the water is not too hot. Cus it can cause it burn worse,.even after the shower is done. And dont scrub it or use anything to abrasive on it. I just use a wash cloth with soap, and gently rub it. And then quickly rinse. I hope he feels better soon! And me too! Lol! Good luck!!

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I gave you some links to more than you ever wanted to know about shingles.

However, this is a condition where having an abundance of knowledge can be helpful. So read up as you have the opportunity.

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I had it and after the medication i took it seems like it took
2 months i think for the medication to wear off

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Usually a single eruption of shingles is the norm. Since shingles is very easy to diagnose, the doc was probably correct. One question that arises is: How old is your friend? Shingles typically only occurs in the elderly under normal conditions. If your friend is young (<50), and the rash is indeed continuing to spread, it could be an indicator of something else going on, in particular some type of immune suppressive condition.

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I can’t see your picture, however, on the finish, we normally brace the beams with 45 degree braces. Which would need four anchor bolts on your columns(two on each side that under the beams) for the plates. Then nail the 45 braces to the up right plates, and beams.
For the rough, I rarely seen braces on block columns. You may want to use a plank up-right support with two 45 braces, nailed to spike pins(iron) or plates with ramset nails inside the garage on the hillside, and outside where you can nail use wooden-spike in the ground.

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Historically, commercial narrowboats sometimes moored in river berths where they would take to the bottom at low tide. These boats when fully loaded had very little freeboard and the boatmen took the precaution of passing three or four ropes around and beneath the craft. If on a rising tide the boats appeared to be sticking, the ropes could be worked back and forth to break the suction.
With a residential narrowboat the freeboard will be much greater and there should not be a problem, provided that the craft is not left unattended for long periods as the ropes will be of little value without someone to attend them.

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Well, if you two don’t talk on a regular basis you could start off with dropping a card in the mail letting him know you are thinking about him. Let him know that you know he’s been having a hard time and if he needs anything feel free to call. Put your number in the card. If you live near him maybe give him a call to see if he needs anything. Let him know you’ll be out that way so it go you thinking that maybe you could pick something up for him or whatever.

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Your solution is spot on. As long as this wall will not be a support wall, you’ll be great. This also allows for some added insulation value.

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The naming of your business could be one of the most important decisions you will make. A name’s originality and legal availability will create a real asset value of its own, as it becomes marketed and gains market acceptance.

The name you choose will become the focal point of all the benefits and features that relate to your business. Customers will be able to find and refer others to it in the future.

Since any names that are suggested here may already be owned by another party, I wanted to go a different route…

I suggest either hiring a name creation firm or get together with your friends and/or family and throw a “name party” & have everyone bounce some ideas around. Compile a listing of names that you like the best. Once you have that list, do as much free research as you can before you delve into comprehensive research.

I listed some links where you can do some preliminary name checking. However, please be aware that this is merely scratching the surface of what’s out there.

Only comprehensive research will tell you if the name is truly available. But, these links are free & a great place to start, so I’d try them out first.

Comprehensive research consists of looking at marks that are similar in Sound, Appearance or Meaning in the pending & registered Federal AND State trademark files as well as the US National Common-Law files.

There are other sites that offer free searching capabilities in conjunction with their commercial services, so I’m not able to post those links due to the Yahoo! TOS. You’ll also want to check domain names & yellow pages, so simply do a search for “free domain name search” and “national yellowpages” and the appropriate links will pop up.

Hope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!